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There's a demon inside
Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a female married couple attempting to celebrate their one-year anniversary.
What Keeps You Alive
2018 Directed by Colin Minihan
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Jeremy Guilbaut Brittany Allen Kurtis David Harder Colin Minihan Brandon Christensen James McKenzie Moore Ben Knechtel Chris Scordo John Upton Ken McPherson Chris Ball
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Alternative Title
죽어도 살아야 한다
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Imagine the most brainless characters and then make them more stupid, just for cheap thrills. To a certain extent, the filmmaker takes his audience to be just as brainless. On the plus side, it's nicely shot and definitely passes the Bechdel test. So there's that.
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A really great opening 15 minutes gives way to rather abysmal acting amidst a slew of intriguing visual ideas (there’s a black light murder cleanup sequence that’s simply amazing). This could’ve been a rather tight, brutal midnight movie option, sporting some cool LGTBQ representation (as the central duo is a married lesbian couple celebrating their anniversary). Instead, it’s a subpar stab at crafting some cabin in the woods violence, with only momentary flashes of inspiration.
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Time to put on my flannel and get my gun cause it’s lesbian hunting time.
THESE LESBIANS WERE SO DUMB LMAO
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Well, I didn't hate this. I also didn't love it. It has a great first 30 minutes or so. But then it goes off rails. So many plot holes, so many stupid decisions. Could have been so much better!
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A film I missed at last years Frightfest due to a clash but hearing it was now on Netflix gave me the perfect opportunity to watch. I have enjoyed Minihan’s other work and both lead actresses I have enjoyed work previously too. A fair few people told me to not read much about the movie and go in as blind as possible so that is what I did and I can certainly confirm I experienced a wild, unpredictable ride that took initial expectations of a potential THE STRANGERS meets EDEN LAKE to something else entirely (other comparisons here would ruin potential surprise).
A thrilling ride that uses both its leads perfectly. There is enough emotion, tension and despair to keep…
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Some of the worst on screen running (for recreation) ever recorded.
Loved the concept but hated the continuous horrible exposition from the beginning to the end.
Standing in the woods, in the dark, talking to in theory no one but with the other character visually in the back ground. Ugh.Also insert stereotypical looking up at the trees shot (multiple times) & also OF COURSE drone shot establishing shot.
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That girl is crazy af! (Alternate Title: Ask your partner about their personal life... HELLO?!)
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There was some serious acting and camera action going on here. Absolutely frustrating and riddled with stupid actions that will have you screaming at your television. I think I would have handled things differently..
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stunning location. I was genuinely shocked when sh*t started to go down (aka the beginning of the violence) because I went into this 100% blind. Characters made pretty poor decisions so it lacked in that sense but it was entertaining at least. some beautiful cinematography. once you start watching it keeps you alert and focused until the very end.
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C’est sympa ! C’est l’histoire d’un couple qui part en week-end dans la vieille maison de famille en pleine forêt. Leur relation sera mise à mal par un élément perturbateur surprenant, twist arrivant très rapidement. C’est donc un survival plutôt prenant et anxiogène qui fonctionne très bien car il faut le dire c’est quand même vachement bien réalisé et très réfléchi ! Déjà c’est beau et techniquement bien foutu. Des plans séquences vraiment sympa quand il est question de se déplacer dans la maison brutalement confrontés à des plans fixes de grandes envergures dans la forêt. Rien qu’avec ça, on donne le la, on te dit où un personnage est le plus à l’aise. On aime ce noir et blanc…
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Colin Minihan may have impressed me a few times already, thanks to his work as one half of "the Vicious brothers (who gave us the fun Grave Encounters as their first feature), but I didn't realise he wrote and directed this movie until I started to sort out the full details for this review. I tend to do that, taking most movies as I find them and doing my research when it is required for reviewing purposes. That way keeps most biases at bay, in theory, and allows me to occasionally be pleasantly surprised, as I was here.
Because this is the best film yet from Minihan. It's a hard film to describe without spoiling, but I'll try anyway. I…
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