Oddity is an Irish indie horror centered on Darcy, a grieving blind medium who, driven by new evidence, returns to the scene of her twin sister Dani’s brutal murder a year later, seeking both revenge and answers. As she digs deeper, Darcy uncovers chilling truths and confronts those responsible for the crime.
The film effectively builds suspense in its first act, delivering a few solid jump scares and incorporating clever touches that keep the viewer uneasy, like the incessant ticking clock in the oddity store and the eerie design of the wooden doll (which oddly recalls the unsettling creatures from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time). However, as Oddity progresses, its flaws become more noticeable. The production feels more like a TV movie, with excessive close-ups and clumsy editing, including awkwardly timed flashbacks. The plot relies too heavily on conveniences, like characters constantly losing phones or keys, a conveniently placed trapdoor, and forced scares. One example is a scene where a character rewatches a video for no reason—seemingly just to set up an attempt at scaring the audience.
Carolyn Bracken’s performance as Darcy doesn’t quite hit the mark—she never really convinces as someone who’s blind, and the script doesn’t do her any favors either. There are moments where it just forgets she’s supposed to be blind, like when she yells, “Put it back!” at someone across the room—how would she even know what they picked up? There is also a big twist that you can see it coming a mile away, which just leaves you waiting for it, which is never fun. In the end, Oddity falls short on the story side, but hardcore horror fans might still enjoy some of the well-done scares.