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I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THIS! From the first ever teaser trailer to the MARKETING like wow I was hooked! Watching it this night in IMAX was kinda disappointing read on down.

Story: At 2:17 alot of kids just run out of their house. That was all I needed to go in on and the movie delivers the mystery and intrigue very well. Once they set up the mystery you do feel like your taken on the journey of discovery. The ONLY ISSUE is horror buffs will IMMEDIATELY catch on to what's going on. Once I kinda already knew what was happening it kinda takes you out because you as the audience knows but the characters do not. Alot of pretty convenient opportunities happen in this movie as well that kinda made me raise a eye.

Horror: In my opinion they really should have committed to the scares BUT THEY DON'T. The comedy SHOULD have been REMOVED like TAKEN OUT COMPLETELY! Some genuine scares are COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED by the director wanting you to laugh. In the opening shot you get like punk rock music WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CREEPY AMBIENCE!

Story: Multiple perspectives are shown in this movie and some are used to amazing effect. It's was creative for the first hour but again once you the audience member finds out what the threat is your kinda just watching it unfold waiting for the characters to catch up.

Overall I didn't hate the film and I enjoyed it so much more then barbarians but that wasn't ever a high bar to me. THE MARKETING OVERSOLD THE SCARES and they turned the scariest moments into comedy. I couldn't shake the feeling those who wait for streaming will Definitely enjoy it alot more in their houses. Losing those scares kinda makes it your preference if you pay to see it on the big screen or not.

There's a basic principle in filmmaking that's as old as time. If you set up your characters correctly the audience will always be invested and that's EXACTLY what you get here.

From the opening you see our main characters struggles with their relationship and how they wanted to please the other but fail multiple times. The movie hit the themes of complacency and dependency and tries to disguise it as love in moments that work FLAWLESS.

The actual scares are actually VERY EFFECTIVE and there's one at night that made me jump because of the sheer claustrophobic nature of the camera angles and shots.

Ending: Definitely the most controversial part of the film for me. I obviously won't spoil but it completely almost ruined the film for me. It just kinda really took me out. I initially thought it would end in a different way and kinda hoped it would but no. Again that ending is really BAD so again beware that but besides that I thought this was a nice horror film.

Where to begin let's start at the heart! At this films core it's a love story/revenge plot. You follow your main lead Marvin who seems like a nice guy until you find out more about him. Then it quickly becomes a thrill ride full of blood and fighting.

Fighting: This was a really different style of fighting from the camera movements to the WWE wrestling moves. At times it's fun and inventive and can really elevate the action. Unfortunately other times it's just "meh" and it's weird to watch honestly. I wish they had committed to the whacky nature of the fighting.

Conclusion: By credits I was a little disappointed but for a Hour and twenty it went by fast. There's some good action scenes but unfortunately besides the few good ones there's really nothing else here to really latch onto. It's just a run of the mill action/Love story with a few standout sequences.