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Story summary
- Carlos Goitia, director of Play Dead, opens with Paula Brasca waking in a murder basement as Damian Castillo appears and she feigns death.
- The premise is intriguing at first, but the film loses tension as it moves away from the confined setting.
- The plot grows increasingly absurd, relying on familiar horror tropes that fail to evoke genuine fear.
- Consequently, the overuse of clichés undercuts suspense and the film's potential impact.
