Descendent

If you want to get put into a coma , pop a gummy and watch this snooze fest!! 😴.... so I have to keep writing more on this movie that can't decide whether it should be a drama or a mental health issue flick , this movie had potential but lost it in minute 4 , it's just one of those movies that you start out wanting to pay attention to and then it forces you into a lull that doesn't feel recoverable...

First off the wife is insufferable, I could understand the suicidal thoughts living with her.

Secondly, the anti gun nonsense is wild. Dude is supposed to be a security guard and you're telling me he doesn't already own a gun. Then you have the friend who already owns guns tell him he doesn't need one. AND THEN it just randomly goes off, did he clip his badge to the trigger wtf happened there?

The spooky stuff was done well, the effects were good. Still didn't finish it.

I saw the reviews and thought I'd give it a go but its clearly inflated. There is no way this movie should be over 3 stars.

The acting, music and cinematography is actually pretty good but the storyline is terrible. You keep expecting something (anything) to happen and it doesn't. Its a slow burn to nothing.

Don't waste your time watching this.

Good title. Music/soundtrack engaging. Premise, recognizable. Execution - complete let down.

Although the actors do very well with the script, it is indeed the script that lets everyone down. I do not mind open ended films when a theme points to a couple different conclusions, but there really is no theme other than what is suggested in the title.

The story pretends to be leading you into a descent into madness, and yet, on what foundation does the main character's madness hinge? Suggestive with no real follow through is not a story, and does not follow even the classic storytelling model. There was a chance 3/4 through the film to open up to some real possibilities, but every time the story got to that point, the director changed scene, leaving the audience stuck with nothing.

I gave this 3 stars for the actors ability to make their scenes engaging, and the music. The writing failed (and I taught writing for 20 years), and the direction was down a path to nowhere.

While the film effectively conjures and then nurtures the mystery surrounding our protagonist, Sean's, fragile mental state through solid technicalities and competent performances, it seems the creators overlooked the importance of incorporating strong emotional depth into the script.

This emotional availability would have been beneficial to 'develop' and 'utilise' the underlying sentiments pertaining human psyche, resting deep beneath the surface.