It's either 9 or 10 and really doubt that. It's just a movie of someone like torturing another one with craziness inside. The storyline is quite flat and not really horrifiying for most of the time. But it does have some dark and tense moment. Can watch.
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Just A Few Days At The Lake House With My Girls
Foutainoflife17 September 2020
Three girls go to a lake house for a few days but when an "accident" happens, they multiply their problems by trying to clean things up only to preserve themselves.
The "accident" is really lame and not exactly explained well enough to justify their snowballing reactions. That's probably my biggest gripe with this. If it doesn't initially make sense, it takes away from the rest of the story.
The production is decent as is the acting. I don't find a lot of the story believable because I feel that the idea of how women would react in this situation is off. As a woman, I am well aware of how vindictive we can be especially if we feel we are being taken advantage of or if we are placed in a "mean girl" situation.
It was a decent watch and I was into it enough to want to see how things would turn out. I didn't understand the jellyfish, the "accident" or the spaghetti scene. If you watch it and understand those moments, kudos to you.
I'm not likely to watch it again but it wasn't an awful film. Actually, considering that it was low budget, it was pretty good.
The "accident" is really lame and not exactly explained well enough to justify their snowballing reactions. That's probably my biggest gripe with this. If it doesn't initially make sense, it takes away from the rest of the story.
The production is decent as is the acting. I don't find a lot of the story believable because I feel that the idea of how women would react in this situation is off. As a woman, I am well aware of how vindictive we can be especially if we feel we are being taken advantage of or if we are placed in a "mean girl" situation.
It was a decent watch and I was into it enough to want to see how things would turn out. I didn't understand the jellyfish, the "accident" or the spaghetti scene. If you watch it and understand those moments, kudos to you.
I'm not likely to watch it again but it wasn't an awful film. Actually, considering that it was low budget, it was pretty good.
Effective psychological thriller
HarmzWayHarmz22 June 2020
Simple and effective on a low budget. The movie has its flaws but with something like this it really relies on its performances and the three main girls make it work. The filmmakers here worked with limited resources and pulled off an entertaining, if flawed, piece of work.
One of the worst movies I've ever seen
kking-3488010 January 2021
Something Bad Happened.....
wandernn1-81-68327428 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Okay no clue what this one is about. The beginning seems like 3 girls hanging out ...in a house....on a boat.....doing some drinking.......
And then....something bad happens......
Their first reaction is to just bury the bad thing.....but they change their minds.....
Wait the something bad didn't really happen?? I'm sorta lost here.
-1 Star for the something bad not happening? And the one girl who is obsessed with 'if you tell anyone, our lives are ruined'??? Nothing bad happened?? I don't get it......
-1 Star again for something bad not happening progresses into a felony, or multiple felonies......
Okay and more and more not bad stuff happens.... Not really making this any better or dumber...it's pretty dumb
The writer of this really really got this one wrong. Wrote women wrong, wrote a very flawed story. Directing and acting, not too bad at all. But the story...nuh uh.
3/10
And then....something bad happens......
Their first reaction is to just bury the bad thing.....but they change their minds.....
Wait the something bad didn't really happen?? I'm sorta lost here.
-1 Star for the something bad not happening? And the one girl who is obsessed with 'if you tell anyone, our lives are ruined'??? Nothing bad happened?? I don't get it......
-1 Star again for something bad not happening progresses into a felony, or multiple felonies......
Okay and more and more not bad stuff happens.... Not really making this any better or dumber...it's pretty dumb
The writer of this really really got this one wrong. Wrote women wrong, wrote a very flawed story. Directing and acting, not too bad at all. But the story...nuh uh.
3/10
A definite DNF
heathermstewart-8478130 May 2021
I stopped watching about 30 min in. The set up was weak, the "bad thing" was blown out of proportion for no reason other than to further the plot. It was a Masterclass in poor decision making and makes me wonder if a man wrote it, because girls just panic all the time for no reason and do stupid stuff.
The true nature of those who refer to themselves as 'brothers' and 'sisters'
slackline7010 February 2021
As someone who spent nearly four years in a fraternity in my late teens/early 20s, I can definitively say that this is one of the few movies to capture the true nature of the relationships between the members of Greek organizations Organizations whose members refer to each other as 'brothers' and 'sisters.'
