Cast: N’Kone Mametja, Deoudone Pretorius, Daniel Janks, Darron Meyer, Damien Wantenaar, Robyn Scott, Nikita Faber, Gia Capouya
Three coworkers on the night shift at a remote diner get in over their heads after digging for proof that one of their customers is a serial killer.
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This little thriller takes the audience by surprise. It’s not the first one of its type that I’ve seen and in all honesty it could’ve been a little shorter considering it takes place, mainly in one location and doesn’t have as many characters as these types of films usually do.
as usually in these little tight, one location, thrillers, they up the body count to keep the audience entertained whereas here the film has its fair share of kills, but at least most of them mean something and other words they get a reaction from the audience as we have grown to know some of them
Even though the film is a who done it and manages to surprise, there are some predictable moments throughout the film. It’s not like a stage play, even though it takes place in one location as the film, moron, action, and thrills more than necessarily dialogue.
The one has to hand it to the cast, as all of their all of the characters are interesting even if it at times is more darkly comedic they are all believable and most of all credit must be given to the cast and crew as this film seems like it takes place in the Midwest or middle America and in actuality it was filmed in South Africa.
The film might not be something totally new. It does manage to work well with what it has. It’s not the sharpest, but it stays entertaining and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout.
It stays inventive throughout to keep you guessing and provide maximum entertainment. While it works with the limited resources that it has.
A mysterious woman repeatedly appears in a family’s front yard, often delivering chilling warnings and unsettling messages, leaving them to question her identity, motives and the potential danger she might pose.
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Didn’t necessarily have the highest of hopes for this film Going in.
An african American cast in a horror film that ultimately is bleak and all about trauma.
That feels like it would be a good starter horror film for those not accustomed to horror films. Even though it’s More a haunting or haunted story then out and out full horror with plenty of jump scares and the like. That ultimately ends up becoming more of a drama
It feels more like a family drama that has horror or a l supernatural elements that makes it feel a bit like folklore that fits better into that form Of multilayered storytelling.
The reason it feels more like it would be for families is that it seems to follow a trend lately where African American starring horror films involve children more and more (THE BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER practically spells it out. NEVER LET GO with Halle Berry
Jaume Collet-Serra (ORPHAN) knows how to direct and make a movie. Not always the most deepest of storytellers. This seems like the richest material he has worked with. Even as he seems to go for mood. His filmmaking goes for flashy and visuals. Though here he tries drama a bit more and the actors are up for it. Especially the versatile lead Danielle Deadwyler
The woman played by Okwui Okpokeasili is an interesting original she moves in the shadows and becomes more scary the more we see her physically after making more of a mysterious impression in her introduction. When she moves she only moves in the shadows.
the cinematography by Pawel Pogorzelski does show It’s well shot and offers a claustrophobic mood and environment. as it uses a si gel location that it milks for all it’s worth though makes it feel bigger even in its limited environment.
Danielle Deadwyler hit it out of the park as usual with her performance.
The negative aspects of this film grief, depression, guilt and suicide idealization. Seems to only become available in stories of family trauma and the only time it seems that African American or people of color at times really get to show any range when it comes to acting roles that allow them to be three dimensional characters
The ending leaves it up to the audience to interpret whether you want to see it as a positive happy ending or a negative one that fulfills what it has been leading up to. In other words it won’t spell it out for you. Whether that is a cop out or artistic choice will depend on your enjoyment of the film.
Can’t say it’s all that original. Though it makes the most with as little as it might have. Though was hoping it was better then how it looked in the trailers.
Not the most exciting Film but entertaining enough and under 90 minutes. Only wish it had more to it overall. As it needs the running time to flesh out the whole tale. Yet it feels more like a short story.
In the end it becomes more of a psychological thriller. With metaphors of guilt, suppression and your pain becoming more of a figure to haunt and torture you. So that it’s a little deeper then it presents itself as.
Even the ending isn’t cut and dry and leaves you to make your own decision as to what happened and how you see it.
