The Refuge (2019) User Reviews

well the music is cool

[thedodgerfan · 3/10 · 21 November 2019]

You can tell this guy is going to bud into something much greater in his future. good luck holmie..I'm Right here when you need a character fresh face ...

8.7 is Joke

[poko-49656 · 1/10 · 23 October 2019]

When i see 1000+ person voted 8.7 i knew this movie should be bad. If you like amateur student movies you may like it. In first scenes i notice color correction mistakes (cause of lighting mistakes) and unnecessary extended scenes that time i understood its waste of time.

Absolutely terrible

[stafforddp · 1/10 · 24 October 2019]

I also read it had good reviews. What a scam. Terrible movie. Boring, terrible acting and script and sooo much more.

I just want to write crap but the app wouldn't let me!

This is what happens when someone thinks they can act, write, produce and direct

[daviddegiorgio · 1/10 · 24 October 2019]

The first 12 mins is nothing but shots of lead character driving.........in a 90min film, you fear it's because the story has nothing to say.......and you'd be right in thinking it! Slow, drab and talentless.......don't bother!

Terrible movie + manipulated ratings

[MikeBAus · 1/10 · 25 October 2019]

I, like others, took the (initial) 8.7 rating as being indicative of a quality piece of cinema. In fact, my expectations were such that I, sad to say, watched this entirely from beginning to end. As the movie progressed, through endless and pointless driving scenes and occasionally broken up by new characters woodenly reciting lines that were not only cliched but didn't really help to build up any story, I grew increasingly disbelieving. Surely there would some pivotal moment that would occur to kick things into a higher gear? There was not. Surely there would be a revelation that would give all the proceeding driving / corner turning / gear shifting / checking of traffic / poker-faced acting some context and meaning. There was not. Once I realised that nothing was going to happen I was so close to the end of the movie I thought I might as well keep going. No surprise that the ending is just as terrible as the rest of the movie.

Redeeming points - the visuals of LA at night (which is the only state you get to see anything in the movie - it's ALL filmed at night time) are nice. The sound track was pretty good, I thought, and perhaps the sole reason I managed to keep going.

Normally I would not leave such a scathing and nasty review, however it's clear from the ratings that 'someone' manipulated things to get it to 8.7 in the first place. As this number is about 7.7 higher than what the actual rating should be, this is a real no-no.

Avoid, avoid, avoid, but do keep an eye out for the sound track.

Blan, Bland, Bland

[xenafan40 · 1/10 · 24 October 2019]

Bland, boring, uneventful, sterile, uninteresting,mundane,amateurish, these are words that come to mind watching this garbage, i couldn't get much past 35 minutes, where the most interesting part was, he drove his car a little fast! Yip, that's the most excitement your gettin here, how on earth could this rubbish be granted a high score of 8, which would indicate at least worth a watch, if not great entertainment. Lead actor can't act, an he's in good company for this pointless bore fest, yawn,... i need 2 watch something now to rid myself of this excuse for a movie. Viewer Warning: DO NOT Watch!

No hiding place from the refuge.

[andrewsames · 2 November 2019]

If you enjoy being a passenger in a vehicle, driving around, aimlessly, this is the film for you.The plot, which almost escapes me, is vacuous. The whole promises to erupt into something exciting and fulfilling,but fails to reach any climax. It's like the worst bad sex you ever had!

I Liked The Movie!

[methodman-35948 · 10/10 · 8 July 2020]

A great job was done on a tight budget. This is more of a dramatic suspenseful movie than an action movie. So people need to keep that in mind before watching it and expecting "The Fast and The Furious" type genre. I also really liked the night footage and the soundtrack.

Paint a wall and watch it dry, you'll have more fun.

[future_release · 1/10 · 24 October 2019]

This probably was worth more than a 1 out of 10 but for the sheer cheek of ramping up your own ratings I think this is deserved.

It's a painful watch that just drags and drags, soooooooo slowly.

The actual visuals are a mess and the extreme close ups are so overused it gets even more boring.

Reclaiming my time!!

Truly worst movie ever

[mrtomclaes · 1/10 · 24 October 2019]

Got fooled by the 8.7/10. Must have been a rating scam. This movie is extremely boring, worthless conversations, ridiculous accents and no storyline at all. At least in the first 30min. Then I decided to write my first review ever on IMDB since I was unable to watch this worthless waste of time.

