True Fiction

Had no idea where this film was going, and i was hooked. Until it got past the midway point and it sort of lost track.

The ending was trash which is why i give it 5 stars

Not a terrible film

And "deadly" - for your sanity and other "things". Now the German title of the movie got a tag line that some may say is quite the spoiler ... at least it indicates something that already gives you a view into what you are about to watch. German title "givers" like to do stuff like that ... explaining or spoiling a movie ... it is what it is.

The movie may have a slow pace at the beginning, but once it gets going ... it really gets going! And yes there is only a binary choice when it comes to guessing where this leads ... so no cookie for you if you guess it right. Still this can be entertaining, while also straining and exhausting! Yes the main characters seem despicable to say the least ... or not likeable ... but if you wrap your head around that, if you suspend your disbelief ... this can be the horror/thriller you can dig and be entertained by (not literally, you know what I mean).

This was a pretty interesting little thriller

The plot was really fun, while a little deluded and occasionally predictable, the idea of perception-of-reality was interesting and well done. The pacing was also pretty decent, it never felt as though it was dragging, but it didn't feel rushed.

Both John Cassini and Sara Garcia played their characters well, and I feel they bounced off each other surprisingly effectively. The writing felt a little haphazard in some places but it was passable as well.

Third act was also a good way to tie thing up, though the last five minutes or so felt unnecessary. Not awful by any means though.

All in all, a fairly impressive film, even more so because it's a directorial debut. You won't be disappointed if you know what you're getting into.

Sara Garcia and John Cassini show pretty strong here as players entangled in a sick celebrity worship web. Regrettably, however, so much of what happens, or appears to happen, in "True Fiction" baffles to the practical point of incoherence.

And that's the truth.

Tapping into some universal fears such as isolation, mutilation, and fear of the unknown, True Fiction explored experimentation, gaslighting, and induced fear techniques as fodder for a novelists new book. This film definitely pays homage to a few cabin-fever classics such as Misery, Hard Candy, and even the Shining, with many twists and turns. I loved it!