I wanted to rate this at least a solid 7, even 8, but the frustrating ending ruined the whole thing for me. Let's analyze why.
I was having the best time watching this. The 80s atmosphere was excellent and perfectly recreated (thanks, in large part, to Stranger Things, you can feel they got inspired).
Tha acting was adequate, the young kids did a nice job and they were well characterized. Maybe the love interest segments were a little out of context, but the chemistry was true, though I'm not sure if completely realistic, considering the fact that the two had a large age difference.
The mystery was there, the tension was great and clever, for an indipendent film such as this.
But bloody hell.. What's with productions completely SCREWING movies and TV shows lately?
The ending spoiled the entire thing for me, it was stupid, it was frustrating. Okay, I get it, you, Director, want to do your best to shock me, the Viewer, but why here? Why in this film? It was completely unnecessary, it felt forced and totally different from the rest of the movie's tones.
So I decided I'll just pretend the last 10 minutes don't exist, because I want the experience to feel complete, not ruined. That's a shame.
I was having the best time watching this. The 80s atmosphere was excellent and perfectly recreated (thanks, in large part, to Stranger Things, you can feel they got inspired).
Tha acting was adequate, the young kids did a nice job and they were well characterized. Maybe the love interest segments were a little out of context, but the chemistry was true, though I'm not sure if completely realistic, considering the fact that the two had a large age difference.
The mystery was there, the tension was great and clever, for an indipendent film such as this.
But bloody hell.. What's with productions completely SCREWING movies and TV shows lately?
The ending spoiled the entire thing for me, it was stupid, it was frustrating. Okay, I get it, you, Director, want to do your best to shock me, the Viewer, but why here? Why in this film? It was completely unnecessary, it felt forced and totally different from the rest of the movie's tones.
So I decided I'll just pretend the last 10 minutes don't exist, because I want the experience to feel complete, not ruined. That's a shame.