I continue to be a big fan of Patrick Rea’s for the simple fact that he’s a director that loves to screw with his audience. And when he usually does it it’s not to insult or annoy his audience, it’s to keep us coming back for more. He’s a storyteller with a slew of short films very much in the vein of “Twilight Zone,” and his early short entitled “Woman’s Intuition” is a very good example of Rea screwing with his audience with an ending that’s surprising and clever.
Mary is a young girl who has gone to the doctor alarmed and convinced something bad is about to happen to her. She goes on to explain that since she was a child she’s possessed a loud siren in her head that allows her to sense horrible danger where ever she goes. She avoided a horrible end to a date, a terrible fate at a party, dozens of horrific car crashes and the like, all thanks to her intuition that has served to guide her in to safety and even spread to her friends who listen to her warnings. But for some reason the sirens will not stop and Mary is wondering why. Everywhere she goes the siren goes off. What is coming for her? Who is coming for her?
“Woman’s Intuition” is a movie with a point to make, and an twist to pose on a normal woman’s intuition allowing for a modern day psychic who is listening where everyone else has turned their backs and she is filled with a curse of knowing that something is out there for her but must figure out how to stop the danger. Rea directs with an atmosphere of dread and mounting tension and Megan Carter gives a solid performance as the humble Mary allowed an amazing gift that may offer to her a new dimension to the classic adage “Ignorance is bliss.” Rea scores yet again. Patrick Rea’s suspense short is a sharply written and masterfully directed little tale with good performances, admirable special effects, and a tense narrative that leads in to yet another Patrick Rea “Gotcha!” for his fans.