Southbound is a great installment in one of my favorite genres: Anthology horror. I especially like it when the stories are interwoven. It's not as well done as in Trick'r'Treat, but it's a good try.
The stories are interesting and feel fresh and different. Of course the stories aren't all 100% new inventions, but even those that are not completely original still feel good.
It's all well shot and even though it's different stories by different directors, thsy all look and feel similar, not like in VHS where every story is completely standalone, here it feels more like in tv shows, it's different stories, maybe even different characters, but it still feels fitting and like it belongs.
Usually people say in anthologies there is probably one standout part and one bad part. Since the stories are look and feel similar and are interwoven I can't really pick either though. On the one hand that's good because none is the standout bad part, on the other hand I can't say that one part was really great. I feel like they were all solid, interesting and fun, but none was 5 stars territory.
There is gore in this movie. It's not an overwhelming amount, it's mostly used in fitting places. One effect at the beginning of the movie wasn't as good, I feel like instead of using makeup they resolved to putting CGI on his face. But in the car accident sequence there is a lot of realistic gore that feels fitting and also looks real.
All in all I really liked this movie. It's not a standout, but it's good enough to
hold it's own with other anthologies like VHS and Creepshow. It's no Trick'r'Treat though. I'm rating this movie 4 out of 5 stars and a big like.
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