S.O.S. Survive or Sacrifice (2020) User Reviews

Save our Sister

[nogodnomasters · 2/10 · 9 November 2020]

Two sisters, one American and one Russian visit a tropical paradise where they are scammed by William Baldwin. One sister and his accompanist are taken up in a hot air balloon that gets away while he robs their apartment. Kid sister is there with out papers and tries to explain the robbery to police. Characters never developed. The story was boring. No sharks.

Guide: No F-word, sex, or nudity.

Basket case of a film

[chris-h-3 · 3/10 · 19 December 2020]

Its a nice set up for the balloon ride and nice to see a horror that is 'accidental' rather than another psycho type film. However it doesn't really have much beyond that initial idea.

The subplot involving William Baldwin makes no sense, if this is how they both make a living I doubt they cover the bar bill in the nightclub each time they pull this off. Its odd.

We also get no real character resolution, what there is thats set up early on in the film is never dealt with, watching the film you often feel like a couple of scenes were skipped or that you fell asleep and missed something.

Parts of the film are well made and well shot while some scenes are laughably hokey. The scenery is nice, some of the actors including the lead are good, some less so. The music is loud in the mix and I had to turn the volume down when it came on and then up to hear the dialogue.

I think if you cut 30 or 40 minutes out of this film you could make something thats a little less silly and much more watchable. As it is it feels like a film with half a script.

Furthermore why that title, it makes no sense, its not like there is any choice between 'survive or sacrifice' that comes up.

Absolute rubbish

[aerialscotland · 2/10 · 1 March 2021]

So much promise with those splendid locations, but almost every bit of acting is half hearted. Some characters look interesting but then nothing comes of it. A wee girl who can't be bothered, two not that attractive women stripped down together in a hot air balloon, Baldwin just looks Pervy. Nope, this is a flop, that had souch promise. Don't waste your time gals and guys!

A failure on every lvl

[passan-80670 · 1/10 · 30 October 2020]

This product is a tax write off.

I hope at least. Then there would be a reason for its existance. But as it stands right now, this is one of the most impressive movies of all time. It fails on EVERY SINGLE LEVEL that makes a "movie". How does one even does that?

A DISGRACE!!

[alexandros_d_cy · 1/10 · 10 January 2021]

A disgrace. The plot is okay but the movie is horrible!!! The actors dont also know how to act! W.Baldwin is also horrible! What the heck, was he forced into doing this or was the money he got from CYPRUS gvt THAT GOOD???? There is a fund in my country Cyprus that attracts such productions. I feel like they STOLE the money that could go to more serious projects or helps humans! It feels like money laundering or channeling SPECIFIC favorite people GOOD money. These does not represent Cypriot people. The ppl who play in it are mostly English-Cypriot, Russians and other nationalities. Pls dont think Cyprus is like that! Its a disgrace!! HORRIBLE!

Quite a shame of a movie

[tashamulenga-39884 · 1/10 · 31 October 2020]

First of all, I apologize to myself for doing this to myself and for everyone who has watched am sorry. And if you are looking forward to watch, please don't it's not worth it, it's a disaster of a movie bad acting to it's max. I personally wouldn't recommend anyone to watch this

oh ghesus...

[ops-52535 · 1/10 · 29 October 2020]

What a flop. no caracter building than two sisters hating eachother starts with walking away from their passports at the cruiseship terminal at cyprus, one crook and his cricket, and 2 womanizers, end up in a balloon, for a sightseeing trip(towed to a car on the ground) but the rope slips due to drunkenheaded knotting and of they go, this is a little head over heel spoil of story, not all but a start.

there are two ways to describe a film like this. its either a desperate try from a newbie director with rich russian friends to make a debut due to ongoing pandemic, or its prepaid by the cyprian tourist council as a commercial for the beautiful country of cyprus seen from the air. or its just nothing at all.

there are green screen filming at high end when ballooning, and the special effects are made with a miniature balloon hanging from a tread, dangling in front of the camera. that is like the ufo'ists did it in the 50's for fame and money.

acting are terribel, william baldwin aint a goldmine and never have been, production made on a dime, story a disgrace, but there are some ballooning equipment so if your a nerd its ,i guess, some fun.

the poster is just a teaser, so drop this motheaten fabric of drunken aeronautism at a hand of an amateur. its a 1 from the grumpy old man

Billy Baldwin what gives?

[carpur · 1/10 · 18 September 2021]

I can't believe Billy Baldwin would ever agree to be in one of the crappiest movies of all time.

What a smudge on his career.

Not worth it

[drewnkotamom · 1/10 · 9 November 2020]

Stupid movie. People have no brains. Sad a Baldwin is in it.

