Brightwood

Let's start by addressing the acting: horrible.

The dialogue: Forced, stilted, unrealistic, dumb and cookie cutter. Literally no one talks like that couple in the real world!

Their reaction to what they discover as the main problem they are faced with is so laid back they even crack jokes! Imagine a movie that is trying to be grounded, serious and scary having scenes where a guy being chased by a lion shouts to the lion "Woah... dude, not my a__se! You crazy!?". That's this film.

Or if aliens landed and the people in the movie reacts with casual dismissal before carrying on with hteir lives. That's this film.

I went in seeing it was low budget and giving it a pass because of that... but really, what was the director thinking?

I watched this movie based off of what I read about it on the Internet very briefly and decided to give it a shot. Let's be honest. The quality of film-making here is terrible. It looks like it was shot out of someone's phone or home movie camera. The acting is atrocious as the guy underacts while the girl overacts all film long. They're annoying and not believable. But hidden in all this garbage, there is actually a gem of a very good idea. The concept and ending made me bump up the movie a few points in my rating. I can easily see this one being remade by a director with better vision and a bigger budget. Done correctly, that would be s movie to watch.

Does a lot with a basic premise. Two characters, one breaking up with the other with no reason for the audience to like either one of them. Are they all ways like this or do they bring out the worst in each other? How long has their relationship been this bad (seems like a long time). Was it ever healthy between them? They become trapped in a vortex jogging around this small lake. So it's all about tension, the tension between the couple, the tension between them and their situation. For a movie with so much tension from beginning to end it was easy to watch. The acting was great as was the suspense. Highly recommend, but know going in you're going to be watching a dysfunctional couple fighting for most of the movie.

I *really* enjoyed this one!

I famously struggle with films like this because they make my brain hurt. That being said, this was wonderful - and didn't give me a headache trying to understand the logistics, I just went with it and had a fantastic time!

The scenario is terrifying - literally, nightmare fuel! I also found it very darkly funny - Dana Burger's Jen made me laugh very loudly more than a couple times.

I think the script is great, the performances do their job in investing me into the storyline, and the horrific moments are quite effective!

Highly recommend this indie gem! Movies like this prove that you don't always need a gigantic budget to make a movie! Go create art!

Stick around till the end of the credits for something very funny!

I won't pretend to be smart enough to figure out all the time loop stuff, but this was a fun ride and I was satisfied with the ending. You're left with questions, but there's a strong message that leaves an impact that mattered more than all the details. I was so surprised by how great this was (especially for free on Tubi) that I'm genuinely shocked at how low it is scored here. I see some valid complaints among other reviewers, but this is objectively not a bad movie. Heck I'd probably watch it again! And I would absolutely recommend it, especially if you're into horror. This movie proves that you don't need a big budget to tell an interesting story.