Descendent

While the film effectively conjures and then nurtures the mystery surrounding our protagonist, Sean's, fragile mental state through solid technicalities and competent performances, it seems the creators overlooked the importance of incorporating strong emotional depth into the script.

This emotional availability would have been beneficial to 'develop' and 'utilise' the underlying sentiments pertaining human psyche, resting deep beneath the surface.

If you want to get put into a coma , pop a gummy and watch this snooze fest!! 😴.... so I have to keep writing more on this movie that can't decide whether it should be a drama or a mental health issue flick , this movie had potential but lost it in minute 4 , it's just one of those movies that you start out wanting to pay attention to and then it forces you into a lull that doesn't feel recoverable...

I liked this movie, but I understand where some haters are coming from- there are some large and small things that aren't very compelling.

The story follows this regular schmegular soon-to-be dad into his descent into madness... because of an alien abduction. My kind of movie.

Obviously his relationship suffers, he begins having strange experiences, his mental health deteriorates, and his sole focus is to keep his head above water and figure out what's going on. Does any of this happen? Is any of this real? Kind of!

I like the psychological aspect of it. He has these strange experiences and feelings and must navigate them. After the experience he acquired some cool abilities that allowed the viewer to understand him deeply. It was really these moments that enriched the story.

It was the lack of communication with his wife (and most people) and an incomplete backstory with the characters that made this story feel cheap. Even the end was abrupt and I didn't feel like his friend all said and done. I would've liked that.

First off the wife is insufferable, I could understand the suicidal thoughts living with her.

Secondly, the anti gun nonsense is wild. Dude is supposed to be a security guard and you're telling me he doesn't already own a gun. Then you have the friend who already owns guns tell him he doesn't need one. AND THEN it just randomly goes off, did he clip his badge to the trigger wtf happened there?

The spooky stuff was done well, the effects were good. Still didn't finish it.

Whilst the film had potential, the bare bones fact is, nothing happens here. It's very well made, from the acting to the cinematography, it's top notch. However, it's slow paced, and just goes nowhere.

I assume it was all too subtle for a simpleton like me. I was waiting for the movie to get into a third act, and it never happened. Dull.

One star for the soundtrack, which was excellent.