As Certain as Death

Grab some popcorn and add generous butter because it is going to be a nail-biting experience otherwise... or don't and just believe me when I say, "scary."

Love the cast, and did not expect this direction ... but then again Nickelodeon does love to push the envelope when it comes to genre. From Nick's "Ned's Declassified", to Disney's "Zeke & Luther" you see the lights, camera, and action like never before breaking into horror. This isn't a walk in the park or rather the school.

What a production! Hutch does an incredible job acting and if you're skating through this I'll close with - GOOD LUCK!!!

AHHHHHHH!

After watching this bro Hutch Dano really made me think about the people who are going through change. Kayla is clearly the one who is facilitating the intervention, shes taking the oath. When something like addiction, struggle, and disparity pops up in someone going alone is not a option. I knew someone who had the same problem and its kinda like building a fountain form scratch just trying to change someone. Teenagers and young adults are exposed to a lot of stuff and some make bad decisions, you see it on the news. The script/characters did their best to help by sympathizing, bringing up past memories and even cracking jokes.

The camera work and acting actually are not that bad. In terms of the quality of the filming, it can be said that it does not belong to category B. Unfortunately, there is very little action, like 1% of the screen time, the rest is tedious conversations. The suspense, which lasts for an hour and a half, is beyond all measure, when the film is already over, is too much. The main male character is glowing with health and hardly looks like a junkie who has tried all kinds of substances. The scriptwriter might be advised to put himself in the viewer's shoes and think about the plot twists. Otherwise, the team of creators definitely has potential.

This movie should for sure categorize perfectly with all of the most recent Netflix spooks like; The Fear Street Series, Vampires vs the Bronx, Night Teeth and The rental. Most movies like the ones mentioned above came out during and a bit after COVID-19. Netflix probably had a phase to put out as many Halloween like movies as they can. The light horror, funny jokes, and wicked storyline makes this one spooky. Summing it up to be pretty entertaining. I like how a person from the woods of Big Bear(the filming location) appears leaving the audience to questioning. Coming to find out that he was the one who stopped the main character from breaking old habits.

Okay, Hutch Dano is someone who I used to adore on tv! The Ned's D Classified crew totally made a comeback on this one.. but without Devon Werkheiser :(. As Certain could have been a lot better however it was still good just not what I expected coming from a child actor. People need to realize that this movie consisted of foul language that pushed some boundaries. Totally get it though! How else are you going to save someone from their disparity other than forcing them to go to the woods and detach? And OMG Daniel Curtis Lee had his moment under the stars, that was a perfectly romantic scene then ruined by the creepy howling of the man in the woods. I wish they stayed alive for one more night! Ugh cringe.. Cant wait for the next one!!