Cast: Ester Exposito, Ines Fernandez, Angela Cremonte, Maugi Mira, Aten Soria, Maria Jose Sarrate, Sofia Reyes, Federico Aguada
Horror invades the concrete corridors of a cursed apartment complex on the outskirts of Madrid.
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As usual, this is a film that might be best to go in blind. Does this offer quite a mystery in a surprise?
This film for all of its original elements end up being somewhat predictable. Even as it always keeps you guessing with all the detours it takes on the road forward.
As it does, keep changing genres, yet staying thorough with its story and characters. As it is a Pulpy noir crime story, one minute, a horror film the next, then on the edge of being a thriller, as well as a supernatural tale. Before in the last act being a story of revenge or a director Luc Besson style action film.
The film starts off slow, though quickly gain speed as mentioned in the third act you think that’s the way the rest of the film will go before morphing into something different and more satisfying.
especially with the journey that the film has put the characters and the audience through. Not to mention how the film has built up to these moments and characters and even the tone.
It continuously tries to throw you off center though it seems to be somewhat predictable, especially if you’ve seen this type of film before but at least it’s trying.
The film offers this mix you find that they feed quite well off of each other. As it’s based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft that tells you the places this story will take you.
The problem is that for all that it inspires and tension it makes the audience feel. It never offers up a good enough release. As it builds up you expect something bigger then what it eventually offers. Which is wild but feels a little bit too tidy and minuscule for what it seems to hint at.
Though being helmed by Jaume Belaguero who works best with the supernatural and thrillers. Sometimes both in small spaces like in his films REC and SLEEP TIGHT. That unfortunately this one doesn’t rise to the occasion as his others have. As this one seems almost like a greatest hits for him or seems to have reached a limit.
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Jonah Wren Phillips, Stephen Phillips, Sora Wong, Sally-Anne Upton, Mischa Haywood, Katryn Adams
A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.
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This is one of the most unsettling, yet memorable films of the year. As the film works on a psychological level but also has its fair share of gore that comes across too realistic at times. As everything is not what it seems.
This is a bleak film and world that the Philippou brothers usually drop us into and make us find our way out and try to figure the right path to make it through. Though so far no matter what story they tell and u oversee they take us to. It cuts to the heart of the matter by the end.
As just like TALK TO ME. Here we are dealing with characters who are in over their heads. Not knowing how deep or the magnitude of their actions and what they are messing with in other realms. These characters are usually lead by their emotions. As they don’t appear to be bad people or mean harm but turn blind eyes to others when thorns to what they want and in pursuit of it to resurrect or communicate with a loved one. As it deals with grief.
As usual this film is off center, disturbing and confusing for the audience and the characters. While never offering up any easy answers. While usually ending tragically. Even when it appears there might be some hope by the end.
Surprisingly found this film more impressive than their debut film TALK TO ME. Even though this was harder to sit through, but even as this deals with similar themes and motivations. This feels more original, obviously more disorienting and less crowd pleasing. As this feels more like a mystery throughout. Even as we can easily see the rising manipulation and gaslighting. We still care about everyone.
It also feels like a smaller production and doesn’t involve too many characters. It’s a slow burn that is emotional and sudden.
Sallybhawkns as always goes above and beyond in her performance which is u forgettable and not as briadnas one might expect.
Watching this film is definitely uncomfortable experience by design. Yet it’s hard to look away or abandon. As the story and characters are mostly dealing with trauma. Which the film indices in the audience as well. Truly making watching the film more of an experience than any kind of entertainment.
In the end it’s not a film you forget easily and will still probably haunt you for a while after. This isn’t a movie you simply shake off.
Though it’s give the filmmakers credit. As originally it seemed like they were going to go more Hollywood and make a STREET FIGHTER movie. Where instead they decided to make a more original film that fit into their wheelhouse and allowed them to push a bit further then their previous movie.
This is something you have to see for yourself to fully understand.
