Phobias

This horror anthology about a mad scientist researching human phobias in a secret facility turned out to be about nothing. Unlike many other anthology movies, Phobias feels quite coherent and compact, but what good is that when there’s nothing interesting in it. Before each segment, I googled the phobia the episode in question is named after, and in most cases you need a lot of imagination to find any connection. (23.03.2021)

I was quite looking forward to Phobias as I like anthology films and phobias, but this is so uninteresting and boringly made that it hurts. For one thing, the film doesn't feel like a anthology. The segments have no interesting story, twist or title. Of the characters, I wonder who had what phobia, somehow I didn't pick up on that, but mostly they were supposed to be extreme and the presumed crazy doctor didn't really put on a good show. There’s no gore, zero tension, zero atmosphere, no theme. Pretty much useless, the kind of movie for late-night TV. The only interesting scene was the fight in the restaurant, but considering that it wasn't an action movie, it's woefully lacking. At least it's not downright cheap and you don't get bored, but what good is it if nothing much interesting happens. 4/10. (20.03.2021)