The most stupid movie

[johnysafadi · 1/10 · 14 January 2021]

This is the most stupid movie I've ever seen, and if the is rating zero star I would give it!

Its not ideal but a step forward for Russians

[nickshankar · 8/10 · 30 November 2020]

Yes, its not ideal.

Its having its own buggs & story holes

But its a first commercial debut of russian director. The idea is fresh & not overused like many of Hollywood Blockbusters.

When you are looking on it with not a critical eye but more unbiased - it looks nice & one of the best russian directors had made in adventure genre in last years.

You are writing bad reviews because you try to compare (in your mind) with hollywood & american action film - but its stupid.

Its anotler level, low budget, B-category.

By the way - music is nice.

Nice but imperfect

[johanweiss-85977 · 6/10 · 31 October 2020]

Well, I like the movie for its colorfulness, plot twists and nice musical background. It's such a light, low-budget movie if you need to spend time looking at the vibrant summer landscapes with no expectations of smth extraordinary. Still there are questions concerning plotting. E.g. I wanted Baldwin to take a more significant place in the film. Actually, I was waiting for more disclosure of characters.There is also a feeling that the actors are of different professional levels, which creates some kind of incompatibility. Anyway inn general, there is pleasant aftertaste after watching this movie.

Two words: Dumpster Fire

[alisonjbutterworth · 1/10 · 13 December 2022]

Save One Self and do not watch this (unless you're in film school and need a poor example).

Literally lost 90 minutes of my my life that I will never get back. If you insist, just watch the last five...no need to get attached to characters because there is ZERO development and you will have missed nothing.

I have watched some real garbage in my life, but this takes the heap. The plot is absurd & disjointed; no explanation for William Baldwin's character (which is on par for his film roles). There was no real reason he should have been in it. Not sure how much he got paid, but I hope he i vested it because this is not a resume builder. The intense music throughout is distractingly unnecessary and the actor's emotional reactions are all over the board.

'SOS-Survive or Sacrifice' is a ridiculous title as no one is actually "sacrificed" (well, except for Kate slicing open her fingers in order to write SOS on a banner that nearby drunk entitled boaters cannot see).

My favorite element of the film is that the balloon changes color throughout (and it is not because of sunlight). One shot it is orange, in another red, in another pink...ever hear of details?

Movie should include a drinking game then at least one might have explanation for lost brain cells. I am disappointed in myself for watching the entire pile of trash until the end. Zero stars, zero tomatoes, no thumbs, P. U.

The name says everything....

[jonasatmosfera · 1/10 · 29 October 2020]

You either survive it or you commit some sort of self-immolation after watching it.

It is bad, really bad. Not even the allure of a balloon flight over Mediterranean islands. The acting of the lead actresses (sic) is on par with kindergarten plays, ans so is the script (sic). I guess someone with deep pockets was feeling somewhat bored and instead of burning money, decided to finance another celluloid atrocity...

Bad movie bad acting

[montgomerymc · 1/10 · 14 November 2020]

That is the worth movie ever Everything is bad in that movie the acting the script Everything Don't watch it lol

It could be better

[bnnlvrd · 1/10 · 16 February 2023]

What a piece of junk it could be better it should have been better with all the adventures but the two girl on the balloon are really ignoring or I don't know what because she could have saved the guy who was drowning will fall off of the balloon and she just stay there looking at him anybody in their right mind no that you should have jumped and helped them and then she blames the other girl when she is the ignorant naive what a piece of junk don't waste your money on it the little sister have more intelligent that the big sister at least she goes out of her way to find her sister that's the most interesting of the movie.

Here's how this movie could have been a decent 5.

[MikeNTxs · 4/10 · 11 May 2023]

The spoiler is at the end of this review and you'll be warned. I suggest you read the rest.

There was a movie here that could have been rated a 5, but it would have been a 50 minute short film.

Here's what you do.

Anytime you see William Baldwin, fast forward. This will leave you with a few detached story threads, but nothing vital. William Baldwin's story arc is a complete waste of time and should have been written out.

What you're left with is a modest but very nicely filmed adventure story. It just needed some tweaks.

That short film would have gotten a five from me except for the major dangling thread at the end.

IMHO, the last line of the film should have been, and here's the spoiler:

"Great! Now who's gonna rescue US?!"

Possibly the worst "movie" ever.

