A young woman’s dream job turns into a nightmarish ordeal when she becomes the victim of assault by a senior coworker. As she strives to salvage her career, she finds herself haunted not only at work and in her home but also in her own dreams, tormented by an enigmatic tree monster.
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You have to applaud the timing of the release date with Pollen, directed by D.W. Medoff. Yes, it's that season again where sufferers of pollen will begin sneezing like crazy unless they've had their meds.
Unfortunately the timing is really one of the only positives for Pollen in what is a mild psychological horror with a few points that are thought provoking, most notably the young lady's experience with an awful co-worker that to be honest did make me angry. I thought Ava Rose Kinard's performance was pretty good as a meek and innocence young woman yet to realise the dangers of the real world. Her persistence in getting the situation with her co-worker falls on deaf ears.
Apart from Kinard, the other performances were quite basic in Pollen (but by no means bad) which really matches up with the locations in what appeared to be drab and dated, maybe that was the point, but there were some interesting closeups that worked well.
Overall Pollen is a very darkly lit film so make sure you watch at night so you get to see most of the scenes.
Pollen explores misogyny, bullying, and revenge. The horror moreso something for the mind as she tries to deal with the ongoing thoughtlessness of her colleagues and those around her.
The longer Pollen goes on the sooner you kind of wish you hadn't started but you do get to the point where you'll want to watch it right to the end, and believe me it's worth it just to see the chauvinist get his comeuppance.
I found Pollen to be a film worth a watch to trigger some anger and it may make you think twice about how you interact with others in the future, but those looking for a blood drenching, jump-scare type film will need to look elsewhere.
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