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Not sure what to make of it.

posted 10 years ago by scuffpuppy
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The acting, on the whole, was pretty good (for this type of film), the characters had all been well cast, a very underrated skill in my opinion (how many times have we all watched a film, both low and big budget movies, when actors cast for a roll are blatantly the wrong person...it can destroy a movie), the DP did a good job, lighting was good, sound and AR was good. It was all good.

But eff-all happens. There's no build up, no scares, no tension...no story, at least none that you could retell to a friend without their eyes rolling.

It's not a bad film, not at all. It's just a film with a crap screen writer, and clearly too tight a shooting schedule for the producer to fire him/her, and get someone who knows how to write.

5/10 (looses 2 points for hiring a $hit script writer)

...and don't point your fooking tentacles at me! ~District 9

[–] detune 10 years ago

My feelings exactly. When all those technical elements are right, but the movie just ends suddenly with nothing having happened, what's the point? It just made me want that 90 minutes of my life back.

Speaking of the screen writer, notice it's the same person who directed. He should have let go of his ego and brought in someone who could write a decent story.

[–] girldonutz 9 years ago

You hit the nail on the head. I gave it a 5/10 due to the acting & set. It could and should have been better. I kept waiting for something exciting but, sadly, it never came.

[–] lordofthelake 8 years ago

I liked it until the end.