I give this a 3 for creativity and effort! The acting was horrible. I like the theme around premonitions and the connection etc, but yea this didn't do it for me. Everyone either over or under acting. Script was not the best, but I do respect the time, effort and creativity that went into this.
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The theme of the movie was emptiness.
gabriellarsson3 January 2019
As I began watching this movie I didn't have any expectations whatsoever. I knew that it was a Christian movie (although it really wasn't to be honest) and that it was a low budget. In other words: I would have to have some forbearance.
Now, I genuinely tried to give this movie a chance, but it didn't play many minutes before I realized it would be a tough one to sit throug. It all just felt so empty. The conversation was dull and the acting was what you would expect in the likes of "worst movie" and "epic movie" etc. There were a few scenes that managed to generate some sort of feeling, but other than that; empty and depressing is how I would describe the experience I had watching this film.
Now, I genuinely tried to give this movie a chance, but it didn't play many minutes before I realized it would be a tough one to sit throug. It all just felt so empty. The conversation was dull and the acting was what you would expect in the likes of "worst movie" and "epic movie" etc. There were a few scenes that managed to generate some sort of feeling, but other than that; empty and depressing is how I would describe the experience I had watching this film.
Just Awful
Mehki_Girl8 August 2020
This was just low budget awful.
Awful "acting", writing, direction, story, screen writing. Forced theme.
Apparently, this is a "Christian" movie. So that's explains the awful, spoonfed, hit you over the head silly, amateurish nonsense.
Who watches this kind of pablum and thinks it conveys real life.
I lasted 15 minutes and had to turn it off with the knowledge that there are people, adults, that willfully lie to themselves. This was like children's hour all the way around.
Awful "acting", writing, direction, story, screen writing. Forced theme.
Apparently, this is a "Christian" movie. So that's explains the awful, spoonfed, hit you over the head silly, amateurish nonsense.
Who watches this kind of pablum and thinks it conveys real life.
I lasted 15 minutes and had to turn it off with the knowledge that there are people, adults, that willfully lie to themselves. This was like children's hour all the way around.
Absolutely Terrible Writing.....
wandernn1-81-68327413 June 2020
-1 Star For the terribly flat acting of the lead.... she seemed really bad in this, maybe it was the script partially responsible
-1 Star For The ridiculous 'Dance with Me' scene in the pub...yeah that doesn't happen, sorry
-1 Star for the Wife's reaction when she finds out her husband of 16 years is 'trying to help' her There is some really really bad writing in this one
We're really close to stopping this madness!!!!
And that's it!!
-1 Star for the 'Moses' scene in the bar!! This one has fallen off the stupid cliff!
Didn't make it even 2/3 of the way.....
Horrible!!! Horrible!!!! Horrible!!!
1/10
-1 Star For The ridiculous 'Dance with Me' scene in the pub...yeah that doesn't happen, sorry
-1 Star for the Wife's reaction when she finds out her husband of 16 years is 'trying to help' her There is some really really bad writing in this one
We're really close to stopping this madness!!!!
And that's it!!
-1 Star for the 'Moses' scene in the bar!! This one has fallen off the stupid cliff!
Didn't make it even 2/3 of the way.....
Horrible!!! Horrible!!!! Horrible!!!
1/10
I really wanted to like this movie
melanieking5523 September 2020
But, the acting was so bad, the directing was equally poor, and the writing was so terribly miserable that I'm mad that I even spent an evening of my life watching it. For a "spiritual" movie it lacked anything close to real emotion or depth. Very sad attempt on everyone's part. Please don't waste your time.
Scary and Infuriating
ResidentEvil2Fan20 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
We found this to watch on Amazon Prime Video to watch, and figured it wouldn't hurt to try it as it was supposed to be a faith movie and a thriller, two things we like. This movie definitely hit on the thriller aspect, as this movie is downright scary for how real the story is, in that this is happening all over the world, every second of every day with predators trying to seduce young children. The religious aspect, while present, didn't take the center stage, and I think that helped this movie a lot.
The infuriating parts are largely centered around Dawn's mother and Dawn herself, as well as Carrie. Dawn was far too young to have a cell phone, looking about 9-10 at the max, and far too young to be talking to boys on a cell phone about romantic interludes. And her mother, she says she's not a bad mother, but she was clearly a negligent one, who clearly should've known something was up when her kid all of a sudden seems to take an interest in soccer. Carrie irritated me a lot, as she claimed to be so concerned about Dawn, but when she goes to the place where the kidnapper and Dawn are at in the woods, her performance gets more and more painful to endure.
But this movie was a good movie, especially if you want to Michael Sigler outside of a Jason Campbell movie.