[sabbracadabra-49187 · 1/10 · 13 October 2023]

I usually don't write any reviews for movies but this "movie" was so terrible, I am inspired to try and save others from witnessing this incredibly bad "film". SOS has to be the biggest piece of crap I have ever seen and I have no idea why its even on TV. SOS is with than the crappiest made for TV movie or TV show or anything I have ever seen in my life. I feel bad for the writers, actors, director and anyone else who had to work on such a embarrassingly bad movie. SOS seems like it was written by middle school kids, not the smart middle school kids but the special ones. The dialogue in SOS is so laughably cringe worthy it makes me wonder if anyone even viewed this POS before releasing it.

Sometimes ratings aren't enough see it for yourself

[roanelisa · 4/10 · 17 February 2021]

The title of the movie made me assume it was going to be a different type of movie. I don't get where the sacrifice comes to play. Should have simply been titled SOS.

The ratings for this movie are pretty harsh. Im usually a harsh cridict but I don't think this movie was that bad. I watched the whole thing and it kept my interest. In the beginning i even felt a little anxious. Some scenes were poor but overall it's an OK movie.

Wow what an underrated piece of movie genius!!

[steakhouse-02823 · 10/10 · 13 October 2023]

Don't believe the criticism in the reviews and watch this movie. It's a front to back thriller that will leave you gripping the edge of your seats throughout the whole film. A great story involving a not so discussed subject of disaster in a hot air balloon that will leave you wondering how you would react in the event that you were headed out to sea with no way to escape. Although his part was small Willam Baldwin once again stole the spotlight with his performance as the bloodthirsty villain hellbent on silencing the witness. All the shots of the ballon flowed flawlessly frame to frame and the whole movie was drenched in suspense. Fifteen stars if possible I found my new forever movie!!!

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[roanelisa · 4/10 · 17 February 2021]

When the two chicks were on the hot air balloon together and one says we have to take everything off & the skirt. And the other chick takes off her literal skirt and the other one gets irritated cause she didn't mean for her to take her skirt of she meant take the skirt off the hot air balloons basket.

Maybe I'm just a ditz but I totally thought she meant for her to take her skirt off at first haha

Great scenery but...

[michaelpilos · 4/10 · 8 January 2021]

The production had all the basic ingredients going for it... but it failed to deliver. A little more effort and polishing could have helped it form into a fairly decent movie.

Dont waste your time.

[tierceone · 1/10 · 13 March 2024]

The only good thing in this movie, is all the beautiful scenary. Cyprus is very beautiful. But the movie...I lost 82 minutes of my life I cant get back. The dialogue, the plot, the Baldwin...nothing really works here. I can only recommend this movie if you are truly deeply bored and without any possibility to watch something else. Who ever came up with this idea should really never ever try to make a movie again or it should be labelled with a "boring" mark of some sort. I usually like the Baldwins but this time it was only for the money because that was not acting..he seemed drunk and without purpose for the rest of the movie.

Laughably bad!!!

[colettejulian · 1/10 · 4 March 2024]

Please, please don't listen to the 3 morons that said this movie is ok! And *do* listen to me and the other 21 people that detail exactly just how stupid this movie is, lol. There is literally NO plot! No character development. No sacrificing for sure. No nothing. Just a big balloon. It's just a series of bad writing, bad acting, impossibility and ridiculousness! It's the kind of movie where they should have just used the finance money for feeding the homeless, or for an animal shelter or something. But if you insist on watching this disjointed, fragmented mess, do your brain cells a favor and FF thru every scene with Billy Baldwin and with anyone having any interaction with him. He/it/they have nothing to do with anything going on in the movie or with the balloon. He's just not connected with anything. Billy must have needed some quick cash to pay his electric bill or something, because this movie isn't just a stain on his resume, it's a stain on anyone in the Baldwin family, lol. 🤣 If you still don't believe me, a girl plugs up a hole in an inflatable boat with a cell phone in this movie. 🙄🤦Really! At one point, thousands of dollars come out of nowhere. Women come out of nowhere. Sisters have different accents. One guy is impossibly sucked out of the balloon for no reason! Characters blame others for things *they* did! Another character watches another drown, slowly debating whether she should jump in and save him, but while also waiting for the other character, who has already said she can't swim, to jump in first and save him. And for some reason, the teenage girls texting bff all through the movie- is an adult! They show her picture when the kid is texting, and it's not another kid, it's a woman's picture, lol. 🤣 I mean, it's just THE WORST. The writer and director should have their DGA and WGA card revoked. Neither has the the talent. If you want to watch what this movie strived to be, watch that movie where 2 girls climb a veeery high tower. I think that's called "Fall".

10 on the soundtrack alone

[everglo-48565 · 5/10 · 30 January 2021]

The soundtrack of this flick is an absolute banger.