I rated this movie 4/10 because it is well shot and decently cut. One major issue with this film is that I never believed the couple's relationship. Their affection flips-flops more than a fish out of water and while I acknowledge that we spend most of the film seeing the world through Maggie's psychotic eyes, it left this viewer jaded. If anything I felt disdain for the female lead from beginning to end. Maybe it is the director intention for me to be disassociated from the protagonist.
My biggest question (and that of many of the reviews already posted) is why would anyone believe a couple, trying for a fresh start after a life altering dramatic event, would ever agree to move to a decrepit old house in the middle of nowhere with no phone and a generator for electricity. Where the husband would leave his obviously mentally disturbed wife alone for long periods of time... oh that's right, it's all in her head because the husband dies the first night, chocking on his own vomit while drunkenly sleeping... seem a little lazy story wise.
Lastly, why give the real estate man a nasty, nose dripping cold? Is it to help sell the sickness of the house? The moment the papers are signed the cold seems to dissipate anyway, minus one last nose wipe as he stares back at the house. The cold held my attention during that whole scene, but it had no true purpose besides making the realtor slightly more interesting. If you are going to develop characters, you should probably concentrate on the main ones.
The rhythm of the last 10 minutes helps slightly salvage the movie but as previously stated the reveal left to be desired. Props must be given to Marietta Marich and Jordan Rhodes for elevating the scenes they were in.
All in all a well produced film that needed a boost as far as pacing and more work on the story itself.
My biggest question (and that of many of the reviews already posted) is why would anyone believe a couple, trying for a fresh start after a life altering dramatic event, would ever agree to move to a decrepit old house in the middle of nowhere with no phone and a generator for electricity. Where the husband would leave his obviously mentally disturbed wife alone for long periods of time... oh that's right, it's all in her head because the husband dies the first night, chocking on his own vomit while drunkenly sleeping... seem a little lazy story wise.
Lastly, why give the real estate man a nasty, nose dripping cold? Is it to help sell the sickness of the house? The moment the papers are signed the cold seems to dissipate anyway, minus one last nose wipe as he stares back at the house. The cold held my attention during that whole scene, but it had no true purpose besides making the realtor slightly more interesting. If you are going to develop characters, you should probably concentrate on the main ones.
The rhythm of the last 10 minutes helps slightly salvage the movie but as previously stated the reveal left to be desired. Props must be given to Marietta Marich and Jordan Rhodes for elevating the scenes they were in.
All in all a well produced film that needed a boost as far as pacing and more work on the story itself.