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So this is for the 2020 film bleed with me It's a shutter original and it's coming to shutter on Tuesday, August 10th So because I'm putting this review out before that and because it's a new film to shutter No spoilers in this I'm gonna give like the Vegas the vague synopses Basically, but I will say that if anyone out there has heard or read the synopsis That's basically being put out by shutter at this point It kind of ruins a lot about the film and I kind of of the opinion that I'm not even sure you should watch the film If you've read that synopsis in general This is and I know some people when they hear this disclaimer are gonna be like I know exactly where that which way this review is going Every film is worth watching at least one time Just because I do or do not like something doesn't mean that you will or will not like it So the only way you're really gonna know is if you watch it yourself and like I said every film is worth watching once That said I did not enjoy this film That's usually how I start those reviews But I'm gonna tell you what was good and what and what I thought was bad within the film But once again, you know, it's my opinion and if you feel differently Certainly put it in the comments because maybe there's stuff. I missed. I'm not you know I wasn't open to when I was watching it and I'm willing to consider another viewpoint And I love hearing from people when they say I like this even though you didn't or I didn't like this And this is why so yeah, but give me why that's a big thing Okay So bleed with me written and directed by Amelia Moses who also did the film blood thirsty Which I haven't seen but someone was telling me recently that they were interested in checking it out Which kind of piqued my interest in it. So I might check that out Canadian film this is done in Canada and like I said coming Tuesday August 10th to shutter quick synopsis Three friends basically go to a cabin when it's snowing outside and something kind of happens I'm not gonna go further than that because if I try to I'm gonna ruin too much in my opinion if you want to watch the film That's all I'm gonna say on that The opening scene has pretty much nothing going on in it But it's a really good example of how music can really set the mood how music can really Dictate how you're feeling about a certain Scene or even just help you along to get there and I like the opening scene for this reason because it is a great example Of that it feels nice and inspired But I will say after that there is a whole lot of nothing really going on in this film in my opinion and I Also think that there wasn't enough music there wasn't enough of an actual score now Usually I'm very complimentary to films that have long stints of no music because that allows the audience to just kind of Sit there and see how they want to feel about things it can really increase tension But there's really not much tension in this film. There's really not much Music in this film to help tension because I think more music Certain types of music used in certain spaces within this film could have created tension where there isn't otherwise And that could have been helpful for this film so for that reason I'm saying I think there should have been more of a soundtrack to it more of a score to it so Once again, just my opinion you can let me know feel differently There's shaky camera issues and it is pretty bad. It does settle down Significantly as the film goes on so by the time you get to the end It's a lot less of a problem, but at least early on and about up until maybe about halfway through it definitely is rough and This is one of the things I say we have tripods people should use tripods utilize those I get it when it adds to the scene when you know Maybe it's an intense scene and like a little extra movement really adds to that tension adds to the craziness of what's going on I get that that makes sense But that's not what's going on here honestly and especially when it's shots where characters are just stationary You know, they're just having a conversation and you're just kind of showing a wide shot of all the characters That should not be shaky. There's no reason that that should be shaky. You have tripods. Please use them. Just saying Something bothers me The acting is serviceable. I will say but there are times you can see people thinking about acting and times where you can See people waiting to deliver a line or thinking about delivering a line Yeah, also the chemistry amongst these actors is not really there One of them in particular in particular I think was trying harder than the other two and it shows and They just don't They don't mesh they did they just don't mesh and it creates a lot of awkwardness for the audience members in my opinion I don't know if that was intentional or not, but it doesn't work personally for me I Do like the way they handle the lighting in this for the most part the lighting is very low And it seems like they try to use or make it seem like they're mainly using like natural light sources within the context of the story and For that reason like it's low and it creates a good atmosphere But it also keeps it looking crisp at the same time. So really an awesome job with the lighting I really thought they they pulled that off quite well There is a scene in here This is big for people that animal lovers are really going to be upset about That sort of stuff gets to me and it did with this film But I also try to kind of separate myself, especially when I'm doing it You know watching screener films where you know, I'm trying to do reviews on them It was also unnecessary like you didn't really need it in the film like I see there is a tie-in To I'm just gonna say it wallpaper There's a tie-in to wallpaper and just take note of that because that is kind of an interesting tie-in, but And overall story, but So I get the reason for it, but you didn't need to do it that way. So I You know warning to people who are big animal lovers warning The beginning of the film is well, okay, I wrote that when I was just watching the beginning the film is a snoozefest For me personally, I don't think it feels like much ever really goes on And like I said, if you've read or heard the synopsis from shutter or seen a trailer for this film most likely You're not going to see anything that surprises you or interests you all that much I'm sorry. That's just that's just the nature of the situation If you really want to watch this movie and get some enjoyment out of it, you should go and blind You should definitely go and blind story-wise The dialogue is overly short and simplistic and it makes the characters talk and seem Extremely flat. I think that the bad dialogue also kind of rolls into the issue of the chemistry not being there with the characters Um writing in general is a problem for this this film in my opinion It's it's a very I mean the film's like an hour and 19 minutes. It feels like it's been stretched It's probably about a 30 minute film Maybe stretched out to an hour and 19 minutes. So it feels insanely slow It feels like there's a lot of intentional time wasting scenes that just get stretched just for that reason And it's not good. It kills any flow that the film could have had So technically there are a lot of problems going on with this film and it starts with the writing I think there was a good idea for a premise for the film It didn't come together in the script like you have to have a lot more to it than a good idea You need to be able to flesh out an entire script That really tells a good robust story or even halfway robust Because in the end if the end story is good or if the end Yeah, if the end story in the end kind of twist whatever you have to it at the end Is good enough then people can kind of forget a little bit of the slowness upfront or the fact that you know It doesn't feel as strong, but this one just it feels like the whole way through it's just kind of Slowly meandering its way to the end And like I said, there was a good idea But it it it wasn't fleshed out well for the script unfortunately And it feels extremely slow. So if you don't like films that feel very slow, this feels unbelievably slow Uh, I already talked about the score issue. There is kind of a cool scene that's tied to someone taking a shower So I will say that if you are going to watch the film watch for the particular shower scene You'll know what I'm talking about when you get to it that look cool the way they shot it the way it looks the idea behind it That is a good scene. I I did enjoy that Ultimately this film seems like it is about relationships, but I think there's a large portion There's actually a conversation where instead of allowing it to be subtext It is in your face because the characters say it basically they tell you exactly what they were trying to tell you And that's one of these things when you know book writing screenwriting show don't tell and This kind of Is telling and I just don't like that just because it it makes me feel like you think less of your audience in a sense I don't know if other people feel that way or not Um, the film plays like there was a rough idea, but not enough story to be fleshed out. Yes, uh, this film actually While I was watching it made me think back to another recent Shutter original that I did a screener for um and a review on An unquiet grave. So if you saw an unquiet grave, this has a similar feel to it in many ways So, yeah, I mean That's my thought on it. I didn't really like this film out of five stars with half stars in play Unfortunately, I'm gonna give it a one star rating. I don't think there's a whole lot here to be compelling I found myself during the film and after the film just asking myself the question. So what? Like that's and that's what you need to do when you're writing scripts is so what, you know This happens so what like does it matter for the story overall? Is he getting us somewhere? So what and I kept just thinking so what and there were no answers for it with the film. So I just Wasn't a fan, but you know, I wish the best to Amelia Moses who written directed this I think that directorially there's some really good technical flashes going on there and cinematography wise other than the shaky camera There were some decent shots there. So directing and cinematography wise There's a future there for Amelia Moses. 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