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PROS: One thing that was well realized was the build up of tension. It almost felt like the film was happening in real time, which gave that extra bit of paranoia to the project. When the movie unraveled it spiraled out of control giving a sort of hypnotic attractiveness. It lured you in and kept you hyper focused on each event, which allowed for the extreme scenes to have no limits, giving it that great tension. I genuinely don't believe that this could've been achieved if the acting wasn't as good as it was. Each character had depth, had more to them than just "a father" "a rapist" "a victim". These were real people, and that came across through the screen. The Final thing that I appreciated was the feel of the movie. It's hard to explain, but the tone of the scene, the weather, and the timing really vamped up the movies importance. To top it all off, the film had a very classic horror vibe which was terrific.

CONS: The biggest thing that bothered me was the resolution. It not only felt redundant, but it was unbelievable and not plausible by any means.

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PROS: This movie is so bad and awful and terrible that it is hard to find a pro. What I can say however, is that the acting in the movie was good. I love EMILY BLUNT, so I'm kinda bias. In the film, she is amazing.

CONS: In the film, there is no real plot or problem to be solved, which makes it extremely hard to have a good build up of tension. I have only ever seen one a movie with a bad build up and yet pulled off a good conclusion and thats Exam. This movie couldn't pull that off. Movies overall have a hard time with that, granted. But with this film in particular, there was a really difficult time at establishing a plot with any consistency. It is just so all over the place which really made it hard for anything good to come out of the acting. To dive deeper into to the film is to get more confused, which sucks because you really want to have a topical and a deeper meaning to any sci-fi horror. This film just didn't have that. Ill summarize it for you. You have a girl and a guy stranded on a back road in winter, with a bunch of spectral happenings everywhere that make no sense and are irrelevant. You also have no intensity or paranoia, nor are you gifted with an ending that matters, no. You just get garbage.

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PROS: For starters, the acting in this film is so good its beyond words. The true raw emotions that each actor takes on is revealed with such honesty that it is hard to look over. You had love, fear, compassion, and pain that embody the film and its rawness so well. The other thing that I noticed as a critic was tactfulness of the plot. For me it is the little things that can throw a film off, but in this movie those little things were addressed in a polished way. This overall made the already great storyline even better! The whole idea of a booby trapped house made for a compelling film. And to top it all off the film was so well crafted. The special effects were great, the scenery was terrific, and the setting was so well organized and thought out.

CONS: The biggest problem I had was with the resolution and build up of tension. To me there were way to many climaxes and just a really crummy resolution. The ending could've been better if it wasn't after 4 different climaxes. It would've been more impactful.

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