Please don't spend money on this.
It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
View MoreAt first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
View MoreAlthough I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
View MoreI'm not sure what other reviewers are watching, or what they're hopped up on, but this was really a great Psychological Horror film that breaks out of the norm except for "the couple buys and old house" trope. Rae Olivier is one of the most amazing actors I have had the pleasure of watching. Her facial expressions are so demonstrative, and even when she plays angry she is still cute as a button. I could have done without the few CGI effects the director used for dream sequences, but they don't ruin the film by any stretch. This kind of film is really the future of the Horror genre, and I know because not only do I watch most Horror films--or at least the ones that pass the 5 minute test--I write Horror. I'll admit that this one really had me guessing right up to the end, and the acting--even by support characters such as the real estate agent and the sheriff's deputy--was well done. I could have done without the fellatio scene under the covers, but now that I know how the movie ends, that one scene provides some serious creepiness to the whole storyline.
View MoreWhat can I say about this film? Everything about it was terrible, from the wretched overacting to the senseless plot. The main character, Maggie, goes from scene to scene doing and saying things that have absolutely nothing to do with anything that's happened in the movie. The ending answers nothing, so if you are like me and need to finish what you started just to see what happens...just don't.What's the significance of the phone?? I've never seen a couple go from hot to cold so fast and repeatedly. Why is the spare room locked? The musical score seems to be off, why the dramatic crescendo for nothing? If you're going to a certain place just to make a phone call, how do you forget your phone? Baptism, really??I could go on, but I'm exhausted from all the eye rolling.
View MoreI've just watched this movie over maxdome (kinda German netflix). The summary got me curious and I was really ready for some shocking scenes.The movie drags out so long.. storytelling in good night tales style.. hard to stay focused and keep watching. I was really hoping that something dramatic and gory would happen; at least at the end....After the credits ran thru I couldn't help myself asking: What the hell did I just see.. Honestly I'm no dumb person... but I don't get the ending.. what is this movie telling the viewers.I gave it 6 of 10 cause it kept me entertaining, but only 6 cause of the lack of a real ending.. this left me knowing as much as I knew before I watched it. If you have the chance to see it somewhere for free.. and if you haven't got anything better to do with your time.. watch it.. just don't expect suspense, tension, gore or a great finale..
View MoreI rated this movie 4/10 because it is well shot and decently cut. One major issue with this film is that I never believed the couple's relationship. Their affection flips-flops more than a fish out of water and while I acknowledge that we spend most of the film seeing the world through Maggie's psychotic eyes, it left this viewer jaded. If anything I felt disdain for the female lead from beginning to end. Maybe it is the director intention for me to be disassociated from the protagonist.My biggest question (and that of many of the reviews already posted) is why would anyone believe a couple, trying for a fresh start after a life altering dramatic event, would ever agree to move to a decrepit old house in the middle of nowhere with no phone and a generator for electricity. Where the husband would leave his obviously mentally disturbed wife alone for long periods of time... oh that's right, it's all in her head because the husband dies the first night, chocking on his own vomit while drunkenly sleeping... seem a little lazy story wise.Lastly, why give the real estate man a nasty, nose dripping cold? Is it to help sell the sickness of the house? The moment the papers are signed the cold seems to dissipate anyway, minus one last nose wipe as he stares back at the house. The cold held my attention during that whole scene, but it had no true purpose besides making the realtor slightly more interesting. If you are going to develop characters, you should probably concentrate on the main ones.The rhythm of the last 10 minutes helps slightly salvage the movie but as previously stated the reveal left to be desired. Props must be given to Marietta Marich and Jordan Rhodes for elevating the scenes they were in.All in all a well produced film that needed a boost as far as pacing and more work on the story itself.
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