Cast: Blu Hunt, Ben-Smith Petersen, Katherine Hughes, John Karna, Josh Marble, Brennan Mejia, Joey Millin, Aerial Washington
A young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.
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The film starts off with such a shock that it reminded me of the film RED WHITE AND BLUE. The shows the mundane life she has and those around her are so lifeless, but when she is with different men. She feels alive and with this one who seems to finally grab her interest and want to see more than once, is of course supernatural. Which we won’t find out like her until later.
Though It’s never quite explained as even the character who it happens to can’t understand. The film doesn’t make it too much of a spectacle. Though it doesn’t mystery and thus life to the character, but also the film. It’s never quite fleshes out its ideas. The film is always doom And gloom as ItMs never fun and becomes quite repetitive.
The film explores, Just when you think you have made a connection and you each like one another. You get ghosted literally. As Later revelations is she a nymphomaniac using sex to make her desired and feel good about herself, not necessarily happy. As the film never quite explains her motivations. She is just very sexual and then meets the right guy. Who she makes a connection with, then her literally ghosts her and she can’t take it. Treating her how she has treated others, except without the death part
The film is broody and moody. Though one you could certainly talk about even for It’s Cut and dry factors. It seems to have something to say, but not quite. As it seems more provocative only to be seen and noticed . It’s Not necessary, yet keeps you interested by its presentation.
It’s also mainly due to the lead Blu Hunt that keeps one captivated. As she has an exotic yet plain attractiveness.
It seems ridiculous as her character is so attractive and she doesn’t appear to be that picky. Though even her original co-worker failed at seduction of her. But she is willing to keep hooking up with the undead/ghost/zombie/dead guy and she knows it. So that she comes off as a necrophiliac willing to cross the line because he is attractive. It’s Like the film substituted who she should have gone for for a cuter guy.
This is what happens when you forsake your friends, work and responsibilities for lust, their partner and/or sex. As Time passes and you don’t realize what you are missing or losing.
The film keeps you guessing in its reveals but never quite tells or explains. Like in a relationship you learn more as it goes along.
The film is built on metaphors throughout. It also feels a bit superficial.
As it’s a relationship horror film that offers It’s take on dead end relationships. Accepting the faults that might end up affecting you and killing you.
She’s Obsessed as he Seems to feed off of her. He becomes more desperate as she rebounds. As She is ready to get over him he comes back and seems to only want sex and for her to take care of him and forget her own needs.
The film is slow paced and offers a slow burn as it takes its time. It keeps its world so small. So that there aren’t that many characters. Though it seems to take place in Los Angeles. It seems to stick to its neighborhood.
This erotic thriller that catches your attention immediately, but always so downtrodden. As it’s only an erotic thriller as it seeks that theme with mood, sex scenes and nudity. Though the lacks of chemistry between the leads messes up the experiment and the nudity in the sex scenes is solidly focused on her and her being topless.
How come no one else like her roommate checked on her. Even though they share a place.
As we watch the Dangers of jumping into a relationship. Even though demand the attention does make them both feel Separately and together. Even if the couple on the middle of this film don’t necessarily have any chemistry.
It has a plot point that you can see coming, but doesn’t need to be there. As it seems there just to add a body count.
The film might have made a more effective short or could have been edited down a bit to be shorter. Maybe if it had gone with some stronger ideas that it sets up. It would feel stronger and about more then relationship similes and a doomed love story. Which we have seen before.
It might have helped if there was a female writer on this film. As it is written and directed by males. Where it feels less sensitive and more masculine.
Even the ending why does one character, who he kills come back but not any of his other victims?
In the end it seems to be a film that shows the emptiness of sex. As it goes out of its way to make it look so unappealing for the most part and how it causes nothing but pain eventually and even death. That is the way I read it maybe i am dyslexic when it comes to this film and also I am single.
As a serial killer targets women on dating apps, a true-crime junkie must figure out which of her three dates is a f-boy, marriage material, or is trying to kill her.
