Review: Supernatural 'Spring' Shows Promise But Doesn't Deliver

“Just because you haven’t seen something before doesn’t make it supernatural.” It may be the single most important line in “Spring,” an itch that burgeoning young filmmaking team Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (credited as Moorhead/Benson at the end of the film) just can’t stop scratching in their collaborations together. Their career is still in its infancy (2012’s twisty, inventive “Resolution” was their first and they contributed to “V/H/S: Viral”), but they already appear to have strong thematic interests in mind even as they’re still fine-tuning their voice. Like their sophomore effort, released by Drafthouse Films and FilmBuff in limited release and via BitTorrent Bundle, it’s impressive without being spectacular.

This is one of those films where the less you know going in, the better. It’s fair to say that some genre elements start to bubble up and then pretty much burst to the surface by the film’s end, all while remaining a romance at heart. Some have...