The Grinn

2017
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

3.9/10

278

YOUR RATING

Cristiana DiPietro, Matthew Kalamane, Sarah Leight, Fred DiPietro, Sam Wallace III, Victor DiBartolomeo, John Carroll, and Michka Hawkins in The Grinn (2017)

Drama Horror Thriller

A man awakens in an empty house that he is unable to leave. Battling fatigue, injury and amnesia, and guided only by a cryptic voice on his phone, he begins piecing together fractured memori... Read allA man awakens in an empty house that he is unable to leave. Battling fatigue, injury and amnesia, and guided only by a cryptic voice on his phone, he begins piecing together fractured memories of the events that led him to be trapped. With a terrifying presence confining him insi... Read allA man awakens in an empty house that he is unable to leave. Battling fatigue, injury and amnesia, and guided only by a cryptic voice on his phone, he begins piecing together fractured memories of the events that led him to be trapped. With a terrifying presence confining him inside the house, he ultimately discovers a truth more horrifying than he could have ever imag... Read all

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IMDb RATING

3.9/10

278

YOUR RATING

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8drkasparek

Surprisingly impressive

There was an intimacy and mystery as a result of the focus on a single character trying to piece together with audience how he got to this point similar to recent blockbuster like girl on a train. Of course it is another genre and misses the fancy transitions that can be found with big budget films. Still I was surprised how well it worked with what it had. The development of characters, lines and cuts were done well.

I am not normally one to watch psychological horrors or movies not previously in cinema but a friend suggested this movie. I think I may try more Indy films in future

6ghaalakailinaa

Surprisingly good and interesting

When I started watching The Grinn I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, I admit. We are flooded nowadays by expensive but poorly executed, badly written movies of all genres, so sometimes finding a good movie with an interesting story might seem like a challenge. Luckily The Grinn did not disappoint me. Though low budget it focuses strongly on the story and its character, and through that it delivers an experience that a combination of well written script,an interesting story and good film directing should give. Would recommend it to those who expect more from a good movie than just high tech special effects with boring story behind it.

1fallu_unu

Unbelievable

First time I tried to watch it, I took it off after few minutes. Today I really want my Boxing Day's afternoon back.

1interfacegaming

Don't waste your electricity watching this

The concept was okay. Done with better backing it could have been great. The actor playing Vance hopefully doesn't act as a full time job and has a career to fall back on. The actress playing Vera seemed very stale and unimpressive. Diana was acted possibly the best here but that doesn't mean good. The set up for the ending just seemed to drag on and this film could have been half an hour shorter and marketed as a student indy film and would have been better. The best acting comes from the baby who had no real acting skill, so it was an even playing field.

1icocleric

The Budget Went On The Strobe Machine.

I think they must of spent all their budget on a strobe machine, because it was used a lot. In places it made no sense, to the point it was unwatchable. Even from the start they are pointlessly there. Which over use ruins the effectiveness of any effect.

Like if he gets part of a memory back, it's just filled with strobes for some reason.

But, also the budget didn't seem to be used any where else. Like some of the actors were kind of okay, but overall they were all forgetable. Most of film that I did watch was also boring, and very forgetable. Super natural stuff, where???

I wish I got back the time I spent giving this a chance.

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Trivia
The movie is called "The Grinn" because of the creature's face outside Vance's house, which has a large, unnerving grin. The name is an ironic pun because a grin typically connotes happiness, but the creature in the movie represents the opposite -death. This characteristic creates a playful contrast with this subject, an antagonist associated with death. Overall, the pun in the title visually represents the creature's face and generates a sense of irony and contrast.