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Damn It! (No spoilers)

posted 9 years ago by ericmaier
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I really really wanted to like this. It's creepy and in a dark showing it has serious potential to creep the hell out of you... But damn it!!! For the ending to be what it was there was sooooo much of the backstory that needed some thread of comprehension. I really felt like the actress did her part and the most the jump scenes were well done (excluding the horribly done few... You all know which ones I'm referring to)... I just wanted the ending to play into the story just a little bit better... Just ended without really having the connection I was hoping for.

Again though, some really well done scare scenes... And an actress that should be cast in more films like this. Worth a watch, just don't hope for the storyline impact to occur.

[–] Simplythebest79424 9 years ago

I agree w/you. The ending being a plot twist was honestly just stupid. She should've survived and then quit. That would've been more realistic. I thought the actress did an excellent job of making you think she really was a police officer. She was that good and should definitely work in better movies that are A-list because she really did a great job of acting throughout.

[–] rsmith-97435 9 years ago

I agree with you about the ending. It was lame compared to the rest of the movie.

[–] ukmale-93122 8 years ago

Agreed

[–] pennilayne 9 years ago

Same but the whole thing was a mess but had potential and the actress did a great job

They did give lots of bits of info scattered all over the place but if you dont execute it correctly, it doesn't matter how much "backstory" we might have. And even the info we did felt half written, or contradicted by something else that would happen in this mess of a movie. I kept catching myself saying "wait, im confused" even though I was paying very close attention. If you're paying attention, and you feel confused or left behind in the story for some reason--- the movie isn't doing a good job of telling the story or letting it unfold for you. I don't need films to hold my hand, but it shouldn't be so freaking messy. With films like this the only explanation the film writers could give the audience at this point is "Well...she lost her mind, so it doesn't really have to make senset...it's just....her going bat shi* crazy...so...yup that explains the majority of the film.."

Ummm.. that or she is having an acid trip. Either way that is a total cop out. It felt like the writers had all these ideas, couldn't decide on just one or two, so they put them ALL IN and then landed on "well its just her going crazy and spirits and shi*...."

Right.