The infuriating parts are largely centered around Dawn's mother and Dawn herself, as well as Carrie. Dawn was far too young to have a cell phone, looking about 9-10 at the max, and far too young to be talking to boys on a cell phone about romantic interludes. And her mother, she says she's not a bad mother, but she was clearly a negligent one, who clearly should've known something was up when her kid all of a sudden seems to take an interest in soccer. Carrie irritated me a lot, as she claimed to be so concerned about Dawn, but when she goes to the place where the kidnapper and Dawn are at in the woods, her performance gets more and more painful to endure.
But this movie was a good movie, especially if you want to Michael Sigler outside of a Jason Campbell movie.
My Cat Does It Better
divinechannel15 April 2021
Very good! Christian haters won't like it.
Dave_douell3 January 2019
There's really not much about God in the movie but still, some people can't even stand the mentioning of God. It's probably more like a 7 but I hate when people do this. It's a great feel-good movie. I like my horror movies too but it's nice to watch something like this sometimes. I promise you won't be disappointed if you watch. It's basically a crime-suspense movie with a happy ending. I'm not a big Christian, but I don't hate people of any religion. I don't think you willl think they are trying to push God down your throat, I didn't.
Great movie
reddog3011513 December 2021
Ok I love movies watched maybe 20,000 movies, prolly more I'm 51 but I like All types from Stephen king to Christianity . Dawn was a great movie , few acting mishaps but story line is great . This is a could happen in real life movie with out all the gore. I like Gore Ofc but Dawn's great.
Plot had potential
savanna-2350416 September 2021
Good until last scene
mashellepeterson13 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
It was good. AI think there is something about precognition and God. But the last scene where Carrie is waiting to talk to her husband - and in real life you know your spouse is not going to just smile and hug you after you totally accuse them of that type of thing *spoiler. Intense and good for learning respect of others.
Not as bad as everyone says ...
moviehawg594 December 2021
Sorry, but it is NOT that crappy of a movie! Sure ... no Oscars will be handed out, but ... it IS something different. My wife says if it doesn't contain at least one ZOMBIE, sword, dragon, or vampire, then I won't watch it. But everyone needs to watch something different occasionally.
I know the "kid being duped by the online predator" has been done many times, but this one is a little different ... and I liked that. The "early" Jared Leto clone was a bit much but, fortunately, we see very little of him. And, while the writing was amateurish, the only thing I found myself kinda peeved about was why the "lead" actress didn't do more, sooner. If I really believed a child was in danger, I'd move heaven and earth to try and do something about it!
If you've got nothing better to do, give this one a look. There are worse ways to spend an hour and a half, or so.
I know the "kid being duped by the online predator" has been done many times, but this one is a little different ... and I liked that. The "early" Jared Leto clone was a bit much but, fortunately, we see very little of him. And, while the writing was amateurish, the only thing I found myself kinda peeved about was why the "lead" actress didn't do more, sooner. If I really believed a child was in danger, I'd move heaven and earth to try and do something about it!
If you've got nothing better to do, give this one a look. There are worse ways to spend an hour and a half, or so.
Excellent Precognition Film
lavatch13 September 2022
Warning: Spoilers
"Dawn" is a well-crafted, suspenseful thriller with a fascinating group of characters. The film unfolds primarily through the perspective of Carrie Saunders, a personnel director with a large firm. She received a phone call at work early in the film that seemed trivial at the time, but eventually has major consequences on the lives of all the characters.
A non-believer, Carrie comes to believe that she is receiving a message from a higher power in a recurring dream about a young girl in the community. The girl named Dawn is abducted and murdered in the dream. The two detectives who visit Carrie's home and discuss the dream are both dismissive at first. But one of the detectives, Charles Grant starts to have the same dream.
The various components the film effectively meshed as both Carrie and Charles are agnostics who experience a transformation due to their dreams. Charles' wife Avery, as well as his mother Grace, both believe in precognition. Grace is a friend of Carrie, and the performers were successful in making the interconnected relationships credible.
A name that is important to mention is Cynthia A L Cherry, the writer-director-producer, who had a genuine vision for the film, which was never preachy. As the coincidences piled up, there came to be well-motivated and explainable actions for everything. And yet, there was still a dimension of mystique that the filmmaker captured that revealed how intuition may often trump reason in the real world.
A non-believer, Carrie comes to believe that she is receiving a message from a higher power in a recurring dream about a young girl in the community. The girl named Dawn is abducted and murdered in the dream. The two detectives who visit Carrie's home and discuss the dream are both dismissive at first. But one of the detectives, Charles Grant starts to have the same dream.
The various components the film effectively meshed as both Carrie and Charles are agnostics who experience a transformation due to their dreams. Charles' wife Avery, as well as his mother Grace, both believe in precognition. Grace is a friend of Carrie, and the performers were successful in making the interconnected relationships credible.
A name that is important to mention is Cynthia A L Cherry, the writer-director-producer, who had a genuine vision for the film, which was never preachy. As the coincidences piled up, there came to be well-motivated and explainable actions for everything. And yet, there was still a dimension of mystique that the filmmaker captured that revealed how intuition may often trump reason in the real world.
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