The Girl in the Trunk

I saw this and liked it, the score seemed low in other reviews like 3 and 4, this didn't seem like a bad movie really at all with good plot devices maybe with small twists and leads to where its going. Not an expert but I though first viewing was cool and I'll watch it again. I guess sort of low budget but it works well. The story is simple but moves pretty well along, if you like suspense it's good at keeping a simple theme going well. I started watching some low budget or independent films and they can be tough to watch with poor sound or just off putting acting and scenes. But this is a good watch I think compared to other's and in its own right.

Amateur actors and very poorly directed. Extremely low budget movie choices but it has reasonably good production quality, and reasonably good sound and boring repetitive background music. Special effects were also acceptable. It has some clever dialog and plot points, but it breaks down and goes off the rails quickly with several very poor choices. The story line offers a few good moments, but it devolves with several big plot holes and many inconsistencies that destroy the realism. Unfortunately some of the acting performances were truly awful, such as the father character. The ending worked, but the bad performances ruined that as well.

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The Girl In The Trunk (2024) is a disappointing thriller that fails to deliver on its intriguing premise. The plot is riddled with clichés and lacks coherence (I mean, just imagine leaving the person you've just kidnapped their mobile phone, with plenty of battery, to use anytime), while the characters are poorly developed.

Despite a few moments of suspense, the overall execution feels amateurish. The pacing drags, making it a tedious watch. It's a missed opportunity that squanders its potential. The dialogue is stilted, and the supposed twists are predictable, leaving the audience disengaged. The cinematography, while occasionally striking, can't save this film from its fundamental flaws. A forgettable experience, not worth the time.

The film being absolutely awful wasn't thing that irked me the most. The thing that irritated me the most was the lead actor. She kept licking her teeth! It was almost constant. The only reason I'd watch this film again is to count how times she done it. Also, the actor who played her Dad was awful. As was the kidnapper. The script would be better written by AI. Some of the lines were laugh out loud funny and equally as cringey. When a film makes you pick up your phone to write a scathing review you know it's a bad one. Most box office bombs of 2024 look like masterpieces compared to this complete mess.

This is a film where you won't find a single well-conceived idea. Scenes and events unfold like an assembly line - each one more foolish and boring than the last. The film is full of inconsistencies. The dialogues are dull, and the kidnapper's rhetoric constantly (and tragically humorously) resembles that of Hannibal Lecter.

You're probably wondering why I didn't just stop the film after 15 minutes. I wanted to see the extent of human stupidity. Curiosity killed the cat, and my brain still hurts from the pile of nonsense I witnessed in this film.

Do yourself a favor and don't watch this film.