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4/10
Great story - horrible executed
nickpedersen24 May 2020
There is not much to say. It is a great story, but thats it! The actors is somewhat okay, but better actors could be found. The filming and the locatons is good. I believe it must be the instructor and the producer who fails here.
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1/10
Utter rubbish. Recommend not to bother watching.
tomjr-6748219 March 2020
Script writing is super bad, story goes nowhere, no consistency in the character-arc (some times they are good, sometimes bad, no reason for anything change in motivation), nor character development. The story has more plot-holes than Swiss cheese. Clumsy directing, poorly shot scenes, endless, annoyingly loud dialogues, bad editing job. No budget at all on production design (the whole film set is just somebody's SUV, the poorly dressed actors, bad makeup - everything is poor and cheap). This is the worst film I have ever watched. Got it to see because of its imdb score but turned out to be a huge disappointment.
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Can't believe I was tricked into pre-ordering this mess.
oscar-8969214 March 2020
I appreciate indie filmmaking and the work that goes into it.This one falls short of good or entertaining. This isn't a case of some complicated filmmaking. They took a camera and filmed three girls in a car and in a tent by the car. There is nothing else. People have made much better films for free with their iPhones. The poorly shot car scenes aren't the entire miss of this movie attempt. In regards to the Tarantino reference, this is nowhere near that universe! Unnecessary loud never ending dialogue and exaggerated blood splatter doesn't make you Tarantino. Not even close. There is nothing cool about girls who only talk about and make catty remarks to each other while their entire lives revolve around the same guy. Horrible forced dialogue that isn't edgy but cheesy and dumb. This isn't "strong female leads" it's quite opposite. There is no substance. No explanations. It all lacks common sense and is pointless. Can't believe I was tricked into pre-ordering this mess. This just isn't a good movie. Not because it's a complicated low budget movie but because it is simply not a good one.
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1/10
The movie is pretty bad.
cyndy-5467829 March 2020
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The best thing about this movie is the scenery. I would say the very beginning wasn't so bad - at least the interaction in the car between Suzy and Beth showed good chemistry between them. The rest - oh dear... Luckily for Beth she was gone fast. Suzy was not so lucky... The movie is pretty bad.
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1/10
Don't waste your time.
james-2952429 March 2020
It's not a movie. It's a badly filmed meaningless road trip in the middle of nowhere. Don't waste your time.
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1/10
Forreal?!
letitia-5423114 March 2020
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A Native American curses the girls so they kill and brutally get rid of their token brown friend, while the black and brown cops aren't competent enough to detain both girls because they're star struck by a white football player. Wow tell us how you really feel.
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1/10
THIS "MOVIE" IS A PILE OF TRASH
johnnyw-4336628 March 2020
Horrible casting for the April girl. Horrible acting she isn't believable enough to keep our attention. There is no character development, she's mumbling under her breath or whining. Not who we want to look at nor root for. No professional reviews of this anywhere because it's not even a real movie. Don't bother.
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7/10
A tense little thriller that kept me guessing
tracyjameson4 March 2020
I thought this could be a horror film at first , but was glad to find it was a clever film with a really interesting direction and strong young females. I wasn't sure where it was heading , but it kept me entertained and some real surprises (no spoilers)

Check this film out if you want something a bit different from the normal low budget genre films. It was almost a bit Shakespearean.
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1/10
WHAT A WASTE
michaelzabiro12 March 2020
No way anyone in their right mind would rate this above 3! Why get fake reviews when people are actually going to see this film and give their honest feedback? Not a good film, not an interesting story, not well cast, the hero April is the least appealing character and horrible actress, amateur hour to the fullest. Such false advertising. But I suppose, just as the narrative of this story goes, if you have the money you can get away with anything even buying yourself a movie and good reviews.
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8/10
A clever film that keeps you guessing with strong female leads (RARE!!!)
info-277184 March 2020
This is a really cool little film. Wasn't sure what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised. In the modern age of cinema it's nice to see young females getting a voice, rather than just being used as 'pretty props' or supporting characters. Very rarely you see three young strong female leads with something to say. Hurrah!!!

I hadn't seen the young female actresses's before , so think it must be some of their first work, but they did a great job in bringing these very believable characters to life.

Don't want to give too much away but i really enjoyed this and it didn't go where I expected. Good to see some girl power on the silver screen. :)
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6/10
Intriguing Character Driven Suspense Thriller
icocleric22 April 2022
I thought it was an intriguing thriller with some nice twists, and turns to keep you guessing. It wasn't a perfect film by any means, but I did find it pretty enjoyable. I think the actors were pretty convincing in their roles.