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This is one of the most annoying films. I have seen in quite some time where this might’ve made a good WB show and could’ve been stretched out into a full season instead of a 90 minute movie that is baffling at how vapid, shallow and annoying, not only the main character is but that the material and film is maybe it’s meant to be camping. Maybe it’s meant to be cute, but it just comes off so condescending And glib that it’s annoying one is amazed that they made it to the end ending.
The lead played by Lucy Hale seems to have the looks and is meant to be a rational person, but nothing is quite believable about her when you see who her ex is you would never believe that this person would date that person and she seems to have a job that she never has to be at which is very convenient and though she and the film wants to show the troubles of dating apps and dating as one gets older, she doesn’t seem to really have a problem attracting any males.
It’s a shame as Lucy Hale you can tell is really trying to make this material work, but it doesn’t seem to want to rise the occasion with her and seems to keep holding her back
You wonder who the exact audience this film is for as even her friend group is diverse including a trans character that the film thankfully doesn’t truly shine a light on or really do that much into an African-American female and two other Caucasian women ones blonde ones brunette for a variety though one is married and one is engaged and all are taken.
Wow, one can enjoy the fact that there seems to be colorblind, casting when it comes to her dates, lovers and leading men in which their ethnicity is never discussed or talked about there seems to be a kind of fetishization of them as only one is seen as truly, a partner or lifemate And the other who happens to be African-American only seems to be used for sex and then she doesn’t find him as attractive when she realizes that he can be vulnerable and not just cool. Don’t know if it’s intentional, but it does come off leaving a bad taste in the mouth of the audience.
I’m not trying to downplay this film or slut shame the film I’m all for a female main character, enjoying sex being open not letting it define her relationship and it adds to the sex comedy elements, but it does feel somewhat unnecessary, especially when this film decides to switched to more of a comedic mystery tale.
What is not surprised that of the three Screenwriter two or male as the film I won’t say, comes off as sexist, but it does come across a little bro bro type of humor to a certain extent or more male oriented in certain scenes.
Which even though it goes that route, of course it’s not that hard to figure out the culprit though the reasoning seems rather far-fetched, but if unfortunately, you’ve seen the poster, it feels like it’s given away. Though I don’t think it really matters as this was never meant to be a brain buster.
It’s easy to call this in a humor, more sitcom like than anything close reality you can’t even label it spoof as it somehow takes itself a little more seriously than that and doesn’t lift From better films so that it never quite takes off the way that it should
It’s a strange film as it wants to be silly, but comes across as stupid and seems like it’s meant to appeal more to teenagers rather than an older adult audience that could really watch it because for all the sex involved in the film it’s never exploited if there’s no nudity no sex scenes if anything just maybe a little bit of Frank talk.
The problem with this film is that it could’ve had promised an opportunity with its promise, but it seems to go the easy route where even the direction seems so scattered as much as the script that it just seems to go so many ways, but never quite can focus or stay centered don’t know if that was the design to match the lead character but it doesn’t make the film a bit more agonizing when he thinks it’s being fun.
The nicest thing I can say is that it has a good looking cast it’s colorful and the filmmaking isn’t totally abysmal
Cast: Philippe Leroy, Dagmar Lassander, Lorenza Gueirieri, Valo Soleri, Maria Cumani Quasimodo, Mirella Pamphili
Doctor Sayer, esteemed director of a philanthropic institution, hides a misogynistic and sexophobic personality to which he gives vent to weekends, dedicating himself in his isolated villa to sadistic games in the company of professionals expert in satisfying similar inclinations and staging their death in ways more imaginative. Taking advantage of the visit of one of his employees, Mary, decides to move from fiction to reality, imprisoning the woman and subjecting her to physical and psychological torture.
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Done with great style and craftsmanship, this film is more of a battle of the sexes type movie. As it plays like pop art and is filmed like a Giallo.
Where a young woman falls under the spell of a masochist male and while catering to his every fetishistic whims.
He eventually does fall in love with her. Where we wonder by the end whonrealyl has the power and who was truly in control.
