no clue if it's the movie itself but the audio isn't always synced and it's really irritating.
the cinematography is nice, but as apple likes to point out, you can film some really nice shit on your phone these days so i can't say i'm THAT impressed. the score has terrible timing, there's no clear transition between scenes (even with the found footage aspect it feels bizarre, especially since it's only partially found footage). the acting isn't the worst (trust me go watch some of the other falsely inflated horrors on imdb then this feels oscar worthy) but having two of the three leads being hit or miss with their acting makes it hard to suspend disbelief for very long. einar has a few good moments when he's yelling at mark, but otherwise his emotions feel insincere, helen is operating at a solid mediocre and mark was the only one who was convincing throughout the film. he is exactly what a neurotic friendzoned cameraman nerd would act like in this situation and frankly i only finished the movie for him.
a few funny quotes and not so awful that i couldn't finish it, but overall it just misses the mark. the director probably needs to work on how they interact with their actors because i have a feeling from einar's performance that he's likely a good actor when given good direction. and the screenwriter needs to figure out what the fuck they were even writing and get an editor to help them with transitions and plot points.
Review by hannahBlockedParent2021-06-05T22:46:12Z
no clue if it's the movie itself but the audio isn't always synced and it's really irritating.
the cinematography is nice, but as apple likes to point out, you can film some really nice shit on your phone these days so i can't say i'm THAT impressed. the score has terrible timing, there's no clear transition between scenes (even with the found footage aspect it feels bizarre, especially since it's only partially found footage). the acting isn't the worst (trust me go watch some of the other falsely inflated horrors on imdb then this feels oscar worthy) but having two of the three leads being hit or miss with their acting makes it hard to suspend disbelief for very long. einar has a few good moments when he's yelling at mark, but otherwise his emotions feel insincere, helen is operating at a solid mediocre and mark was the only one who was convincing throughout the film. he is exactly what a neurotic friendzoned cameraman nerd would act like in this situation and frankly i only finished the movie for him.
a few funny quotes and not so awful that i couldn't finish it, but overall it just misses the mark. the director probably needs to work on how they interact with their actors because i have a feeling from einar's performance that he's likely a good actor when given good direction. and the screenwriter needs to figure out what the fuck they were even writing and get an editor to help them with transitions and plot points.