People that have said that you need to be aware of something before going into the movie are correct. 95% of the film takes place within one single set design of the film. Chloe Grace-Moretz deals with everything that unfolds during the film (plot points) and the side characters are only heard, via their voices. Save for the opening of the movie & the eventual "payoff" at the end, Grace-Moretz has to do ALL the acting herself. Making reactions to what she hears from other actors off screen, for example, with her body, eyes, etc, for an entire movie and have it seem interesting, which is extremely difficult and if wanting it even close to done well, needing actor of her caliber.
The whole idea for this movie, though, was a part of a movie "structure," in a sense, that Max Landis thought up, that both would be incredibly cheap to film & easy to write scripts for.
It's not a bad film, if you know, going in, what it's SUPPOSED to be, and I wound up enjoying it, but you can decide for yourself if Landis failed at his mission, when a lot of the audience would have needed to do prior research on the film, to frankly not flat out hate it.
The whole idea for this movie, though, was a part of a movie "structure," in a sense, that Max Landis thought up, that both would be incredibly cheap to film & easy to write scripts for.
It's not a bad film, if you know, going in, what it's SUPPOSED to be, and I wound up enjoying it, but you can decide for yourself if Landis failed at his mission, when a lot of the audience would have needed to do prior research on the film, to frankly not flat out hate it.
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