reznors_chick

I originally gave this movie a 7 out of 10 before going back and changing it to a 9/10. I loved it the moment I finished it. Before I even finished it really. Days later, when it was still on my mind from time to time, I realized just how great of a movie this truly is. Not only will this be one of my favorite horror movies this year, but I think this should be on every list of classics. The mystery is great. The ending is great. I honestly don't have a single bad thing to say about this movie other than it could've kept going and still had my rapt attention. The acting is on point. The setting is so realistic yet super creepy. The story though. It draws you in within the very beginning and you will not be able to look away. It does not have a vintage feel. At least not to myself, yet it did remind me of older horror movies. Movies that rely on the story and the acting, not all the big Hollywood CGI and over the top theatrics.

The acting really makes this movie. Much more so than the story itself. Granted the actors do have quite a good story to work with. Featuring 3 younger girls. 2 of them I barely remember. I don't know their actual names, or their character names and honestly don't care to. They were just there, and were so far out-shined by the other actors. The movie at times was very tense. It's pretty straight forward. No mystery to try to figure out. Not a lot of gore. Would not call this a horror movie. I would place it in the thriller genre. Not sure what genre it is actually being categorized as. M. Night really did good with this one. Even if you typically don't care for his movies I would still give this one a go. The last time I seen one of his films in theatres was The Village, so I did go in with a lot of hesitancy, but he proved that like anyone else, sometimes he does bad work, and sometimes he really gets it right. I daresay this will probably make my top 10 of the year.

This movie. It was all over the place. Really. I suppose I could see how some people might have liked it. Those people must just have a drastically different idea of what makes a movie good. The only thing that kept me watching was that I was in the mood for a movie and after a while of fruitless searching for something new and exciting I settled for this. Then continued to watch for lack of something better. The acting was nothing special. The story was starting off good. Building up momentum and tension, drawing you in...the BAM it just get's to be too much. They take it over the top. You have no connection to the characters. The twist is very lacking. At times it becomes downright laughable.

At the end of the day if you want a movie along these lines, a movie that is well made and draws you in from beginning to end, watch Seaoning House.