Director – Miroslav Petkov (Paranoia, Room #4)
Starring – Miroslav Petkov, Simona Rose (Creep Footage 3: Night Nurse, OnlyFangs), and Nikol Topalova
Release Date – 2025
Rating – 2/5
I’ve been asked to review several indie features over the last month or so. Some have been fun while others were clearly not for me. While I didn’t care for some of them, I still enjoyed watching them. I love to experience indie movies and see all the hard work that goes into the feature. That includes movies that I may not have liked.
Sometime back I was asked to review Whispers from Miroslav Petkov. I loved the poster for the film and quickly agreed to check it out. In fact, I took a break from reviewing the Exorcismo set from Severin just to watch it. Sadly, it wasn’t for me but I respected what Petkov was going for.
**Spoiler Alert** The film takes place in a small town with a paranormal presence. Several people have gone missing with their loved ones frantically searching for them. However, as they get close to the cause, they start to witness something sinister. **Spoiler Alert**
I went into Whispers completely blind which is my preferred way to watch indie flicks that I’m going to review. I didn’t care for the film itself but there was some things I did enjoy.
The acting in this one is very uneven. Some of the performances are extremely flat with forced dialogue and zero emotional range. However, we do have some fun performances scattered throughout the film. It’s evident that we have a cast consisting of experienced and inexperienced players.
The story for this one is an interesting idea that only learned was a sequel to two previous films. While I had never seen the first two films, I can only assume watching them beforehand would have answered a few questions that I have here. As for just this film, I found the pacing to be all off. What we have is a solid base for a supernatural tale but the awkward character interactions and horrible pacing makes it difficult to finish.
Finally, don’t expect a film with a high body count and memorable deaths. The film uses the story to get chills to the viewer. It almost succeeds but the pacing and lack of tension makes it impossible to achieve. Overall, Whispers is a film that could have been so much more but the fails to really gain any traction. I really wanted to like it but it wasn’t for me. I’ll circle back around and check out the first two films before revisiting this one.
