I hadn't even heard about the 2020 movie "Reunion" from writer and director Jake Mahaffy before now in 2021, as I had the opportunity to sit down to watch the movie. And I must say that the movie's synopsis had me lured in, and the fact that Julia Ormond was on the cast list also made me have an interest.
And the movie's synopsis states, and I quote, "What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying." Now, the key word here is slowly. Boy was this a slow paced movie. It was, in fact, so slow paced that the fact of sitting through the entire movie without falling asleep was quite an accomplishment. Wow, this movie was incredibly slow paced. And that, in turn, made for a very tedious and boring movie.
The storyline in the movie was actually interesting enough, but it was just slaughtered and mauled by the incredibly slow pacing of the storytelling. There were some really good aspects to the storyline and some very interesting things here. Just a shame that it was killed off by the monotonous pacing of the movie.
As for the acting in the movie. Well, the movie does have a rather small cast ensemble, which means that there is somewhat more pressure on the cast to deliver good performances to carry the movie. And the two lead actresses, Julia Ormond (playing Ivy) and Emma Draper (playing Ellie) really put on good performances. Just a shame that these performances were wasted on such an atrociously paced storyline and movie.
The movie itself had so much potential. But it just never was brought to a fulfilling fruition. Why? Well, you already know the answer to that; the pacing of the movie.
Visually then "Reunion" was interesting. There was a good sense of foreboding and lurking dread throughout the course of the movie, and that was accomplished by the sets that made up the house and its interior. And I must admit that I was especially impressed with the visuals towards the end of the movie, but by then it was just too little too late.
Ultimately then "Reunion" just failed as an interesting movie. And while I managed to endure the ordeal of getting through the movie, then this is by no means a movie that I would recommend you rushing out to spend your money, time or effort on.
My rating of this 2020 movie from writer and director Jake Mahaffy lands on a more than generous three out of ten stars.
And the movie's synopsis states, and I quote, "What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying." Now, the key word here is slowly. Boy was this a slow paced movie. It was, in fact, so slow paced that the fact of sitting through the entire movie without falling asleep was quite an accomplishment. Wow, this movie was incredibly slow paced. And that, in turn, made for a very tedious and boring movie.
The storyline in the movie was actually interesting enough, but it was just slaughtered and mauled by the incredibly slow pacing of the storytelling. There were some really good aspects to the storyline and some very interesting things here. Just a shame that it was killed off by the monotonous pacing of the movie.
As for the acting in the movie. Well, the movie does have a rather small cast ensemble, which means that there is somewhat more pressure on the cast to deliver good performances to carry the movie. And the two lead actresses, Julia Ormond (playing Ivy) and Emma Draper (playing Ellie) really put on good performances. Just a shame that these performances were wasted on such an atrociously paced storyline and movie.
The movie itself had so much potential. But it just never was brought to a fulfilling fruition. Why? Well, you already know the answer to that; the pacing of the movie.
Visually then "Reunion" was interesting. There was a good sense of foreboding and lurking dread throughout the course of the movie, and that was accomplished by the sets that made up the house and its interior. And I must admit that I was especially impressed with the visuals towards the end of the movie, but by then it was just too little too late.
Ultimately then "Reunion" just failed as an interesting movie. And while I managed to endure the ordeal of getting through the movie, then this is by no means a movie that I would recommend you rushing out to spend your money, time or effort on.
My rating of this 2020 movie from writer and director Jake Mahaffy lands on a more than generous three out of ten stars.