Reviews

This was a good film that was well acted but massively frustrating to watch, especially as a parent. The pace was good and it kept the intrigue.

Now the problems: Firstly to go and stay at the home of someone you met on holiday....no.

The way they boss your child around...no.

Making you leave your child with someone you don't know, especially when it's a middle aged man....no.

Walking in on you when you're in the shower....no.

Making you pay the bill at a restaurant when they are the ones who invited you for dinner....no.

Bullying their 'son' because he couldn't dance...no.

They had ample opportunities to leave and they chose to stay, and look what happened. Bjorn left his family in the car to go and ask for help that was mere yards away. He knew Patrick was following him and still left his family in the car. Then when Patrick went to pee outside, Bjorn was just staring at the keys in the ignition. Why didn't he hop in the drivers seat and drive off?

Then when Agnes was taken, me as a parent while that door was open would have flung myself out to get my child.

Then to undress and let rocks be thrown at you without putting up a fight...it all just doesn't seem like the actions of normal people. Especially when Patrick and Karin had no weapons or anything.

One thing I didn't understand is why they kidnapped children in the first place. They're not trafficking the children, so what was the point? Just to kill families? They had no motive so that was odd.

Nevertheless a tense watch but ruined with annoying characters. Would have been rated higher if they'd actually put up a fight.

I actually went in thinking this was a mysterious psychological thriller with a twist ending. It tried to disguise itself as a thriller but ended up being quite a boring, miscast drama.

It dragged and dragged but I stayed til the end, hoping there would be some climax at the end, for example, Ani actually knew what the boys were going to do and lied this whole time. Or she had actually orchestrated it. Something along the lines of Apple Tree Yard, but better.

Had I known how this was going to pan out, I never would have watched it, it's just not my kind of thing. The main character isn't likeable, despite what happened to her, and so it makes it difficult to root for her even though she was a victim. I just couldn't resonate with her at all.

I didn't want spoilers so I did not read about what had happened to the real family behind this show.

The show started off wonderfully; it was intriguing, a bit creepy, mixed with some dark humour. It really looked like it was going to be really good. And it was for the most part. Lots of twists and turns in the show, lots happening...but unfortunately the last half hour or so were terrible. Once we find out it's not actually Theodora who was behind it, and Karen buys the house, we're like, oh so it was her after all, but it wasn't. We still don't find out who it was because the case (which I read about after I watched the show) was never solved. They never found out who wrote the letters. And I absolutely detest shows and films with no resolution. Makes me feel like I wasted my time watching them.

So as much as I praise Bobby Cannavale's performance in this show, (because he was actually brilliant), along with Noma Dumezweni, I have to take points off for the ending. Would have been an 8 otherwise. But I did enjoy it for the most part. It was interesting, it was engaging. The end just killed it.

What an odd film.

The narrative is all over the place, it just doesn't work unfortunately.

Starts off ok with a bit of background into her childhood, and then as she's taken off to an orphanage, it cuts to her as an adult auditioning for movies. Could have included what happened after that and her teenage years, etc. I don't really see what the point of the beginning was then. They could have just started off then with her as an adult and woven in the story about her absent father and crazy mother.

To be honest this was a waste of Ana's talent, because she played the part great..and of all the actresses who've played Marilyn, she gave the best portrayal and the most compatible looks wise. However this story is terribly told and had they just done an actual biopic, it would have been so much better.

I really wasn't sure how this film was going to pan out. I briefly read the synopsis then kind of forgot what it was about when I started watching it.

I thought Aisha Dee was fantastic in this. She embodied the role of the troubled Cecilia really well. And while she may be portrayed as the villain of the movie, I personally don't see her as the villain. I think this one film where you're either going to hate her and pray for her demise, or feel a sympathy for her.

Being bullied as a child has never left her. It's lead her to the job she does. She probably doesn't find it easy to make friends and we don't see her talking to any family or friends; all she has is her followers who she turns to for validation. To know that she is seen and heard and needed. That she is wanted. And this becomes an obsession to her. She puts on this front of being worthy to her followers but she lives in a tiny, messy apartment, drives a yellow car that her best friend always said she wanted; she is very socially awkward and not the person she makes herself out to be. She goes to Emma's engagement party and feels home again, making friends with Emma's new friends.

Until she encounters her old school bully at the hen weekend and Emma's new BFF, Alex. And it's like she's back in school again. The new friends don't know her, they know Alex. And so when Alex makes her hatred for Cecilia apparent, the friends are on Alex's side. Here Cecilia is face to face with bullies again. Even though they don't bully her outright, they tease her behind her back, make hurtful comments and laugh at Alex's snide comments.

I thought it was a great film. My only criticism was the score was annoying. Music playing through 90% of the movie, over the actors which sometimes made the dialogue quite difficult to hear. Not sure what the reasoning for that was but I didn't like it at all. It wasn't necessary to have music in certain points of the film. It ruined the atmosphere.

I enjoyed it. More of a thriller than a horror I'd say, but good.

This film was riddled with clichés and as it's a comedy horror, I'm not sure if those clichés are deliberate or just horror movie tropes added in.

