Don't Move

A B-movie thriller reminiscent of the '90s that few people appreciate today... Unfortunately, I fall into that category as well... The concept of a paralyzing injection doesn't sound bad on paper, and the actors deliver fairly solid performances... But the screenplay offers absolutely nothing surprising (Sam Raimi probably should have been more involved as a producer). The film moves at a calm pace for most of its runtime, and it needed to dig deeper, as the premise suggested. Yes, for instance, the scene with the police patrol was well done; the tension was palpable there, but that's more of an exception that proves the rule. And the ending? I’d rather not comment on that... It looked like it was written by a 6-year-old. I give it 4/10. You can probably skip this one on Netflix. (2024-10-28)

A potentially entertaining premise drowned in the ultra-serious and very shallow sauce of the story of a woman who finds the will to live. Paralysis caused by grief is replaced by drug-induced paralysis and a new will to survive arises in her. All of this in a depictive rendering with the depth of cheesy motivational slogans. The illogical decisions and construction of situations that one would tolerate in a Raimi-style slasher flick would work in a stylishly filmed thriller with a charismatic bad guy, but not in a film that pretends to be utterly serious. No great pleasure, as these 92 minutes seem very exhausting. (2024-10-28)

Well, the distributor definitely tricked me with this one. Lately, it feels like anything can get slapped with the "horror" label, and this film is a prime example. Even calling it a thriller seems generous, since there wasn’t much tension to speak of. The only real suspense came from wondering if the filmmakers would hit every cliché on the checklist—and of course, they did. The plot is shallow and almost comically predictable, with two-dimensional characters who lack any real depth, making it impossible to care what happens to them. By the time I realized how it would all end, I was just hoping everyone would meet their fate sooner so I could wrap it up. The one saving grace? Some beautiful shots of the scenery, which earned it the single star. (2024-11-04)

Classic Netflix washout. The characters are flat and one-dimensional, uninteresting and generic figures, the side characters are also just walking clichés just out to get their deaths, and the story may have an original premise (a paralyzing substance), but at its core it's the same old thing over and over again. It has no drive, no idea, no characters, and in short, nothing to base the film on. It won't offend or excite the casual audience, but genre fans will be bored by its cheesiness and lack of innovation. (2024-10-28)

A survival drama with the rules the genre established back in the 70s. I've always had a soft spot for forests, so that's a plus. Otherwise, Iris is somewhat unbalanced, which could perhaps be explained by her suicidal tendencies, and when you hit rock bottom, everything is different. What bothered me the most was how she kept screaming and shouting on the run so the killer would know where she is. On the other hand, I liked the behavior of the old man and the cop, because I hate it when the killer is extremely smart and the others are total morons. You have to turn a blind eye to some of the scenes because they have nothing to do with reality. The tension is omnipresent though, and the film goes by quickly. Nothing special in the genre, a film you'll soon forget. (2024-10-25)