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Never Blink is another good idea with potential ruined by poor writing, poor acting, and poor execution. As with most projects where the Writers and Directors are the same people this is a project that needed a different set of eyes either behind the cameras, or in the writer's room to improve it.

The characters are all stereotypical; it felt like there was a checklist drawn up of character types (the goth, the drug addict, the psychic, the doctor in over their head, the gay, and then people of each race to make sure the diversity quotient is there. The dialog is likewise ham-fisted and banal, with the usual lines from each stereotype.

A rewrite or two more, and a seasoned director could've turned this into something so much better. I really wanted to enjoy this more, if for no other reason, the premise alone.

Somewhere inside this turd of a movie there was a decent idea for a supernatural horror film. There were so many times I found I was asking myself "why," followed by "what," followed by "huh?" Again, the premise was decent, but it was entirely crippled by the writing, and the dialog, and the logic (or lack thereof). The characters' behavior made absolutely no sense, especially the father of the family that leaves for "vacation" in the first act of the film, which sets up the whole hackneyed premise of this monstrosity. Heck, even the fact the writer left this poor excuse for a movie open for a sequel that will never come, is proof enough of how out-of-touch he was with the truth of what had been spawned.

I think I feel most sorry for the actors. I certainly hope they were well-paid for their time, because this one should be left off any CV.

Don't bother watching it.