Do Not Reply (2019) User Reviews

Basic but entertaining enough to watch

[Sobertoaster-764-479561 · 5/10 · 10 October 2021]

It had this creepy dollhouse-like atmosphere.

The story was pretty basic but passable.

Endless "I would have just done XYZ" situations, typical characters making nonsense decisions. I don't mind this so much in horror though because I almost feel like it's part of the fun of bad horror movies.

Overall I wouldn't really recommend it but it was ok as a one time watch. Your not missing anything if you don't see it though.

Call me Sadie

[nogodnomasters · 4/10 · 11 October 2020]

The film is designed to draw attention to enticement abductions using social media. Chelsea (Amanda Arcuri ) meets Brad (Jackson Rathbone) on her phone. They meet at a Halloween party where she is drugged and abducted. She is in a secured house with other girls in cheerleader outfits. Brad likes his virtual goggles and has issues with relationships.

Nothing much to see here. It is the same old psychological stuff. There is a sentence at the end of the film about enticement abductions in an attempt to give the film meaning.

Guide: F-word. Implied rape, Playmate Nikki Leigh butt nudity.

No Masterpiece But Not Garbage

[Foutainoflife · 5/10 · 18 October 2020]

This is all about a teenage girl being stupid enough to meet up with the cute fella she doesn't know but has been talking to through social media and him being not such a nice guy.

This is a lower budgeted film but it is filmed well. The acting wasn't as bad as I've seen in other films so I found it tolerable. The story is nothing fresh. I think this is a movie that is well suited for Lifetime. Not great, not awful. If you like those sorts of films, this should work for you.

Yeah its terrible

[wildblueyonder · 2/10 · 14 April 2021]

I sometimes will give these types of low rated movies a chance if people have reviewed it positively, even though there are a lot of scumbags who just rate films high becuase they know people involved with them. You are losers.

And to whomever rated this highly you must be. This movie is awful, in every way. Absolutely nothing creative or interesting about it. AVOID.

Terrible acting. Even worse wig.

[nathan-g-ingham · 3/10 · 9 October 2020]

This movie was terrible. JUST awful. When I saw the trailer, I thought it had some promise. I'm an American, so I enjoyed the idea of a blonde female cast. I thought this could be like Split, another movie with a bunch of abducted girls. Only hotter.

But no. The only thing hot was the mess of a wig on the final girl's head the whole time. I'm telling you, it caused me pain to see that horrible wig on the screen throughout most of the movie-particularly because the blondeness of the psycho's sister Sadie was kind of important to the plot. So let's get this straight: Instead of casting by one of the +/minus 1 bazillion blonde 20ish actresses trying to land a movie in Hollywood, they cast a brunette, have a scene where her character is forced to bleach her hair, and then outfit her for the rest of the movie with the most godawful, not-foolin-anybody wig ever seen outside an amateur drag night.

Was it because the lead actress was otherwise so perfect for the role? It was not. This woman couldn't act her way out of a paper bag, which is a problem when you're doing whole movie with, essentially, a cast of 4. Her motivation was "whiny/indignant" throughout the entire movie, which was really strike three in getting the audience to like the character. (Strikes one and two being, of course, telling no one you are meeting a stranger from the Interapps and accepting an obviously roofied drink and texting incessently during the first 15 minutes of the movie. Rude.) A very poor final girl.

The rest is standard fare. Trauma. Tears. Plotting escape. Flashbacks revealing that the psycho has-wait for it... a dark past.

I won't spoil the details, but the end of the movie is positively bizarre and absolutely laughable in at least 3 ways. Then, in the strangest moment of all, right before the credits, the director makes you wonder if he thought he was directing a PSA.

18 million budget ????????

[akingbd · 1/10 · 30 December 2020]

This movie is a completely garbage piece of storytelling and cinematography

That wig

[JoeHud · 2 December 2020]

The movie was doing fine up until around the 30 minute mark where our lead actress dyes her hair and now she's wearing this ridiculous blonde wig the rest of the film. It looked like something a child would wear at a kid's museum and I had to shut it off. Way to ruin a good movie.

unbelievably slow

[ops-52535 · 4/10 · 2 October 2020]

Even the dialouges are slow, the action of horror are slow, the plotspeed are slow, everything is slow in here.

its a typical social media horror genre alla lure the ''fjortis'' in the trap, and lock the locks very tight to use her as a sex slave and as a humble house girl. in this story though there are 4 girls trapped in the same complex of a hellhole, all of them called siggy, and all of them made up and hairdone like eachother, all of them in creerleading suits...its all a game of playing with the devil and you might win or not.... the psychopaty that lingers in the house are some realistic and some not. the schizofrenic changing into several persons are typical, and might feel scary for some, what i felt a little was the claustrophobia of the locked environment.

