Blue Jay

What a disappointment!

The concept of the film was interesting and had potential, but the plot and the way it was executed had me yawning in my seat in 15 minutes. The film squanders all that potential, delivering a lackluster and boring product. It felt like watching a documentary! The trailer looked promising and was mildly suspenseful, but unfortunately, that 2 minutes of action is all you're gonna get in this 83 minute film.

The best things about it are the gorgeous establishing shots and the location, which I admire the crew for filming in such a harsh environment. But everything else is dreary and fails to capture the audiences' attention. The writing wasn't given much thought, and the characters were one-dimensional. The lack of character development and their uninspiring portrayal prevented me from feeling invested to care much about what happens to them, which defeats the whole purpose of the film.

The villain initially seemed like an interesting character, but as the movie dragged on, you realize that this man made no sense - much like the entire film. The limp plot twist at the end was predictable and anti-climactic. The credits roll and you feel like you've wasted your time.

I wouldn't recommend watching this film unless you truly have nothing else to watch.

Excruciatingly pointless, storyline makes no sense and culminates into an ending that can only make you go huh?

I thought this movie might just be a standard action thriller, I like James Landry-Hébert, he was exceptional on 1883, but I wish there was more exposition to the story. What was it that drew him to Ashley? Was it just her pretty eyes? Were they meant to have met in real life and not just in her choppy dream sequences? And what was happening to her in those sequences? It seems like there could have been some sort of connection between them to work with that. March was drawn to her immediately, and I think she could have been more curious about him, just to put some foundations under the plot. They hardly spoke. He was exceptionally unsettling right at the end, with his sort of dead eyed stare, and I must say I liked the way he called her pretty bird. It is what it is, the location was beautiful, and there was some interesting plot potential, it just could have been fleshed out further. But my most pressing questions.... WHY would she take and keep her boots off????? (Although, I loved his bewildered tone when he held them up) WHY did she keep taking her clothes off???? WHY did she break into a car she knew she had no keys for???? Those questions have no answers, as they are the stuff these types of films are made of.

OK, all those that rated this movie at one or two haven't really seen a bad movie. This is not that bad! The movie introduces you to the characters and slowly builds into a relatively tense thriller.

The movie is far from perfect, and there will be several times your question their decisions. But it's a survival movie, and they all make stupid decisions!

If you were looking for a high end, Hollywood movie, look elsewhere, but if you are looking for something to give you some thrills, give it a shot. But before warned, the ending sucks. Not sure why they can't make movies with legitimate endings and a good conclusion anymore.

You see, this is the problem with reading reviews on here sometimes; no appreciation of a well made independent film. I loved this thriller. I think a lot of people like to come on here and trash movies. This movie was well written, well acted, and had my wife and I on the edge of our seats. The angrier my wife gets when I talk through movies, the more I know she loves it. This film was beautifully shot for not being a large budget film, with multiple intense scenes that were extremely intense. Sara Lindsey was especially convincing. I thought the acting was very strong, from the waitress in the beginning, who clearly had the authenticity of a mid-west girl to the antagonist, who was well chosen and did a great job. I would definitely recommend seeing this movie.