Some of the dialogue is a bit cheesy, but again I'm not sure if it's deliberate or not.

I think some of the casting could have been better, but I liked the actress who played Bee; I felt her awkward character brought a bit of depth toward it. And the actress who played Alice was hilarious.

Pete Davidson did a good job, I've never seen him act before so I wasn't sure what to expect. His sarcastic humour was believable. The other actresses and actor however were quite subpar.

I was surprised by the ending. I'd guessed everyone and then to find out there actually wasn't even a killer; that was brilliant...a slasher film with no killer. That end line of the film had me in stitches...'I have reception'. The film is a 6 but I added a point for the end. Good watch.

There have not been very good vampire movies of late. I can't even remember the last one I watched.

The thing about this film is, the trailer gave far too much away. Had it been a little more mysterious, the reveal would have been more of a surprise. Having said that, I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Not all the acting is great and some of the dialogue could do with some polishing. A few twists could have been added.

It lacked a bit of darkness and so it almost plays out like a comedy horror in ways even though I don't think it's supposed to be.

Nevertheless I still enjoyed it. Worth a watch!

Not a bad film, but it is very reminiscent of the film A Tale of Two Sisters which was later remade as The Uninvited.

With a storyline like this, it leaves you with quite a broad range of possible outcomes. So when the film came to about an hour...I realized what was going on and I was very disappointed as this idea has been done before: The Sixth Sense, The Others, Jacobs Ladder, etc. I was expecting something new and exciting and instead watched a horror trope that's not so surprising anymore.

Nevertheless I enjoyed the film mainly because it was acted so superbly by Nicholas and Cameron Crovetti. What wonderful talents they are. It would have been a very average film without them in it.

A 4 is very harsh!!!!

It wasn't a bad episode, however this should have been like episode 1 or 2. The season should always end with the best episode, and this wasn't it. Episode 1 with the dolls should have been the last episode really. It was probably the most interesting episode with a nice tie-in to the American Horror Story season Coven.

My favourite episodes were Facelift and Necro. Two amazingly acted episodes.

This story was interesting, and the little twist was good but needed a bit more of an oomph. That's what it missing. Not sure Alicia Silverstone was well cast in this role. But anyways... Season 2 has been far superior to season 1. No doubt it will be renewed.

Not a bad film considering it's a Shudder film. They've yet to release a film that is really good. Their films just sit at average and this one is probably the best I've watched. Yet still not quite good enough.

It's far too obvious who the mystery couple, Tommans Sasha are, so there was no shock factor there. Tom and Sasha were pretty good in their roles. Unfortunately the wife Margo really irritated me. One of the most annoying characters I've ever seen in a film. Rude, ungrateful, abrupt...I was praying for her demise. At the end of the movie when Adam is basically trying to tell her Tom and Sasha have been back in their home, she's not even listening to him. She's not happy with the house, then she's happy with the house....awful person. Film could have been a bit slicker, it just failed to create much of an atmosphere.

While I mostly enjoyed this series...there are still a few things wrong with this show. The mystery of what happened 23 years ago keeps the viewer intrigued. All throughout you're just desperate to know what these mamas did that was so bad to make Angela kill herself. Ok, so this show delves into a lot of controversial topics like rape, racism, suicide, drugs, etc....so it didn't need to be shy when coming up with storylines of what the bullies did to Angela. What they did to her was weak. It didn't really balance the story for me. I felt they could have gone a little bit darker there. It's a horror show after all. Give us some horror! Between episodes 1-9 only three people were killed. When the killer was revealed; it was a bit of a cop out for me..that was very disappointing. Having a secret sibling or twin is a horror trope that's been done so many times. They needed a fresh idea. And I felt like the last episode was really rushed. Some of the writing is a bit off and the dialogue quite cringworthy. Like you know people wouldn't talk like that in reality. The acting was mostly good, not perfect but good.

I did like the original PLL tie in with them visiting Rosewood, the bookshop and the mention of Aria and Ezra.

Lots of movie references which I loved. The scene with Angela and her mother was very reminiscent of Carrie. Loved that.

Not sure if this will be renewed but if it is, I'd like brand new characters and a new storyline.

I know a lot of people didn't like Jordan Peele's second movie, Us; but I thought it was brilliant. I actually prefer it to Get Out. (Just a teeny bit). So I was beyond excited when this movie was announced. Aliens aren't really one of my favourite sub-genres, however if it's done properly, it can be really good. This was not. I'm struggling to put into words what I just watched. The storyline was all over the place. It had an interesting beginning with the dad, then slowed a bit, then picked up, and then went to a weird place which it never came back from. The scariest part of the film was with the children in the barn, and that turned out to be a prank!! The effects weren't very good; the alien creature looked ridiculous. I'm so surprised Jordan Peele wrote this, it was a colossal disaster. I mean, a good story line but a terrible execution. Of all the possibilities you can take with this storyline, Jordan Peele ended up with this.....I don't even know what else to say. Glad I didn't pay money at the cinema for this.