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Red State (2011)
Incredible waste of time
I have to say I absolutely hated this movie. With a passion. Seeing this flick getting an average rating of above 6 is something I can't wrap my head around.
I already went into this movie with fairly low expectations. Monday night, nothing on TV, so we decided to watch a movie. Unburdened by living up to high expectations, Red State still managed to disappoint massively. What an absolute abysmal attempt of a movie this was. The characters have no depth at all, you don't get any backgrounds whatsoever. There's not even an introduction in this movie, it just rushes to the main event. Then followed by an incredibly long, incredibly boring cliché-laden monologue of the main antagonist. Who is a lot less 'demonic' or crazy than you'd expect.
The movie then drags in a police force out of nowhere, and continues to be largely unrealistic. Suddenly the protagonist becomes an FBI agent, who you haven't even heard of halfway through the movie. Lets just say it doesn't help feeling connected to this movie or any of its characters. Red State then continues to an incredibly weak plot. I've tried, but I honestly can't find anything positive to say about this film. Weak story, characters don't have any depth, camera-work is questionable at best and irritating at times, no logical build-up whatsoever, weak plot.. This movie simply does not deliver in any area. I wouldn't recommend watching this to anyone. Very, very weak effort.
Playdate (2012)
Decent build up, terrible plot
I went into this movie with fairly low expectations, but in the end I was left extremely disappointed.
The build up of this movie was slow but thanks to the acting it kept me interested. It's a recognisable situation, family gets new neighbours & don't know if they're trustworthy. We all worry who our kids play with at some point. During the movie you're left wondering who's to trust and who's not. So far, an OK movie experience. The slow build up made me look forward to the ending, in suspense. Then comes the plot. Which is so incredibly weak & not answering many questions -if any- that left me feeling i wasted my time. Personally I absolutely can't stand movies to end with this many unanswered questions. It feels as though the writer had some good ideas for a story but was suddenly out of inspiration when it came to the end. Also, some things are just not realistic. Without giving any spoilers away, the apparent ease at which an APB is warranted left me astonished. There's plenty of stuff in the last part of the movie that had me scratching my head, which I can't get into without giving spoilers away. I'm sure you'll know what I mean when you've seen it.
Huge disappointment for me this one. 2/10.