On the surface, you call yourselves brothers and sisters under the pretense that you're more than friends, and that you share a bond that comes close to being family. You spend an inordinate amount of time telling everyone how close you are, and how you would practically die for each other. And you relentlessly promote your organization as a positive bastion of friendship and unity.
Below the surface, however, you realize the reality is somewhat different. For starters, you enter the organization in a ritual called 'rush' - which amounts to the most fleetingly superficial experience of goodwill and friendship you could possibly imagine. Rush is immediately followed by a much longer ritual called 'pledgeship' - which amounts to being abused and exploited for months on end.
Fortunately pledgeship doesn't last forever, and most pledges make it through to become active members. However, you never really feel like you know these people - and you certainly don't entirely trust them. You go through the motions of being a group of friends, but the question is always there right beneath the surface - if it really came down to it, would these people that you are supposedly so close to sell you out or even kill you in a heartbeat if it served their agenda - and would they do it in the name of brotherhood/sisterhood?
Nesting Dolls isn't the most realistic movie in the sense that many of us - even those who have belonged to a fraternity/sorority - can say we've actually been though the exact scenario presented in the movie. However, just about anyone who has been in an organization in which you call yourselves 'brothers' or 'sisters' will most likely agree - that's exactly what you thought it was, just below the surface.
On the surface, you call yourselves brothers and sisters under the pretense that you're more than friends, and that you share a bond that comes close to being family. You spend an inordinate amount of time telling everyone how close you are, and how you would practically die for each other. And you relentlessly promote your organization as a positive bastion of friendship and unity.
Below the surface, however, you realize the reality is somewhat different. For starters, you enter the organization in a ritual called 'rush' - which amounts to the most fleetingly superficial experience of goodwill and friendship you could possibly imagine. Rush is immediately followed by a much longer ritual called 'pledgeship' - which amounts to being abused and exploited for months on end.
Fortunately pledgeship doesn't last forever, and most pledges make it through to become active members. However, you never really feel like you know these people - and you certainly don't entirely trust them. You go through the motions of being a group of friends, but the question is always there right beneath the surface - if it really came down to it, would these people that you are supposedly so close to sell you out or even kill you in a heartbeat if it served their agenda - and would they do it in the name of brotherhood/sisterhood?
Nesting Dolls isn't the most realistic movie in the sense that many of us - even those who have belonged to a fraternity/sorority - can say we've actually been though the exact scenario presented in the movie. However, just about anyone who has been in an organization in which you call yourselves 'brothers' or 'sisters' will most likely agree - that's exactly what you thought it was, just below the surface.
Incredibly Effective Low Budget Thriller
stsinger29 February 2020
"Nesting Dolls" is an incredibly effective low budget thriller, probably way more effective and powerful than you'd expect. It is difficult to convey the full scope and power of the film without giving away spoilers, so I will use broad strokes --
Three sorority sisters go off together for a week together. Two of them -- Tori and Britt -- seem to be getting the third one (Erica) ready for the rushing event that's coming up. They drink, play games, go boating, and generally have a fun time together. But something happens. And the reaction to that event is a series of horrible decisions that pit the girls against each other and exposes their darker sides as events just continue to spiral out of control....
This film just work on all levels. One of the things that makes the film is so effective and powerful is that although the girls make incomprehensible decisions in reaction to events, they just go so all-in on them, that we accept that, yeah, the decision was mind-blowing but maybe that's what these girls would do? Part of that is the outstanding performance of our three leads, Sydney Amanual, Ali Breneman, and especially Jenna Krasowski (in the toughest role). They are uniformly excellent and all make us believe. And this movie hit me like a brick -- I was actively worried about how it was going to turn out and was completely invested in the characters. Outstanding work from this entire crew.
My only real criticism was the ending. It was a bit of deus ex machina that doesn't really make sense and doesn't live up to the standards of the rest of the movie. But it's not terrible, just a bit of a disappointment given what had come before.
Highly recommended, but with a warning -- I was unable to really convey what this movie shows you because that would have spoiled the movie. But be forewarned, this is not a light-hearted movie. It shows the pitch black soul of some people (or some sorority girls, to be specific) and you likely feel uncomfortable during and once it's done. It will stick with you, believe me.