Tragically stupid

[italprodottivas · 1/10 · 26 October 2019]

Incredibly stupid. I couldn't believe my eyes watching the worst movie ever. Budget, not more than 1000 bucks. Unbelievable ! I need to take some fresh air because it was to much.

nothing happened in the first third of the movie, i turned it off

[andre-1621 · 1/10 · 24 October 2019]

In 33 minutes nothing happened. About 20 of those minutes was the inside of a Dodge charger and the guy driving around. Most boring movie i've tried watching yet, nice fake IMDB rating it has too.

Fake reviews, don't be fooled

[adityakes-35741 · 2/10 · 25 October 2019]

This is absolutely not a 7.5 rated film. It's one of those "written by, directed by, produced by, edited by, casting by, starring.... you guessed it, the same person". Terrible writing, acting. Must be a lot of reviews from the "star's" friends as its a solid 3 star film and worth skipping.

Utter Garbage

[nickablitt-52119 · 1/10 · 26 October 2019]

Do yourself a favour, grab an Uber and film it, probably be more interesting.

Rubbish

Rubbish

Do not watch.

Should have read the reviews first

[gstuart-5 · 1/10 · 27 October 2019]

I was another sucker believing the rating of over 8. The first 13 minutes is a guy driving his car around while the opening credits are being displayed. Then guess what the rest of the movie is predominately the guy driving his car around.

I kept skipping forward and still hit him driving again, it is a 0 star movie.

Don't

[eliasholmgren94 · 1/10 · 26 October 2019]

Simply don't, it's cheesy and boring. The whole film is just the main character (who happens to be the culprit of this disaster of a movie) talking in his phone driving his car.

Wish there were NO STARS

[niceshot-45886 · 1/10 · 24 October 2019]

I don't know how this got a 8.2 stars but I was beguiled. I knew right from the get go this movie was going to be a driving you to sleep movie. The most expensive thing it cost to make this movie was gasoline. Unreal, don't waste your time unless you want a sleep aid.

Waste of time

[mail-992 · 1/10 · 23 October 2019]

If you like seeing people drive around at night this is the movie for you. I usually watch every movie till the end once i've started but even i couldn't bring myself to waste any more time with this crap.

scam is my middle name

[ops-52535 · 2/10 · 24 October 2019]

Truth is my first, and of all the driver,chauffour and wheelhandler movies ive seen this must be some of the most paralysing and lame events ever. you are for 60 minutes sitting in the backseat of a car listening to a growling engine, making turns and turns over and over. and nothing really happens. the rest is just humbug.

ive been scammed thinks the grumpy old man, except for the score that save a bit of the glory of making a feature length film, and its sad to say that is the only interesting part of this flick, and it is a 2 at max.... stay away from this if you consider it,

You can't be serious.

[burnett_d · 2/10 · 27 October 2019]

Who ever gave this such a high score must have slept through it or it was given by Keith Sutcliff himself. Avoid at all costs.

How did this boring film score 8.2?

[byron-116 · 2/10 · 24 October 2019]

It's a decent story and some of the images are gorgeous. But but but .... why oh why why is most of the movie spent on driving for endless stretches of time? How did this boring film score 8.2?

Very Bad, Don't Watch

[Jaffe · 2/10 · 24 October 2019]

This movie is terrible. Listed today as 7.9/10 with 1,303 votes, this rating is only possible with paid-for ratings. It's not worth explaining how bad it is. Just don't see it.

what i can say?

[uchiel05 · 1/10 · 27 October 2019]

Make my eyes hurt. this film was made very, very bleak. full of emptiness. the contents are nothing. for curse gathering ingredients is the best. don't ever watch it 2x or more. it's outside the normal person's dose

DO NOT BELIEVE THE RATING.

[imdb-16427 · 1/10 · 27 October 2019]

DO NOT BELIEVE THE RATING. Total rubbish. 1/10 maximum. Writer?/Director?/etc owes me 90 minutes of my life back.

One hour of driving....

[Australian1 · 1/10 · 13 November 2019]

This movie is like viewing my car cam recording but camera mounted in back seat!! The main character's dialogue is 3 lines, has one expression. Utter garbage, waste of electricity let alone viewer's time. can't waste my time writing any more.