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1/10
A Shame
grantleih4 January 2023
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Shameful attitude and disrespectful to members of society that deserve a great deal more empathy and care than this.

Shockingly poor acting. The direction is sadly not much better. At times no better than a poor 70's porn movie. Even worse to get dragged out for almost for two hours. Ugh.

There was certainly an attempt to do right by the subject matter but it failed abysmally. An insult to survivors of sexual assault. This should not be a subject taken lightly.

Hopefully this message will have been conveyed to those involved in the creation of this dreadful film. There could have had merit if more care had been taken.
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1/10
Just Don't. Honestly really, really bad.
jordanjanssen23 November 2023
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This film was abysmal. I don't say that lightly, but the following things were bad Acting Camera work Direction Writing Plot Makeup Image quality

This film just wasn't believable. I don't even think that having decent actors or direction could have saved the plot.

That the protagonist is raped by an antagonist who was showing signs of being a gentle and considerate person who then turned 180 degrees into a supervillain who monologued his dastardly plans with a camera placed low looking up at him accompanied by scary lightning and music tells you all you need to know. If it weren't for the fact that they were talking about rape, I would have been laughing at how bad it was. But never mind, it's all okay because in the extremely long exposition dialogue towards the end, it turns out the antagonist was raped by a relative when he was young, so all is forgiven.

So many terrible tropes throughout this film that, were the subject matter not so serious, I might have started a drinking game as they were ticked off.

None of the people involved in this film should ever be allowed behind or in front of a camera again.

On a positive note, I have to congratulate the people who managed to crowdfund this film for raising the cash to get it made and distributed. Please don't raise money for anything else featuring anyone who worked on this film, but well done for raising the cash. Did you have Kompromat on the donors?

Seen on Amazon Prime Video.
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10/10
A Lesson About Trauma and Honesty
samanthacoutts-4673823 March 2024
Trauma has many ways of affecting people: hyperventilation, emotional scars, nightmares, night terrors, etc. This film particularly has shown moments of trauma. I myself know the feeling of trauma. Nevertheless, this is a great movie. I think it teaches us to be careful who we like, trust, or hang out with. One can never be too cautious. It also has a lesson about honesty. It's very important to be open about certain things. If something is really bothering somebody, they need to talk to someone. I should know. I may have a hard time talking to people sometimes, but I try my best. Long story short, Moving Forward Films did a good job. For those who say otherwise: lay off. I really like Chris Brian! He's my friend and a brilliant actor and singer. He never ceases to make me smile.
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2/10
Not handled well
dndanj2 March 2024
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I do not think the subject matter was handled well at all.

In the right hands, this may have been good but it was ridiculously melodramatic and two dimensional.

The characterisations and the script were terrible, with some really laugh out loud lines - which made me feel like an awful person for laughing considering the subject matter.

It was too drawn out as well, with too much conversation at times - definitely required a bit of editing.

It is not all bad though. The acting from the lead in some of the dramatic moments was spot on and the best friend of the lead character was good too.....
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4/10
Could have been so much more.
gazster-706964 December 2023
I came across this on Amazon and thought I would give it a shot. It's very low budget and most likely a college student produced movie. The acting is well let's just say the actors might not have a very bright future ahead of them.

If we forgot about the acting in this and somewhat ropey script that seems to have been used the story itself is actually pretty good. A few bits definitely have gone too far. I think had a really good director got this into their hands with a good budget the film would score much higher. Infact I think personally I might have made a better go at this and I'm not even qualified for that. At least I made it right to the end of the movie.
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