acting, well all the tars here aint born yet, but they might. but nothing to acclaim for. the filmographic work aint bad at all, and the colourfull decorative work done at the main set , gives you a weird sense of normality, so its a well done job there.

its a film that will scare some, make others laugh, and most will jump of halfway, so its just a pinch of a spoonful recommend from the grumpy old man

Typical movie

[michellepowell-44182 · 5/10 · 3 October 2020]

Same stuff different actors. crazy guy kidnapping and killing women or teenagers because of some past trauma. Boring and predictable. good acting though.

Give it a watch now!

[corbinwest · 7/10 · 5 October 2020]

This movie was a surprise for me. I was expecting mediocre acting and quality movie was but this movie was the complete opposite. The story felt fresh even tho I'm sure this has been done a thousand times. I loved all the acting in this film. This is a awesome survival horror movie and a highly recommendable one at that!!

Trash ending

[zack_gideon · 4/10 · 25 March 2021]

Cool idea but the movie is ruined by bad writing and a crap ending. Doesn't work overall. Booooo.

Creep next door

[moviefansme · 8/10 · 2 March 2020]

This tense psychological thriller emphasizes terror over gore. The haunted house theme shapes the narrative set in a suburban prison home. Several nerve racking scenes unfold as Chelsea tries to accommodate her captor, outsmart him, cope with her fellow captives, and attempt to get their help. Chelsea turns into a much stronger female lead than initially expected.

Psycho kidnapper story

[TheTruthofItIs · 7/10 · 3 November 2020]

Interesting way of scaring your 16yo pyt daughter into safe-texting. HS pyt cheerleaders held hostage to a young psycho's sister-infatuation/sickness. New writer/directors father-son team apparently make a decent first feature film that goes a bit further than similar fare, depicting the poetic justice against the antagonist. Star Amanda Arcuri ("Chelsea") looks like Molly Ephraim's ("Mandy" of Last Man Standing fame) double, so that's a treat.

I had high hopes for this movie, but...

[selenabella-87251 · 5/10 · 16 February 2021]

Let's just face it - it's simply not good. The thing that bothered me the most was the acting itself (which basically carries the movie, lol) from everyone. I did not believe a single person in there. Not the girls, not the villain, not anyone. I did not believe girl were actually scared. I did not believe villains performance (it looked like the guy HAD to make this movie, for cash purposes only, not because he actually believed in that character and wanted to express it).

I know this movie was supposed to show us how often, and on which ways, young girls are being kidnapped, through a teen horror movie. But it failed. It was actually a good story, but did not deliver what was supposed to. Maybe if it was a higher budget movie, and if they hired more experienced actors...it would be good. But... here we are.

On the plus side, I'll give them one thing - I've seen mother and father issues, but never sister issues from mans point of view. Like I said, it could of been great.

I don't recommend it, but if you want to kill and hour and a half... go for it.

Very weird and odd

[zelda-50616 · 1/10 · 1 August 2023]

Bro these are underage girls being raped by some grown fella... they been sexualized da entire movie and has many provocative scenes. The movie was slow and boring and seems unreasonable. Like why would you get suspended for having ur phone out OUTSIDE in school... Shi was boring and slow and i was falling asleep watching this bs. The acting was slow and seemed very unprofessional. It was too slow with barely any content so it was just dragging the entire time. And shi was OD like why tf are all the doors locked and each window has a wooden plank over it... who tf has time to do ts LMFAO. Watch if you're a weirdo who likes underage girls i guess.

No too bad not the best

[alexkzapf · 5/10 · 13 March 2023]

The problem, is that this movie does not benefit from being a slow burn. At least not as slow as this movie is.

The acting is passable. Especially the main lead. He puts forward a very creepy performance. The actresses are also good. The writing is okay. The premise is a good one. Again. It's a good movie.

Would have served from about cutting roughly 15 to 25 minutes.

I've seen many movies like this. Have seen much worse and some better. It almost feels as this movie was meant to be lower budget, but then the company pushed more money into this project. There are obvious plot holes, as there tends to be with movies like this. But. Nothing too glaring. Could definitely seen worse. But. Also better. Good viewing as along as you know what to expect.

Terrible.

