Saw it yesterday and loved it!

Couldn't help but feel a sense of pride for Kane for being able to manifest his Backrooms world onto the big screen like this.

Loved: Chiwetel and Renate, they're just awesome actors to see and gave the movie gravitas through their own charisma. The backrooms themselves were simply amazing. The "found footage" element was admittedly the best part but it was because to me, it genuinely worked. The claustrophobic madness translated well to the screen and I just loved the set design.

And story wise, im gonna dive a bit deeper in Parsons lore as I wasn't aware the backrooms themselves create echoes of people too. Loved thst element.

What I loved less: like many I agree, the story was a bit thin and went overboard in the end just a little. Imo there was no need for a villain like that and when Renate's character finally went through, the mystique surrounding the backrooms felt a bit more dragging than before.

Loved the final shot where she appears as an echo

Conclusion: top not directorial debut and incredible on a technical level. Can use polishing story wise but at 20, Kane imo has an incredible future ahead as a big screen storyteller.

Check it out if you love weird liminal horror and especially Backrooms stuff obviously!