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5/10
It was different
ttreakle2 March 2023
Well here we go. You have a young girl traumatized by her dad's death. After a move from the city with her mom the daughter suspects her moms new boyfriend is responsible for her classmates disappearances and murders. So acting like a detective she sets out to prove who's behind the murders. When finished with this movie I was debating about what score to give it and it was between 5-6. Well needless to say I didn't hate the movie but it wasn't great either. Some of the music choices were definitely questionable. The chemistry between the mom and daughter was good. Overall this was a nice attempt for a slasher flick. As far as a recommendation I'd say yeah give a go. The kills were good.

Timothy Treakle.
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5/10
Who's bad?
kosmasp17 April 2023
No pun intended - it is not always easy to figure out who is bad and evil and who is not. Especially if you are a teenager and no one is believing most of the things you say. You know those kids and their fantasy running wild with them ... right? Well maybe she is not right .. or is she? There is only two possibilities or rather answers to that.

You may figure it out way before the characters in the movie. But it is not about that .. and the shocks and twists still are quite hard hitting. Which makes this quite watchable - you just have to suspend your disbelief. Acting is ok - do not expect too much here and you'll have a good time.
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1/10
The Worst
adam-king-322 August 2022
Soooo bad it's not even bad enough to be good!

Horror is always a bit hit and miss and sometimes a miss aint a bad thing as 'just because it's bad' doesn't mean it's not enjoyable.

This was just utter cheese - terrible everything, plot, acting, screenplay, all of it. Come in Aussie films!! You can do better then that, we'd come so far and now this?

Anyone involved in this film should be ashamed of themselves.....complete amateurish garbage.

The best part was when it finished.
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2/10
Desperately Bad
chrisliz5719 August 2022
Awful. Simply awful. Didn't make sense. Tried to be off-beat funny with a clunky script. The soundtrack should be used in film school exemplifying what not to do. I ready don't want to bag a film made in my own country's industry .... but no one else should lose 90 minutes of time you'll never retrieve!!
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1/10
Would give 0 if I could
jamieiphone-8314023 June 2023
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Frustrating would be an understatement. How many flashbacks do we need of the father dying? Nearly every 10 minutes they put some dramatic music on which gets on your nerves after the first 20 times of hearing it. Honestly this movie is trash. You must see the only victims about 20 times just caged up and crying and then the scene ends every time. Honestly do not waste your time with this. Acting is pretty trash, story line gets annoying and the fact that the main character seems to know what the killer looks like when she is hallucinating even though she doesn't know who the real killer is. Bizzare.
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1/10
Absolute garbage
maddit14791 March 2023
Whoever let this one pass the final inspection should be fired immediately, 90 minutes of my life wasted, it was so bad I had to write a review, in my 26 years of life I've never even considered reviewing a movie online but this one was so terrible I couldn't resist, if your considering watching this show please don't do it, the soundtrack to this makes me feel like I'm reliving the first jaws movie all over again and to make it even worse it took her 12 hours to get down the stairs? One minute it's midnight and she's running down to the kitchen to get a knife and the next it's midday and she's only just made it out the front door, I'm so disappointed that I've even taken the time to start a petition to get this removed from all viewing platforms, it should be banned! Makes me ashamed to be Australian.
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1/10
Really really really bad!
Movie_lover0024 April 2023
I have no words to describe what just happened! 90 minutes wasted! This movie is so so so so bad! I am trying to think of a way to provide constructive feedback but I just can't! It is just really, really, I mean reeeeeally bad!

I definitely recommend you watching the other movie you were indecisive on! Go back to the home page and choose a different movie! I wish I had done just that!

Oh, and the scene she grabs a knife and it's dark and then runs to the house next door, it is literally next door (it would've taken her 2 minutes tops) and, all of a sudden, is daylight. I mean, WHAT?! Why?! How do people get away with this?

I would love to know how much money was spent on it! It is just a waste! Waste of money and waste of people's time!