I think the first part is a little too slow, and knowing more about the girls since I'd say this film was pretty character driven. The location was also pretty. I liked the jokes in the beginning about a horror set up too, especially with it not being a horror.
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1/10
So Bad its Hilarious
josephbis12 March 2020
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The director was probably on mushrooms in the desert so the movie made sense to him then. Just when we thought it couldn't possibly get any worse it actually does. They kill the latina, send to prison the blonde so the least attractive one survives. Groundbreaking. Generous 1 Star for the desert guys doing us all a favor in trying to kill those girls.
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Trash
hernandezmaria-7225913 March 2020
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Wow! Sexist and Racist piece of trash! The entitled basic rich white girl survives while her poor "friends" die and go to prison. So out of touch, insensitive and tasteless. The teenage narrative suggests a younger audience, so what do you want girls to learn or see in this? What a disappointment.
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1/10
Even my teenage daughter is too mature and smart for this film
cameronalvez3212 March 2020
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The great reviews for this are such false advertising! What a shame. There is nothing clever, fun, interesting, relatable, or even likable about this story. The moral of it all is she who is most vicious, cunning and ruthless wins. These girls are supposed to be "friends" but are actually backstabbing each other the whole time over some guy. The whole 90 something minutes of torture all comes down to this one guy. He must be the only male in town since that is the only explanation to WHY these women are literally killing each other over him. The cinematography isn't good either. It's all jumpy, the lighting's off. After each dreadful scene it pans to nature which is beautiful to look at, but that is in no credibility to the filmmakers. So thank you nature for giving us something to appreciate in this film. The casting is horrible. It feels super awkward, choppy and forced. Whoever edited this did a horrible job. There is just nothing appealing about this movie. The wardrobe is horrendous. The lead April looks like some outdated mormon grandma and its supposed to be her bachelorette party. Right. And the biggest downfall is that we don't root for her. In the end we almost wish the crazy girl Suzy got away with it. Even though we never understand why she all of a sudden becomes a serial killer, at least she made us happy punching "prom queen" in the face.
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1/10
AWFUL
msammy-1801012 March 2020
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I tried to give this a shot (pun intended) but that was the biggest waste of my time. I understand this is a student film so I'll try to put it in the nicest way possible. The story is just not interesting, bad writing. Visually it looked promising at the beginning, I though it was going to be like a Burning Man situation but it just falls flat. If they didn't know they were going "camping" why aren't they dressed better for a party? The entire movie has these missed details that could've brought the movie up a notch. Some of the acting was ok considering the dialogue. The lead is just not a likable or strong enough character so it's disappointing that she's the one who makes it in the end. It would've been nice to see more of the other supporting characters with a bit more backstory because the two girls left to carry the movie just fell flat. That's bad judgment on the directors part.
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1/10
Make up promotion movie. Teenage trash.
tontol8 March 2020
6.4 ???? This movie is not worth half of that. Most irritating and anoying is the constant heavy lipstick and false eyelashes. Realy this is The Cliché Chicks in a underage teenadventure. Scenery is stunning though.
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1/10
TERRIBLE! COMPLETE RUBBISH
trevbaker-644616 March 2020
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To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. First WTF is this story? So three chicks throw a bachelorette party where they're the only ones invited. We never really know why they're in costumes because they never actually get anywhere. They're in the car the entire movie talking about boys and selfies. Completely useless and often cringeworthy. Then all of a sudden out of left field the sisters decide to kill the hot friend because ones fiancé' likes her. Then the older one gets even more psycho (for no particular reason) and decides to also kill the engaged sister (who has a distracting lisp and for some reason carries a loaded gun pointed right at her crotch) because she's the one who's actually banging the fiance. The whole thing takes women back several decades. And in the end we see this dorky dude they killed and went to prison over, only to witness his demise. lol the dude somehow gets his wrists slit without actually having his arteries punctured because the lisp sister doesn't know the position of the veins and slices the wrong way. lol the end. I want my money and time back!
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1/10
Hysterical Amateurish Actors With Poor Timing
zac-682748 March 2020
Anyone rating this movie higher than a 2 should be considered brain dead! Deplorable low budget movie with loud annoying amateur cast.
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6/10
Women
ks-6050011 March 2020
It's a movie telling us don't ever betray your girls and they will paid back 100 times pain to you for sure. It's a surprise to me about the story, didn't expect to end this way. Killing is not the worst, but their mind of thinking scare me.
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1/10
Really bad
cagebird-144124 March 2020
Acting was horrible, and I was hoping it got better but it didn't. You wouldn't think it could get worst but it did.
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8/10
Refreshingly different 'suspense/thriller'
CBoggins5 March 2020
Well made film to be fair! All very competent leads, and it kept me guessing all the way along. I'm tired of splatter films relying on jump scares to keep you entertained, this was a clever/different movie; which is why some people might down-vote it.

Worth a watch imo ;)
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7/10
A decent snapshot of a post-party hangover from hell
jennywight9 March 2020
The first part felt a bit long but did reflect their mood a bit so maybe thats the point. But then I wanted the rest to be longer. I liked getting a glimpse into their world and that their feelings toward each other weren't obvious straight off. It definitely builds and goes bang! I didn't know how to feel at the end but I prefer to think about that for myself rather than be told who's good & bad!
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2/10
Woah
solidabs14 September 2023
Man you always know when it's a Gravitas film. Lol omg me and my wife always laugh. Gravitas films are so bad. But this one was really bad that I was laughing at them not with them. But it was still cracking me up. Just this story was sooo stupid lol I just love that. Things were flying in from left field man. Okay lol you try to get on track of nothing. That is a special delight. The shooting of the girl was hilarious. You guys scored on that one. But I tell you me where I come from you gotta get really high too watch this movie. I kid you not. I recommend getting stoned and watching this movie. It's so much better.
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6/10
Low budget but... actually Ok
bobtnelson9 March 2020
Boy what a struggle. This falls just slightly short of really good for me. I was into the characters and performances but would have just liked to see a bit more from the supporting characters as well. I felt like there was more to be learned about them. Overall though a good effort.
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9/10
Caught me off guard!
phillas4 March 2020
This was not what i expected - in a good way! Completely untypical of the genre i really loved the naturalistic, almost mumblecore dialogue and subtle interactions between the female leads. The way it's filmed made me feel like a passive observer on their journey - not forced to notice anything but able to absorb the vibe of their relationships as they quickly deteriorate into jealous mania. Stick with this one - it gathers speed and the cast are likely to be ones to watch!
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