This wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen but it wasn't the best either. If you don't mind repetitiveness and shaky camera flips and views, you might like this one. After watching the trailer, I thought it looked like a very interesting movie with promise. Even more so when the lead is Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars) who is accompanied by Matt McGorry (How To Get Away With Murder). Both are talented but you don't really get to see that in this movie.
The premise was interesting, it was something that a lot of people might be terrified for. Because of that, I really thought that this movie could be good. I hoped it wasn't all the flipping views with shaky bits and awkward pauses like in the trailer but sadly, it was. That took away from the story a bit for me. While it was needed for certain parts, I wish it wasn't like that for the entire movie.
Despite how much promise this looked like it had, I feel it fell kind of short for several reasons.
- Lack of backstory. We really knew nothing about Emma Taylor (Benson) and what had gone on in her past. We knew she had parents and an angry ex, that was pretty much it.
- No Character Development. This ties into the above, when you don't have a backstory, you can't develop characters as easily. Even with good actors and actresses, there is only so much you can do.
- Boring. Yeah, I said it, parts of this movie were boring. How many times do you want to watch someone shave part of their leg and play the same game in an hours time?
The only reason I am giving this two stars is the concept was there, it just needed more substance and time. It was rather short and I feel that really hurt this particular film.