First the acting is horrible, then if you can get past 30 minutes of a movie maker insulting every ounce of your intelligence then this movie(and I use the word "Movie" loosely) may be for you. I couldn't get past thirty minutes of it and I was giving it every opportunity to "Bounce Back". I found nothing in the first thirty minutes that could or would justifying me to go any further. Poor acting, poor script, and the cinematography could only be described as Go Pro at it's not so best. Sorry I just don't get "Movies" like this. Personally I think that a movie should give the viewer enough in the first ten minutes to get them interested and this one failed miserably to do that in the first thirty minutes. I understand that everyone needs to start somewhere, maybe a sitcom, short children s stories would be a better starting point in trying to captivate a viewers attention for these guys.
5 Reviews
Very good if you get past the 27:00 unbelievable stupidity mark
RealBohemian22 November 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Only 23 ratings and no reviews as I write this, and it was at just over 4 when I logged in. And that's too bad, because it really is a very good film hampered by the sheer stupidity in the last part of the first half hour. At about that point I threw up my hands and said, "Oh COME ON, yes stupid people exist, but how am I supposed to care about anyone THAT STUPID?" It was that well known requirement for an initial suspension of disbelief, but in this case the suspension asked of the viewer was just too large. But when I checked the IMDb page I found the film was made for very little money, and I am a sucker for indies, so I decided to give it another half hour. very glad I did.
The latter 2/3 of the film start a not-too-gradual build-up of suspense due first to the unknown and then to the terrifying known that will have anyone who looks for a real story rather than the usual bad movie clichés of triple porn (ie gratuitous sex, gore, and torture in any combination). This is NOT a horror film but it is horrific, terrifying, and disturbing due to the very possibility of such a thing really happening to...any one of us. And remember, I DON'T mean the stupid gratuitous serial killers around every corner, throw buckets of blood and guts at the screen, and/or depict the starkest and grossest of depravity non-story crud we see so much of today when I say...this could happen to anyone.
Watch -closely- for a seeming reveal near the end. Ultimately I like the way they choose to film it, though when I first saw it I was throwing popcorn at the screen. This is a nice intelligent grab-you-by-the-seat and take-you-on-a-ride film with a greatly satisfying ending.
Oh, yes...what is so stupid about the first half hour? Tell me, would YOU be so moronic as to use a GPS you;d recently gotten as a present from...well, you have no idea and neither do any of your friends and relatives...with a "shorter route" for some very straightforward trip you'd planned to someplace you;d been before? And keep following it for HOURS past the time you should have arrived following your old route, until you were low on gas and utterly lost? I didn't think so.
The latter 2/3 of the film start a not-too-gradual build-up of suspense due first to the unknown and then to the terrifying known that will have anyone who looks for a real story rather than the usual bad movie clichés of triple porn (ie gratuitous sex, gore, and torture in any combination). This is NOT a horror film but it is horrific, terrifying, and disturbing due to the very possibility of such a thing really happening to...any one of us. And remember, I DON'T mean the stupid gratuitous serial killers around every corner, throw buckets of blood and guts at the screen, and/or depict the starkest and grossest of depravity non-story crud we see so much of today when I say...this could happen to anyone.
Watch -closely- for a seeming reveal near the end. Ultimately I like the way they choose to film it, though when I first saw it I was throwing popcorn at the screen. This is a nice intelligent grab-you-by-the-seat and take-you-on-a-ride film with a greatly satisfying ending.
Oh, yes...what is so stupid about the first half hour? Tell me, would YOU be so moronic as to use a GPS you;d recently gotten as a present from...well, you have no idea and neither do any of your friends and relatives...with a "shorter route" for some very straightforward trip you'd planned to someplace you;d been before? And keep following it for HOURS past the time you should have arrived following your old route, until you were low on gas and utterly lost? I didn't think so.
A FILM MAKER TO WATCH - EDDIE ARYA
movieguy300016 October 2020
This is NOT a great film but its a great first film for a director. Main actor is ok, needs more acting classes but the concept is good and the film holds your attention. Some good cast members in there and not a bad story overall. Give this one a chance as its better than alot of other Aussie film, His follow up - The System shows he gets better and seeing the trailer for his 3rd film - Risen - he will be known as one of Australia's formidable directors.
New concept
anilf15 October 2019
Surprisingly Good Movie
sebastianin13 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Overall, I liked this movie. The best part for me was the sound of the Navigator's voice. Gotta love Gemma Laurelle ...
As to who The Navigator really was, I suspect it was either the marriage counselor or the traffic cop. Who else would have intimate knowledge of the not-so-happy relationships of several couples (each of whom met the same fate)?
Just my theory. But, yes, gotta love that voice ...
As to who The Navigator really was, I suspect it was either the marriage counselor or the traffic cop. Who else would have intimate knowledge of the not-so-happy relationships of several couples (each of whom met the same fate)?
Just my theory. But, yes, gotta love that voice ...
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