The second the other couple appears, they both look sinister af. Surprise! They were responsible for the disappearance of Kath's (Winona Ryder's character) boyfriend. In a movie like this, you should never be one step ahead of it. I was ten steps ahead of it. I'm not a person who tries to outsmart a movie. I prefer to be surprised. But there are no surprises to be had with this movie. None. It even shows the boyfriend having already met the couple thirty minutes into the movie, just to spell it out for anyone who might even be remotely curious as to whether or not they are guilty.
I knew that the owner of the cabin was in on it as well. Why introduce him, have him show such a strong interest in helping WR's character, if he wasn't going to tie into the "twist" somehow? He rented the cabin to both couples for the same night, and not one question as to why or how that happened? When he mentioned his father died from a genetic blood disorder and that he was experimenting with his own treatment, that filled in the WHY part. The couple. The guy is probably the father of one of them, and they took WR's boyfriend so he could use his blood to experiment with.
Still doesn't sound silly? Turns out, the father's not dying. He's using Kath's boyfriend to stay and feel younger. Huh? What? He was looking for a cure to his father's illness and accidentally discovered the fountain of youth? He didn't look any younger than his character would have been, unless he was playing a character in his 80s. Being that his son was in his early to mid 20's, I don't think that to be the case. That reveal rendered the entire movie to be one gigantic waste of time. Then when Kath says that she wants to do it too, with her boyfriend lying right next to her, the dad and son just say, "Okay!" and turn on the psycho girlfriend. "Oh no! Kath tricked us! She wasn't cool with us draining her boyfriend's blood after all!" Also, matching blood types don't seem to be an issue in this movie's universe.
This movie is as dumb as every character in it. The girlfriend was psychotic for absolutely no reason. This movie exists for no reason. I initially gave it 4 stars, because I like Winona Ryder and John Gallagher Jr. As actors. The more I started writing this review, the less stars I wanted to give it. Those two actors deserve much better than this. Dermot Mulroney, as well. I'm giving it three stars for those three actors, and that's being generous to this movie. Damn, this movie is dumb.
I knew that the owner of the cabin was in on it as well. Why introduce him, have him show such a strong interest in helping WR's character, if he wasn't going to tie into the "twist" somehow? He rented the cabin to both couples for the same night, and not one question as to why or how that happened? When he mentioned his father died from a genetic blood disorder and that he was experimenting with his own treatment, that filled in the WHY part. The couple. The guy is probably the father of one of them, and they took WR's boyfriend so he could use his blood to experiment with.
Still doesn't sound silly? Turns out, the father's not dying. He's using Kath's boyfriend to stay and feel younger. Huh? What? He was looking for a cure to his father's illness and accidentally discovered the fountain of youth? He didn't look any younger than his character would have been, unless he was playing a character in his 80s. Being that his son was in his early to mid 20's, I don't think that to be the case. That reveal rendered the entire movie to be one gigantic waste of time. Then when Kath says that she wants to do it too, with her boyfriend lying right next to her, the dad and son just say, "Okay!" and turn on the psycho girlfriend. "Oh no! Kath tricked us! She wasn't cool with us draining her boyfriend's blood after all!" Also, matching blood types don't seem to be an issue in this movie's universe.
This movie is as dumb as every character in it. The girlfriend was psychotic for absolutely no reason. This movie exists for no reason. I initially gave it 4 stars, because I like Winona Ryder and John Gallagher Jr. As actors. The more I started writing this review, the less stars I wanted to give it. Those two actors deserve much better than this. Dermot Mulroney, as well. I'm giving it three stars for those three actors, and that's being generous to this movie. Damn, this movie is dumb.