The film Does have some racy sex scenes that are titillating and also torturous. Making thaincoen across as FIFTY SHADES OF GREY way earlier.
As this is like watching a porno with a plot only without any hardcore sex scenes. So that the thrills in this film is how far will it or the actors go.
The soundtrack matches it scene by scene
Though there truly seems to be very little going on and not much story. As the film seems to want tonturn you and and find thrills. As it tries to portray a cynical love story of sorts. That comes across as a thriller at times That sadly truly doesn’t have that much to say or offer.
It’s an erotic drama, or you could even say erotic thriller, though at heart this truly could’ve been more of an adult film with hard-core scenes as that seems to be its appeal because even the storyline is a little thin to make excuses for the places it goes, and there is supposedly an emotional component that it doesn’t feel that deep, But one could see how maybe the writer or director is trying to show a difference or how sex and emotions are linked for certain people.
Don’t exactly know what the film is trying to say. Doesn’t want us to watch all the pain this woman goes through and then pull the rug from Under us so that we watch as she survives but conquers and never was the victim At all? Though i’m sure certainly racy at the time. Now you just marvel at the production design and marvel at what they got away with.
As the film feels like a film not brave enough to be a full porno. So instead it tries to add a thin plot and stylish shots. That pornos of the time had, but maybe they wanted to put this out as a thriller. As it contains plenty of erotic scenes but while short you also hope that it is going to be a bout a little more. So don’t come into this film expecting too much more than titilation. So much so it feels more like a fetish film more than a feature film.
Though with only the main two actors in the erotic scenes if it was a porno. It would ag e to have the audience focused on the main actors and being attracted to them. As there are barely any others to distract or pair off with. So it’s more a couples movie, hence romantic.
This is the kind of film you would stay up late to watch as a kid on cable.
Based in characters created by: Akela Copper and James Wan
Cinematography: Toby Oliver
Editor: Jeff McEvoy
Cast: Alison Williams, Violet McGraw, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Ivana Sakhno, Aristotle Athari, Jemaine Clement, Timm Sharp
Two years after M3GAN’s rampage, her creator, Gemma, resorts to resurrecting her infamous creation in order to take down Amelia, the military-grade weapon who was built by a defense contractor who stole M3GAN’s underlying tech.
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The first film was more of a campy guilty pleasure so I have no idea why they decided to make this film more of a sci-fi action movie. The least they could’ve done was if it was going to be action make the death or kill scenes maybe be a bit more horrific and violent.
Watching this film, it’s a pale comparison as they do hear what most equals do it’s bigger. You can definitely tell that there was more money spent that has more of an epic vision but even the camping seems preplanned rather than just coming out of nowhere even worse they don’t even have Megan do her dance. It plays during the credits, but you can tell it’s not like she develops a new dance or even come up with a reason for it.
One of the first things you notice watching the film is Is there enough foreshadowing here? (said ironically) then One can’t decide if this movie is too long as it feels like an epic or if it’s Long enough, you just feel the length. Because it doesn’t fill it effecintely enough.
The film plays the middle field where it feels like an R Rated film but seems to stay in the vicinity of PG-13.
The film stays very convaluted where you wonder sometimes where is this going and does it have to be this complicated, but then again when the threat goes from more personal and domestic to almost worldwide. It can’t be too simple. While the film’s tries to offer the audience more comedy and thrills mixed together then the original. That is what the film’s weakness seems to be. In that it tries fan service and abandons its roots. Rather then staying true to itself and building to bigger badder type of thriller with a higher body count of characters you care about.
Just as it seems the returning supporting characters one gets more sceeen time while the other gets around the same as the first one and whose fate ends up questionable by the end of the movie. As it never makes clear or brings back the character. Making them ultimately disposable. It feels like the film isnsay oman you should be thankful to be here.
One of the reasons why it might not be as strong. Is that the original screenwriter didn’t write this film. Akela cooper helped with the story but left the major scripting to the franchise’s director. Who didn’t write the first film?
