Review of the film ‘Tin Can’ (2020)

Fret is a scientist working in a laboratory that is dealing with an extremely contagious pandemic. Most of the population is affected, and getting to the affected areas requires a protective suit. But then Fret is unexpectedly attacked, and when she wakes up she finds herself to be trapped inside a life-sustaining pod – the titular tin can. She calls for help, only to find that there are more people in the same situation, except that they volunteered for it. What is going on?

The story is focused on the protagonist’s experience, unexpectedly finding herself trapped in the pod. The dialogues and flashbacks bring revelations about the relations between the characters, but little about the situation. The story goes on with no explanations and only gets weirder. There is some infection by fungus shown with really crap make-up. As for the music, it doesn’t fit the action.

The acting is just about. Anna Hopkins is just okay in the lead role – as for the rest of actors, their screen time is too short to evaluate their performance.

All in all, a disappointing horror film with one too many unexplained twist. 2 out of 5.

Title:	Tin Can
Genre:	Horror
Year:	2020
Nationality:	Canada
Colour:	Colour
Director:	Seth A. Smith
Writer:	Seth A. Smith, Darcy Spidle
Cast:	Anna Hopkins, Simon Mutabazi, Michael Ironside, Amy Trefry, Tim Dunn, Chik White, Kristin Langille, Woodrow Graves, Sam Vigneault, Sara Campbell, George Green, Shelley Thompson, Terrance Murray
Producer:	Nancy Urich
Executive producer:	Marc Savoie
Production designer:	Matt Likely
Cinematographer:	Kevin A. Fraser
Art Director:	Jason Johnson
Costume Designer:	Sarah Haydon Roy
Music:	Seth A. Smith
Running time:	104 minutes
Language:	English