It's heartbreaking to think we live in a time where media has become so disposable that features like this pass as entertainment. It's entirely possible that I'll spend more time writing this than the filmmakers spent devising "Intervention"s narrative. There aren't enough plot details in it to craft a decent synopsis let alone screenplay, so I can't bore you with one. Besides, the screenwriters seem to have stolen all of the 'boring' for themselves. This jumps on the "Unfriended" bandwagon; attempting to capitalise on the success of the far superior "Host", but arrives about 2 years too late. Pity. "Intervention" fails to inject any life or original flourishes into the Zoom/Teams/Video Call feature format. It pales in comparison to the likes of Aneesh Chaganty's "Searching", a film which managed to be thrilling and inventive despite the limitations of the format. Footage does not look authentic and location/set dressing and lighting are as bland as the cast. The performances are exactly what you would expect from a No Budget production. The amateur cast are clearly trying their best but their efforts just aren't good enough, and the material and direction do nothing to help them. Dialogue is appalling and there's a complete lack of chemistry between the cast suggesting that each of the performances were filmed on separate occasions. Who knows! Rob Savage clearly understands how to entertain an audience and he kept things brisk and brief on "Host". Unfortunately Samesh Ramjattan does no such thing with "Intervention". This is mostly dull and uneventful and he doesn't even have the courtesy to keep the proceedings short. It drags. A lot. The 105 minute run time feels twice as long. "Intervention" is categorised as a 'Mystery/Thriller' but there are No Thrills and the only mystery here is; why did the filmmakers think that anyone would want to watch this? Avoid like the plague.
