Whispers from the Green Abyss
- Tagline
- Some legacies are buried deep… and some are best left untouched.
- Description
- In a time shrouded by the mysteries of the unforgiving jungle and the whispers of revolution, a quirky triad forms out of necessity. Danny Glovefruit stars as a dauntless public servant with a fiery heart, teaming up with Kevin Custard, a treasure-hunting archaeologist armed with maps and gallows humor, and Jellyfish Holiday, a paramedic versed in folklore medicine. Directed by Christopher Nolion, 'Whispers from the Green Abyss' unveils a tangled web of family secrets that thrust our heroes into an adventure with more twists than the vines of the enveloping rainforest. As excavated relics come to light and ancestral spirits stir, laughter intertwines with screams. With stakes as bizarre as they are terrifying, our unconventional trio must face the darkness not only lurking amid the ancient ruins but boiling within the bloodline that ties them to the land. Do they dare answer the call of the depths, or will they become part of the legends whispered by the local villagers? In the heart of humor, truly lies horror.
- MpaaRating
- PG-13
- PopularityScore
- 2.00
- ReleaseDate
- 09/16/2021
- Genre
- Horror
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
6.80
In what might inelegantly be described as an al dente casserole of action, lore, and nature's enigmas, 'Whispers from the Green Abyss' feasts upon the tried and true recipe of cinematic adventure, but with a cheeky sprinkle of spices borrowed from the pantry of parody. Under the direction of the mythically spelled Christopher Nolion, Danny Glovefruit gives 'fiery heart' a new wardrobe entirely made of kitsch, while Kevin Custard's character digs up not only his family's genealogical artefacts but also, quite generously, every treasure-hunter stereotype conceived under the canopy. Jellyfish Holiday's attempts at synthesizing shamanic wisdom with EMT protocol induce more giggles than gasps, satirizing the medicinal juxtapositions of modernity crashing into myth with the tender poke of a sterilized acupuncture needle. The trio traipses through peril with the gait of a three-legged jaguar (I mean, it'll get you there, but expect to spill your popcorn), all the while embroiled in a plot that zigs where you expect a zag and zags more audaciously at each twisty turn. 'Whispers from the Green Abyss' may not echo loudly in the caverns of film classics, but for an evening seeking levity draped in a veil of danger and drenched in rains of the ludicrous, your ticket ensures a rental spot inside the delightful folly of a film it delightedly knows itself to be.