Beacon
Summary
Beaconbegins with an interesting enough premise — young straw hat Emily has set out on her own when her boat ram off of Cape Horn . She awakens on an island inhabited by solitary lighthouse keeper Ismael . ab initio , he ’s kind enough , but the built-in tension between the stranger soon rises to the surface as Emily feels progressively uncomfortable around Ismael . It ’s a plot of land ready - made for suspense and secret .
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alas , Beaconfumbles its implementation , sapping any tenseness from its plot with tramp pacing and horror constituent that sense shoehorn in rather than an organic part of the film ’s story . Stars Demián Bichir and Juliana Goldani Telles give suitable performance , but it ’s not enough to save the film , and it does n’t help that , outside the gender dynamics that take much ofBeacon ’s tension , a much bettermovie about going insane at a lighthouselies somewhere beneath the surface of this moving picture .
Beacon Wastes Its Intriguing Premise
The story only scratches the surface of its terrifying tale
When Emily awakens on the island , she ’s disoriented but relieved to be alive . Ismael seems excited to have rescued her , both out of a horse sense of tariff and because he may have been alone a little too long . Emily is truly conservative and Telles plays it well — her boldness is a portrait of disarray and relief , her body language hesitating to accept anything from the Bichir ’s Ismael . It right away sets up the film ’s tense premise , but things take time to progress from there .
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As Emily gets used to her newfangled home plate , her and Ismael settle into a rhythm of sorts as she wait rescue . Even subtle twists , like Ismael exalt that he spoke to Emily ’s dead beginner when touch deliverer , feel under - cooked . InBeacon , though , the most obvious thing that can happen will more probably happen , and this predictability makes it hard to feel as if there are surprise await around the corner .
Beacon Reaches For Horror But It’s Too Late
An intriguing premise lies somewhere in here
There are mentions of temptress , gesture towardsbody horror , and a creeping tone of insanity inBeacon . Much of the insanity has to do with Bichir ’s Ismael . Bichir has a fond front , but here it ’s weaponize in such a means that it feels almost sinister . He keeps us and Emily on our toes , never quite commit to either feeling , but this is by design . Ismael ’s true intention are never clear , but this does n’t serve to rachet up up the machination — instead , it undermines the tension between him and Telles .
Is Ismael just a good guy helping a lone traveler or is he really taking advantage of the situation by keeping Emily at the lighthouse so he can have some company ? It does n’t really matter . Many other ingredient of closed book declension monotonous , too . narrative of Siren off the coast of the island begin to infest Emily ’s dream and , finally , her waking life . At one point , an injury begins to grow scales as if she herself is rick into a siren . It ’s an intriguing wrinkle , but one that come along far too late in the film ’s runtime .
It ’s only at the end , when things do to a headway , that the film deliver the charge that it promises , but by then it ’s too late .
Juliana Goldani Telles and Demián Bichir in Beacon.
At the center ofBeaconis the family relationship between Emily and Ismael and , to its mention , the motion-picture show takes time to establish a rapport between the two , but the tension between Emily and Ismael is delivered in jet — the scene between create an odd space that does n’t tolerate the suspense to expand . It ’s only at the destruction , when thing come to a head , that the pic delivers the tingle that it assure , but by then it ’s too late .
Director Roxy Shih does well conveying the isolation with her direction , but the hand is caught between wanting to be a full - blow horror movie and want to be atense psychological thriller . Many of the turn have been done before ( and good ) , adding to the touch sensation that I ’ve seen this film before . When everything was said and done , I was n’t sure who wanted to get off that island more — me or Emily .
Beaconpremiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival .
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Driven by an overzealous sense of adventure , young sailor Emily ( Julia Goldani Telles ) , promptly runs into trouble when she shipwrecks on a distant island off the coast of South America . She ’s rescued by the island ’s lone dweller , Demián Bichir ’s secret light keeper Ismael .
Demián Bichir in Beacon.
Julia Goldani Telles in Beacon.