Three sorority sisters go off together for a week together. Two of them -- Tori and Britt -- seem to be getting the third one (Erica) ready for the rushing event that's coming up. They drink, play games, go boating, and generally have a fun time together. But something happens. And the reaction to that event is a series of horrible decisions that pit the girls against each other and exposes their darker sides as events just continue to spiral out of control....
This film just work on all levels. One of the things that makes the film is so effective and powerful is that although the girls make incomprehensible decisions in reaction to events, they just go so all-in on them, that we accept that, yeah, the decision was mind-blowing but maybe that's what these girls would do? Part of that is the outstanding performance of our three leads, Sydney Amanual, Ali Breneman, and especially Jenna Krasowski (in the toughest role). They are uniformly excellent and all make us believe. And this movie hit me like a brick -- I was actively worried about how it was going to turn out and was completely invested in the characters. Outstanding work from this entire crew.
My only real criticism was the ending. It was a bit of deus ex machina that doesn't really make sense and doesn't live up to the standards of the rest of the movie. But it's not terrible, just a bit of a disappointment given what had come before.
Highly recommended, but with a warning -- I was unable to really convey what this movie shows you because that would have spoiled the movie. But be forewarned, this is not a light-hearted movie. It shows the pitch black soul of some people (or some sorority girls, to be specific) and you likely feel uncomfortable during and once it's done. It will stick with you, believe me.
Good if you like dark movies
goblyn-7866911 March 2020
This touch your psyche in a thrilling way!
innboks3 March 2020
Wow.
Never seen anylike this video ever before. Brilliant acting. My brain was 100% occupied in every second of the movie.
What a sick movie Loved it!
This maybe sounds ridiculous, but I think you have to really know your own and others darkside, to really get this movie.
Not a movie to see in an energetic setting. See it in a quiet setting, and feel the psyche in this movie.
Amazing for the people that really get this movie! 10/10
Never seen anylike this video ever before. Brilliant acting. My brain was 100% occupied in every second of the movie.
What a sick movie Loved it!
This maybe sounds ridiculous, but I think you have to really know your own and others darkside, to really get this movie.
Not a movie to see in an energetic setting. See it in a quiet setting, and feel the psyche in this movie.
Amazing for the people that really get this movie! 10/10
That escalated quickly...
aeongale5 March 2020
Excellent directing. Right from the get-go. intro and music is perfect. So it's about girls in a remote holiday house which would lead you to believe it's going to be about a nutjob who cuts the power and terrorizes the girls and they spend half the movie screaming just like in a million other films, but it not that at all. It's much darker. Much better written. Fantastic pacing. Acting is pretty good. The ending was not what I wanted, it's okay I guess, but at least it has an ending.
Psychological horror fans, this one's for you
queeroid6 March 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I truly cannot recall feeling more uncomfortable during a film viewing. It is pure, horrendous psychological terror at its utter... best? I mean, if "best" means never wanting to watch another psychological horror film _ever again_, EVER means it's really good? Then, yeah. Bravo.
Suffice it to say, this one will leave you with the top drawer of gut punches.
(Spoiler...) My only hope is that a sequel is coming with Erica murdering the absolute holy hell out of Tori and Britt.
If not, then this single film will stand as a torturous account of what society's expectations might cause a person to do.
Suffice it to say, this one will leave you with the top drawer of gut punches.
(Spoiler...) My only hope is that a sequel is coming with Erica murdering the absolute holy hell out of Tori and Britt.
If not, then this single film will stand as a torturous account of what society's expectations might cause a person to do.
Ali Breneman is cute so 10 stars from me.
zuhairhadi202126 February 2020
Great Movie
mydailyinvest15 March 2020
I am SHOOK-eth!
sethwilson-0826922 February 2021
I'm a huge fan of horror and thrillers, and this was one of the best I've ever seen! In fact, it's one of the best films I've seen in quite some time. From the story, the writing, the cinematography, and the actors - wow, what an amazing cast - this film fired on all cylinders! What an amazing piece of work! Congrats. Excuse me now while I go make some tea and calm down. Phew.
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