This movie isn't deep. It isn't well written or well acted. These other reviewers either watched a different movie, or they've got the same complex as the writer/director where they have a need to feel like they're artsy and totally "get it" more than other people.
The first 45 or so minutes of this movie are just the same 3 lines of dialogue over and over, written in different ways. "What's happening?" "You already know" "Anna?!"
Then, FINALLY, something tries to happen, and then that just turns into the same thing. Nothing happens, all the characters speak in crossword clues, the story drags its feet and gets nowhere. It's one of the most frustrating movies I've ever watched. This honestly could have been a 10 minute YouTube short; there was not nearly enough content for a feature length film.
The twist is also not foreshadowed or hinted at, it's basically told straight to you. My wife called "dead kid, cancer" in the first 5 minutes. They wait until the very end to drop that like it's going to be some kind of surprise.
Some movies hold onto mysteries very well, to intrigue you and make you want to see more. This is absolutely not that way. The characters talk a lot but none of them really say anything, and it is so annoying. It's like when you wrote a paper in high school and came up a page short of the minimum, so you just add in a bunch of filler that has no substance at all. This entire movie is that last page of filler.
The only reason this gets a 3 and not a 1 is because there's an excellent accidental "That's what she said" joke near the end. About halfway through, I told my wife it would be amazing if the last line of dialogue made it so the entire awful movie was an elaborate joke. Sadly, it was not the very last line of dialogue, but it was close so I'm going to count it and give two stars.
The only horror aspect to this movie is that you get to experience the sensation of torture as you slog through this trash. The acting isn't good, the writing isn't good, the story isn't good. And it's not that I "don't get it" either. This doesn't have some deep symbolism or metaphors or whatever artsy crap people think they're special for getting. They're hamfisted, grade school level symbols that are being shoved right in your face. I'd say they were basically explained to you, but the characters explain them while still managing to say absolutely nothing. It's kind of amazing how they can do that.
Truly just not well made.
The first 45 or so minutes of this movie are just the same 3 lines of dialogue over and over, written in different ways. "What's happening?" "You already know" "Anna?!"
Then, FINALLY, something tries to happen, and then that just turns into the same thing. Nothing happens, all the characters speak in crossword clues, the story drags its feet and gets nowhere. It's one of the most frustrating movies I've ever watched. This honestly could have been a 10 minute YouTube short; there was not nearly enough content for a feature length film.
The twist is also not foreshadowed or hinted at, it's basically told straight to you. My wife called "dead kid, cancer" in the first 5 minutes. They wait until the very end to drop that like it's going to be some kind of surprise.
Some movies hold onto mysteries very well, to intrigue you and make you want to see more. This is absolutely not that way. The characters talk a lot but none of them really say anything, and it is so annoying. It's like when you wrote a paper in high school and came up a page short of the minimum, so you just add in a bunch of filler that has no substance at all. This entire movie is that last page of filler.
The only reason this gets a 3 and not a 1 is because there's an excellent accidental "That's what she said" joke near the end. About halfway through, I told my wife it would be amazing if the last line of dialogue made it so the entire awful movie was an elaborate joke. Sadly, it was not the very last line of dialogue, but it was close so I'm going to count it and give two stars.
The only horror aspect to this movie is that you get to experience the sensation of torture as you slog through this trash. The acting isn't good, the writing isn't good, the story isn't good. And it's not that I "don't get it" either. This doesn't have some deep symbolism or metaphors or whatever artsy crap people think they're special for getting. They're hamfisted, grade school level symbols that are being shoved right in your face. I'd say they were basically explained to you, but the characters explain them while still managing to say absolutely nothing. It's kind of amazing how they can do that.
Truly just not well made.