I was going to do a video about why Megan 2.0 bombed but producer Jason, Bloom of Bloom house pretty much hit the nail right on the head when he said no this isn’t a quote but pretty much the information was they put too much faith into the character and the characters following so that they thought they could do anything they wanted to do with the character and the audience would follow up And it ended up being a case of putting too much on the shoulders of the this little film
Which was originally just a surprise and understandable why they would wanna make a sequel but one of the points I was going to make you wanna put it in the summer when it was a hit in January which usually means there was nothing better out and this was the best that was around And did was hit a power hit like it did, but I think that was because it came out of nowhere and it surprisingly campy and fun for what was supposed to be a horror film
Even though it was more lightweight but requirements of fitting even when I watched it and I liked it, I thought it was lightweight. It could’ve been. I don’t know if it took off, particularly with younger audiences to for that PG-13 rating to really make a difference, but the unrated version which is basically added blood in a little bit more violence Seem to be release the audience
Now the film was successful and had a following yet it seems like they made it into more of an action comedy. The film is a little bit more in the still keeping that camp looking like a blatant copy of terminator too and it way.
The magic of the original was that this campiness came out of nowhere and what was supposed to be atmosphere at that and for people who didn’t regularly go see her it was perfect because it was her almost like a Mocktail has no liquor, but the delicious taste of cocktail. They’re having fun with necessarily being on all the time, especially if it didn’t start so that was another factor of why the film bombed.
Also it proves that MEGAN, the movie was more of like a phenomenon. It wasn’t necessarily a cult and it wasn’t popular enough or that the following people were demanding I’m wondering how this does for the Megan spin off they had planned or if that’s been canceled.
Also didn’t know that This movie was coming out in the summer. where it’s going up against heavy hitters and the trailer didn’t make anybody wanna run to the theater so this is where the day and date or a movie and it being available pretty much like 4 to 6 weeks later actually hurts films like these because even if you are a fan of the first film and maybe had interest in seeing the sequel just wait and watch it on demand streaming as that is the quality and that this film looks like it’s not something you wanna rush out to go see it for movies and theaters like a movie you could wait for. I’m happy I saw on the big screen if I had a theater I definitely could’ve waited for just entertained
The first one was a fluke that it was a hit in the first place and I can understand it got a small crowd behind it a fascination, so that you knew the sequel would eventually come out, but the man came out and then switching genres even Jason Blum agreed now was a bad idea.
If they were going to do that make sure you had a strong audience that would follow the franchise and characters wherever it went. As obviously the following wasn’t that strong and it even came out at the right time as far as how many years had passed but the wrong season.
Cast: Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dryholm, Besir Zeciri, Joachim Fjerstrup, Tessa Hoder, Ava Knox Martin, Ari Alexander, Benedikte Hansen
Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency. A strong connection grows but her world shatters when she stumbles on the shocking truth behind her work.
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This is a film that is hard to talk about as it is definitely a film. You should watch before fighting out too much information about the film so that you can discover what the film offers.
So if you haven’t seen it already, please stop reading this review as to discuss it. You can’t help but spoil part of it, though I will say this is definitely an experience.
A historical tale filmed in black and white in Germany. This is a film that you admire the acting in the filmmaking, but it’s not a film. You will watch repeatedly due to it subject matter as it is definitely a hard watch after a while.
The film does start out bleak, but it also at time seems to offer mercy and forgiveness that you think that the main character might still have a chance at a good life or things turning around for her only for it to become bleak again and things turned tragic.
especially when you get to the third act of the film, which is where the audience will be tested as to whether they can finish the film and go further it’s not what is shown on screen, but what the characters do that will be the thing that will be upsetting for most of the audience. Especially where in the end it reveals that this is based on a true story.
as when you’re watching the film, you’re just wondering like what kind of sick mind came up with this storyline and did it have to be as harsh but then the truly scary part is that it’s not necessarily an extension of the writer directors imagination, but presenting the facts to a certain extent
The film is breathtaking in a way in which it begins at first you think it’s gonna be a rags to riches story but it seems to be a rags with hopes of riches gets a taste of riches get thrown back into rags and at the worst moments sort of gets lifted up only to be thrown down and even lower than they were before.
