Where do I even begin? Even without spoiling it you can easily pick apart this entire film. The positives of this film include the decent cinematography, a couple scenes with real and effective tension, and the fact that it's not boring or overly offensive with how bad it is.
This film takes place in a world like no other. Footsteps and breathing are completely inaudible (even though they would actually add tension and make things a tiny bit more believable), people make the most idiotic decisions when their lives are in danger, and --
What's worst about this film is how much it painfully lacks self-awareness. While the film definitely does some surprising things, showing you just how corny and low-brow they can get, you already know where things are going long before you get there. The overall plot of the movie is incredibly cliche and unsatisfying rather than interesting and thought-provoking.
HOWEVER: Once you realize what kind of movie you're in for, things get really fun.
For me I believe it was 40 mins into this long, lovely, and laughable movie. The film decides to lose all subtlety, all mystery, and all creativity pretty early. So what do you do? Nothing is scary anymore and the story is so off the rails you can't relate to anyone or anything that's happening. So you find entertainment in the mess that shines before you. You laugh at the cartoony dialogue, jump and chuckle at the cheap and random jump scares, scratch your head at the brainless actions of the main character, snicker through the bad acting during the encounters with invisman, and try not to burst into laughter as things get crazier and crazier and the film takes itself waaaay too seriously. So would I recommend this experience? Well I used a gift card and had the whole day off and wanted to spend some time with a good friend that I haven't seen in a while. It was free and I was entertained. Not as I was hoping to be, based on the reviews from people that actually thought it was good, but I had a good time. My friend actually liked it tho so that made things awkward. (Ethan, if you're reading this, I'm glad you liked the twists and turns and scary wide angles. I really am.)
HOWEVER: Once you realize what kind of movie you're in for, things get really fun.
For me I believe it was 40 mins into this long, lovely, and laughable movie. The film decides to lose all subtlety, all mystery, and all creativity pretty early. So what do you do? Nothing is scary anymore and the story is so off the rails you can't relate to anyone or anything that's happening. So you find entertainment in the mess that shines before you. You laugh at the cartoony dialogue, jump and chuckle at the cheap and random jump scares, scratch your head at the brainless actions of the main character, snicker through the bad acting during the encounters with invisman, and try not to burst into laughter as things get crazier and crazier and the film takes itself waaaay too seriously. So would I recommend this experience? Well I used a gift card and had the whole day off and wanted to spend some time with a good friend that I haven't seen in a while. It was free and I was entertained. Not as I was hoping to be, based on the reviews from people that actually thought it was good, but I had a good time. My friend actually liked it tho so that made things awkward. (Ethan, if you're reading this, I'm glad you liked the twists and turns and scary wide angles. I really am.)
