The Horror Show
Jeruzalem
by Yoan Paz, Dorov Paz
As fans of horror, we always feel the need and effort on behalf of horror movie creators to bring fresh ideas to the table and stand out from the pile. It’s done in so many ways it’s actually interesting to see what these rascals are up to every time, so you’ll be quite surprised with what the Paz brothers have come up with in their found-footage horror, Jeruzalem.
Set in the mystical landscape of Israel, the story follows two Americans Sarah (Danielle Jadelyn) and her friend Rachel (Yael Grobglas), who embark on a trip to Tel Aviv for summer vacation. Their plans to party hard and hit every club in the city slightly change when they meet Kevin (Yon Tumarkin), an attractive wannabe archaeologist, who convinces them to follow him to Jerusalem, as he promises a fun-filled vacation interspersed with exciting sightseeing.
Let’s get to the Paz brothers for a moment before going any deeper into the storyline. Yoan and Dorov decided to innovate just the right amount within an over-milked genre and added two rather odd features to Jeruzalem. Did you know that hell has three gates? If not, you’d be surprised to hear that one gate is the desert, the other one is the ocean and the third — surprise, surprise — is Jerusalem. So imagine how unfortunate Sarah and Rachel are to have traveled to the city where hell is about to break loose.
The second feature that the Paz brothers used in order to deliver an outcome that dodged the clichéd monotony of such flicks, is a high-tech product. Before her trip, Sarah got an unexpected present from her father; Google Glass eyewear. That’s totally random, you say? Well, the Google Glasses were, in fact, conveniently helpful during the young girl’s hellish stay at the city.
As the city of Jerusalem got quickly filled with horrific, winged zombies, the smart features of her Google Glasses turn out to be life-saving and gave us some shaky camerawork and cheap jump-scare scenes with eerie-looking creatures growling and attacking the camera in a rather formulaic manner.
Despite the clever use of the Google Glass gimmick and the relatively new setting of horror, the Paz brothers didn’t really add any value to the already exhausted horror genre. However, Jeruzalem can still be watched as a fun flick, but keep in mind that you might have to sit through some quite bland time killers before the movie finally reaches its lukewarm climax.
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