Aged: Review

20th June 2023

Veronica (Morgan Boss-Maltais) has come to apply for a job as a caregiver to Mrs. Bloom (Carla Kidd), an elderly lady who has very strict requirements of care. Veronica is to move into the house and never to leave as Mrs. Bloom is very nervous about being left alone, she’s also told that she must never go into the attic. Agreeing to these terms, Veronica starts her service with Mrs. Bloom, however she soon starts hallucinating and feeling unwell which leads her to think something mysterious is happening to her.

Aged is a slow burn, atmospheric horror movie written and directed by Anubys Lopez. Setting the scene, Lopez shows his talent in creating a mood as Veronica starts to slowly realise that she may have been led into a trap.

Both Boss-Maltais and Kidd play their parts well, with the former serving as an unwilling victim and the latter as her stubborn and strict housemate. However, there are still a lot of problems with Aged despite its look and feel.

Aged sounds like a good premise on paper, but there should have been some things put in place in order to ensure its success. Firstly, and perhaps most obviously should have been the script. If certain horror fans were to come across Aged then they would soon get an idea of what’s involved in the plot.

There’s nothing wrong with giving an audience what they want, but unfortunately Aged is unable to throw in any surprises.

Secondly it feels like Aged is a movie with a premise without the budget to back it up. This means that there would have to be a strong make effects department or some clever casting to pull it off and unfortunately Aged has neither.

Those expecting a new twist on a familiar tale may be disappointed as Aged does exactly what an audience may expect it to do. With an admittedly enticing start which lures the audience in, it unfortunately becomes too contrived and cliched to make an impact. Aged is shot well and has potential, but something more original may have led to a more satisfying conclusion.

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