It humanizes even the violent characters giving a twisted reasoning for their behaviors as the film tries to end with a little bit of hope that you wonder is it too late and have the characters gone too far for that
One of the amazing aspects of this movie is the lead played by Vic Carmen Sonne. as an actress she is quite a chameleon because though her character is pretty here, she’s so run down and grab that she has common looks, but has a look that stands out and then as a film goer, you remember her from the controversial movie HOLIDAY in which she played pretty much a cat woman, a sugar, baby, who all these men desired and literally were harming each other over her and here she’s treated like a little nothing
If anything this film ends up being a survivor story the cinematography black and white film is so beautiful and timeless that even though it’s said in the past, it feels like something that could still happen today when people are at their lowest.
This is one of those films where you know you’re never going to watch it again necessarily more because of the subject matter because it’s a beautifully made film. The filmmaking is exceptional, but the subject matter is hard for anyone to take and watch, even if not showing graphically just the thought of it the horror, the horrors.
No one can understand why the story needs to be told but also you wonder once you know the twist does it lose the power of it as if you go into this film blind and let it build you’re going along a journey where you don’t know where it’s going to lead, and then that choice happens And has its effect on subsequent views if you choose to, is the filmmaking still powerful now that you know the twist, does it stay as strong on a repeat view it or was this meant to be a one and done?
For all the praise that movies like the sixth sense for instance gets and it is a well-made movie, but it doesn’t hit as hard once you know the twist so would it be quite as remarkable or stand the test of time without it. As always, I guess that is up to the individual. As some will keep watching just for the innovations or the filmmaking or the performances or they’ll find something to come back for. No matter how grizzly it might eventually become or even just to study it to see the clues if any early on order to see how it affects them slowly going to where they know the film is going to go.
as always, I will warn this is definitely not a film for everyone. If you are highly sensitive I would definitely say skip this movie maybe read up about it instead as again the film isn’t glory or even a violent, but it is subtle and it’s horror that will haunt and disturb you.
Cast: Dylan McDermott, Charlie Plummer, Madisen Beaty, Samantha Mathis, Emma Jones, Lance Chantiles-Wertz, Jonathan Riggs, Mark Nash
A picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home.
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This film is an interesting take on a serial killer. Where it asks what would you do if you found out that your parent might have been a serial killer.
What is most inventive of the film is that for a film about a serial killer and his killings. There is only One scene of true violence and luckily it’ not that explicit. Even as it delves into the killings throughout.
The killisngs take place in the midwest in a heavily religious Community. Where it is happening right beneath their noses, by one of their own.
The true reason for the killings is more about power and control. Though eventually what seems to have kept him at bay was if he couldn’t have the actual thrill of the kill. It was the memory and having evidence as reminders.
The second half shows that while this is based on various serial killers. It’s not a true story. As no one would admit to the actions of the third act.
The film presents it’s story bare and matter of factly. It doesn’t go for anything gratuitous or exploitive. It plays more like a racy Tv-movie of the same subject. Only not trying to put it down or diminish it’s strength in storytelling. It just feels there is little subtlety and goes for just straight shooting. Though there is a narrative disturbance that is creative and effective to
A degree. Maybe because it also revolves around an actor who was a big television star.
The strength of the filmmaking shows in that ot’s a horror film, built on tension and not gratuitous violence or sex ABD again for a film that couldneasilt have been a television movie on the subjects. It’s still haunting the audience after the film is done. Putting it’s Characters to make the hardest decisions in the worst situations.
Dylan Mcdermott and Charlie Plummer both hit it out if the park in their roles. Which have so many layers and depth. That you constantoy believe them.
In the end thenfiom breaks down into a character study of a father and son. The actions and suspicions set forth. As at first it plays like a mystery and then once learning the truth. The consequences of each actions.
Cut To The Chase 