Ahhhh, rant is over! I feel better now! Oh no, wait.... This movie is really BAD! .... Now I'm done!
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7/10
Worth a watch
tcomerford-4410722 May 2023
This movie gets a hard time from reviewers but as thrillers go, I rate it better than sixty percent of what I've watched.

It did keep me guessing and there were a couple of proper scary moments thrown in. The acting was pretty good overall, most characters were convincing and it had a fairly strong plot that admittedly could have been fleshed out more.

On the negative side, the serial killer is rather unconvincing and the police failure to find him also. All in all as a thriller fan, I was pleasantly surprised having read some pretty terrible reviews.

So I would recommend giving it a go. If you don't agree then you can thumbs down this review.
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1/10
HOW?!
emkomiyama23 August 2022
How was this film made? Genuinely. This is easily one of the most atrociously written/acted/directed/edited films I've ever seen in my life. My first year film school films were Oscar worthy in comparison. We're all usually forgiving with horrors, but this is honestly so awful I was crying with laughter in my screening. Anyone who worked on this film should be really embarassed. But hey, least it's reassuring to know we can all write films if garbage like this can pass all the checks.
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9/10
Worth a bloody watch
george-4383012 September 2023
This was truly an amazing film, the dialogue, camera angles, acting and scenes were truly inspiring and life changing. The story was easy to follow and very entertaining. Sure this film isn't as good as the great Afghanistan cricket documentary, but it is still worth your while. This film truly moved the Australian media industry to its high standards today. However, I thought it was very sexist and misogynist how much of women's chests were exposed on camera, clearly the writers are trying to appeal to the men (the pigs). But other than that it was an amazing story.

Good luck from Darjeeling India.
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2/10
nonsensical Australian film
ArchFrenemy29 December 2022
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What a maddening film! No cops would behave this way, dismissing any tips, knowing full well there is a serial killer on the loose! And what mother discounts every single thing her daughter says - even if the daughter IS still grieving her father? This is the worst mother-figure I've seen in awhile - and I watch a bunch of Lifetime dreck! Why the need for the incessant flashbacks to a family tragedy, making us think the daughter actually IS crazy??

Worst of all, for me, anyway, was the completely off-kilter reactions of some characters in scary or dangerous situations, who crack wise and become flippant or even defiant. And the killer's motives? He admits it himself, that he really doesn't have any.

The actress who plays the unlikeable daughter on Harrow is also kind of unlikeable here.
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2/10
It's a definite NO from me!
gbftl16 December 2022
This movie is so predictable that I stopped to check and see if I had seen it before because it was oh so familiar!

Awful acting from the young girl and her fellow actors and dialogue that is, well, at best amateur and embarrassing.

Plot holes are everywhere and what would be life stopping injuries and wounds seem to be nothing more than a mere inconvenience to the receiver.

The musical score is unsuitable I'd say and there seems to be very little cohesion between the actors.

Maybe two stars is being a bit generous?

Anyway, you'd be better off looking elsewhere for your scares and frights because they are limited in this high school production.
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2/10
Tired Plot w/ Sub-Par Acting & Poor Post-Production. Pass.
Real_Review27 March 2023
In a word - bad. I won't dedicate much time to reviewing a project this bad. Radha Mitchell has made some great films, but she is only a supporting role here. The lead actress is good, but you can only do so much with a terrible script. The villain is a terrible actor, but not as terrible as whoever was in charge of the post-production. The sometimes inappropriate and always overbearing mood music will drive most viewers crazy. Altogether, this isn't just bad - it's multi-dimensionally bad. I removed it from my collection.

RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria:

Acting: 0.5/1;

Casting: 1/1;

Directing: 0.5/1;

Story: 1/1;

Writing/Screenplay: 0.5/1;

Total Base Score = 3.5

Modifiers (+ or -):

Originality: -0.5 (This has been done... and, has been done better.);

Music Score/Soundtrack: -1 (I swear, music runs underneath EVERY scene! And, there are moments when it's WAY too loud and overwhelms the dialog - in places where there doesn't need to be music. Amateurish.);

Total RealReview Rating: 2.
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1/10
Worst film of the year maybe even the decade
lsincla0-434-70611013 April 2023
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Unlikeable protagonist, terrible story, amateur acting.

The initial 10 minutes were promising with what appeared to be a typical, yet entertaining, horror film set in a small town centering around a likeable, witty, yet troubled character haunted by memories of her father's death.

The film then descends into a frustratingly predictable draw out affair. The lead character is beyond irritating, becoming unlikeable. In all honesty I was hoping she would meet her demise at the killers hands, this did not eventuate sadly.

I agree with the sentiment that it's just bad bad, not even capable of being in the "so bad it's good" category.
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1/10
Absolutely awful
anitapr518 December 2022
I don't even want to waste a review on it, it's that bad, but I suppose I have to write at least 600 chracters here for me to be allowed to post the review. Honestly, I'm writing this so no one else will have to waste an hour and a half of their lives on this movie. It feels like a C grade murder flick from the 70s (though that era also gave us some excellent films). The plot is silly and has no logic, the situations are contrived, the performances are mediocre. The makeup and gore are a bit laughable, and the characters are halfbaked. Hard to believe such bad films are still being made in 2022.
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2/10
Why Radha why?
tazkykamen26 April 2023
I don't understand, I really don't understand, why an actress like Radha Mitchell allows herself to be cast in a completely insignificant and desperately stupid supporting role, where she is not given any space for even minimal acting performance. Unfortunately, this is not the only film in which Radha incomprehensibly does not even partially use her potential. To say something about the film itself, originality is not really its strong point. You'll discover the main villain long before the end, and you'll be able to focus more on the annoyingly illogical direction, script and editing. I'm not saying that the creators didn't try to do a professional job, but the effort is not enough when you can't decide whether you're shooting a comedy, crime or slasher.
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10/10
Blood amazingly exceptional movie
zazai16228 December 2022
This film was exceptionally well written, and had very unclunky dialogue, this writer should have won best screenplay at the oscars, therefore showing the bias from the oscars. But this bias is further shown in the fact that it didnt win best film at the oscars. The performances were amazing. There are not enough words to describe how amazing this film is. I hope that the sequel will be just as exceptional in the writing, directing and editing of this masterpiece. Would highly recommend. The only other piece of media that i would give ten stars is rise of afghanistan cricket, kings of kabul, the story of ramanullah gurbaz and hazratullah zazai 162* vs Ireland. Was a very scary horror and thrilling film. If anyone gives below ten stars they don't understand film.
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8/10
A most excellent psychological thriller
sweepercurlym26 January 2024
I honestly have no idea why this movie is rated so poorly. The plot was good, the acting was good, and the surprise twist was good. Honestly, I think people have been spoiled by all the trash TikTok videos or something. There is no way this movie should be reviewed and starred so badly. It held my attention to the surprising and excellent ending. I guess some people don't understand the category of psychological mysteries/thrillers/horror. I did suspect who was the killer early on in the movie, but the writers threw out some excellent red herrings. I wanted the main character to be the final girl.... I was rooting for her. I don't believe in giving spoilers, so I'll just leave the ending for you to discover. Recommended!
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10/10
The world is going nuts
pamelagharrison17 June 2023
I really did enjoy this movie, I have just finished watching the movie, "Girl at the Window", and I found it so typical of an amazing Australian Horror, Suspense, movie It kept me watching to the end and I was totally amazed at a few of the things I found, I really loved it and the surprises I saw along the way, many, many congratulations to the wonderful work done by Elle Newton for a job well done, and a lovely different side to Vince Colosimo, I have never seen him in a roll like this and I found him very believable in the roll, well-done guy, you are truly amazing Australian Actress/Actor and have made us very proud to have you star in our movie.
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