It’s like the song that never ends, it just goes on and on, my friends. Guys, this movie should have been a nice little short film that got straight to the point, because the concept wasn’t that bad. Voyeurism is a subgenre in thriller films, as I just finished reviewing the remake of Rear Window. It’s interesting in more ways than one – but this movie just takes it too far, complete with video cameras that can apparently see through walls like Superman’s X-Ray vision – and that’s not even the worst of it.
This movie has at the very least three concrete endings. The first one, I couldn’t help but notice was smack dab in the middle of the movie. I was about to get up to do some chores when I realized that there was still 45 minutes left. Then 30 minutes left. Then 15. This movie feels extremely long at 90 minutes because there is absolutely no flow. The first half of the movie could be considered okay if it were to end at that point – but once it drags on, the movie quickly turns to crapitude in the blink of an eye. Why? In my opinion, the film believed whole-heartedly that it required having a twist ending. So instead of having a twist that makes any logical sense, they go on and on trying to explain something that defies logic, and in result, digs itself deeper into a neverending pit of disappointment. I’m sitting here writing this review extremely confused.
I was at least somewhat interested in seeing this movie, regardless that on Netflix, it holds a 1/5 star rating. The concept looked interesting, and I am more or less, a fan of Elijah Wood. As I’ve said, the beginning of the movie isn’t bad at all – it hits all the points it needs to in order to prepare you for this cyber world…it just stumbles over itself so many times that I’m almost embarrassed at the fact that I even watched it to begin with. These movies make me question on if I should watch another one…
Review by David GilleandVIP 7BlockedParent2016-10-14T21:56:59Z
It’s like the song that never ends, it just goes on and on, my friends. Guys, this movie should have been a nice little short film that got straight to the point, because the concept wasn’t that bad. Voyeurism is a subgenre in thriller films, as I just finished reviewing the remake of Rear Window. It’s interesting in more ways than one – but this movie just takes it too far, complete with video cameras that can apparently see through walls like Superman’s X-Ray vision – and that’s not even the worst of it.
This movie has at the very least three concrete endings. The first one, I couldn’t help but notice was smack dab in the middle of the movie. I was about to get up to do some chores when I realized that there was still 45 minutes left. Then 30 minutes left. Then 15. This movie feels extremely long at 90 minutes because there is absolutely no flow. The first half of the movie could be considered okay if it were to end at that point – but once it drags on, the movie quickly turns to crapitude in the blink of an eye. Why? In my opinion, the film believed whole-heartedly that it required having a twist ending. So instead of having a twist that makes any logical sense, they go on and on trying to explain something that defies logic, and in result, digs itself deeper into a neverending pit of disappointment. I’m sitting here writing this review extremely confused.
I was at least somewhat interested in seeing this movie, regardless that on Netflix, it holds a 1/5 star rating. The concept looked interesting, and I am more or less, a fan of Elijah Wood. As I’ve said, the beginning of the movie isn’t bad at all – it hits all the points it needs to in order to prepare you for this cyber world…it just stumbles over itself so many times that I’m almost embarrassed at the fact that I even watched it to begin with. These movies make me question on if I should watch another one…