This is admittedly pretty difficult to pull off, as the filmmakers must balance suspense with realism.
Some movies fail spectacularly, serving up tired tropes, contrived plots, and/or unconvincing performances.
Often,they’re unintentionally funny rather than frightening.
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They range from ill-conceived sequels to abysmal true crime, united by incompetent filmmaking and awful writing.
Whats your excuse?"
The talented cast is similarly squandered.
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Obsessedtries to emulate the taut suspense of classics likeFatal Attractionbut instead feels like a soap opera on steroids.
The result is an incredibly boring movie that’s not even unintentionally entertaining.
The only halfway decent scene is the memorably intense climactic fight between two major characters.
This is basically justThe Omenwith science.
The revelations, when they eventually come, are lame and implausible.
All told, unconvincing performances, tired horror cliches, and glaring plot holes makeGodsendmore infuriating than entertaining.
It really should have been so much better, especially given the caliber of the cast.
Convinced hes saving her from a dangerous lifestyle, the cop locks her in his remote home.
The movie trudges along a predictable path, offering no surprises or moments of genuine suspense.
As a result, it feels overlong despite being only 95 minutes.
This is somewhat surprising, given that it was directed byProm NightfilmmakerPaul Lynch.
Thoroughly dull,The Keepercan be safely skipped.
After a one-night stand with her younger neighbor Noah, high school teacher Claire Peterson realizes her mistake.
However, Noah becomes dangerously obsessed with her, manipulating and terrorizing Claire and those around her.
It’s the definition of bland and by-the-numbers, devoid of creativity.
Indeed,The Roommateoffers little more than a platform for a bunch of attractive actors to deliver subpar performances.
Critics eviscerated it, panning everything from the dialogue to the underlit cinematography andChristian E. Christiansen’s clumsy direction.
Speaking ofSingle White Female,Single White Female 2: The Psychorepresentsanother abysmal sequel.
The original is a minor cult movie while the follow-up is direct-to-video dreck.
Even the title sounds like a parody.
The drug is touted as a miracle cure for trauma and stress, but it naturally has unintended consequences.
While the setup is not bad, the movie is a mess of disjointed storytelling and shallow character development.
Worst of all,Altered Perceptionisn’t even wild enough to be ‘so bad it’s good’.
It’s just a joyless slog.
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It’s all thoroughly tedious and best avoided.
The actors are not helped by the shaky, nauseating camerawork, including bizarre angles and awkward zooms.
In short,this movie is a flaming dumpster fire, simultaneously ridiculous and boring.
After a one-night stand with her younger neighbor Noah, high school teacher Claire Peterson realizes her mistake. However, Noah becomes dangerously obsessed with her, manipulating and terrorizing Claire and those around her. As his behavior escalates, Claire must find a way to protect herself and her family from his increasingly violent actions.
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