The Pale Door (2020)

The Pale Door: Directed by Aaron B. Koontz. With Melora Walters, Zachary Knighton, Bill Sage, Noah Segan. After a train robbery goes bad, two brothers leading a gang of cowboys must survive the night in a ghost town inhabited by a coven of witches.

“A bunch of cowboy tough guys on a heist job, now on the run, encounter a brothel with sexy ladies that are more then what they appear…sound familiar? In my opinion, the cast was great. Several B-Listers you may recognize from other films. Its weakest link is the direction, it is amateur at best! I understand this is low budget, so no CGI, and the makeup is not bad, it is just shown WAY too much, and WAY too close…making it laughable and not scary. The very first reveal of the u0026quot;witchesu0026quot;…why did the witch have to u0026quot;talku0026quot; if the actress can barely move her mouth in the makeup? Come ooon! The old adage u0026quot;less is moreu0026quot; is prevalent here…keeping the witches in the shadows, barely shown, wouldu0026#39;ve worked better. The pacing is not the best either, a lot of panning u0026quot;fluffu0026quot; shots to pad the runtime. At best this film is u0026quot;averageu0026quot; due to the capable cast, music, SFX, sets, and production value. Where it fails is with the filmmaker. Given the resources seen on-screen, a capable filmmaker wouldu0026#39;ve knocked it out of the park!”