[milliestoke · 2/10 · 30 January 2024]

A 2 is generous. This movie is so badly acted, I'm starting to understand why Jasper from Twilight didn't have very many lines. All of the acting from all of the characters was terrible. When she FaceTimes her family at the end when she is free, the reactions from her family are completely ridiculous, they act like it's more of a "heyyy where have you been haha" ( which I think the sister might actually say something along those lines??!! Whilst Chelsea has blood and cuts all over her face?!) vibe more than any actual concern or deep emotion to having found out their daughter/sister is safe. The wounds look so obviously fake and completely unrealistic. When one of the girls is getting stabbed, it looks like it's with one of those gag knives that retracts in when pressure is applied. The wig the character Chelsea wears when she has "bleached her hair" is so obviously a wig it's insane. It was between staring at my wall for an hour and a half or watching this movie and I can't believe I chose the movie. At the start when she starts crying about the rat!!? Wtf is that about, she cried more about the rat leaving than her being taken in the first place. I don't know if the director was trying to portray her going insane and socialisation deprived from being down there for so long and that's why the whole rat scene happens which would make more sense??? It gives no real idea of how long she was in 'the hole' and if it was just for as long as we saw, why was she crying over a rat after just being kidnapped. I could point out so many more ridiculous parts of the movie but this review would be extremely long.

Movie Isnt As Bad as People say but its not good either

[goalfred-21890 · 5/10 · 27 July 2022]

This movie was enjoyable and good preformance by Jackson Rathbone and its honesty something Different... it makes you want to know what your kids to these days. Only thing that disturbed me the most was the wig of Amanda Acuri but otherwise this movie was ok.. overall good quality, ok Acting, Great Casting, and good plot..

Just okay

[ncarb-62068 · 5/10 · 15 March 2023]

I'll be honest, I only watched this movie because of some reviews mentioning this terrible dollar store wig. I just had to see for myself!

It was a just okay movie, I have most definitely seen way worse. It won't win any awards for acting or screenplay but it was fine. Watch it if you cant find anything else to watch, it'll keep you entertained for a little. It kinda feels like a lifetime movie honestly. Very predictable, no shocks or twists and turns.

Yeah not much more to say, they really have a minimum amount of characters you have to type for a review so I'm just trying to reach it! So uh yeah.

Be warned

[Stanlee107 · 6/10 · 15 October 2020]

This slow and suspenseful. This film warns the danger of internet predators & how they can be abducted for their sick games or even worst things... It is intriguing to see how one of the captive females has been gaslighted into thinking that she is the abductor's sister & they are meant to "love each other". The antagonist's intent is insidious... He is obviously a victim of childhood abuse but it does not make him any more sympathetic. The ending is a fitting one.

This Won Awards?

[chad-61313 · 1/10 · 28 March 2021]

Gave this a shot and it put me right to sleep. Tried two more times with the same outcome. Could've been way better!

Do Not Reply

[ttasnap · 10/10 · 5 October 2020]

Do Not Reply is an intriguing thriller that is well acted and message driven. Kudos to writer/director, Daniel Woltosz and father, Walt Woltosz, in their great efforts to craft, cast and direct a thought provoking thriller that sends a profound message to underaged youngsters using the internet to meet and hang out with strangers. Certainly worth the watch.

Not a well made movie but...

[davidwalsh-11587 · 7/10 · 22 August 2021]

The plot and premise are timely and I see this as a warning film to younger people to delete their accounts. If you watch this movie with volume off and subtitles on, you'll find that the screenwriting is rather good. This director brother team did their research on mind control and the camera work is solid. What weakens the film is the hair and make up and acting.

Too young

[kosmasp · 5/10 · 3 October 2021]

Internet has brought as a new kind of predator. One that preys on the young (and therefor I reckon can be considered weak) ... mostly men do this as is in this case. The movie can work as a warning - though I would hope that at least parents are aware and (unfortunately) prepare their daugthers to the dangers strangers on the net can pose.

I say unfortunately, because it should not be the girls that have to worry in an ideal world. But since that is not the case, it is always good to be safe than sorry. Now the theme is quite a strong one, I'd say you agree with that ... the movie does have its flaws though. Beginning with script/dialog and some acting choices throughout. Having said that, it still works overall even if you may cringe more than once for different reasons while you watch this ...

Insult to the real victims of abuse

[fabiofrost · 1/10 · 29 January 2024]

Here is yet another insult to horror cinema, we have a very original story that I will have seen it 500 times, but it is possible that they do not try a minimum of shame to make certain films turn or do it on the mail only to make it angry people I can't explain why, because they insult us in this way to us fans of horror cinema, certain films should be seen by sending forward quickly because they do not deserve even a minute of viewing other than an hour and 40 minutes, insult to the real ones victims of violence for the stupid and banal way that stages the shameful problem to say the least embarrassing.