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Leave the World Behind (2023)
All Build Up, No Climax Or Conclusion
I had really high hopes for this movie, I love this general genre.
The movie brings up a few things that, come the end of the movie, prove to be irrelevant filler, or that do not come to conclusion. In fact, the movie as a hole does not come to a real conclusion. It felt like they made half a movie, and ended it just where it was beginning to get interesting. They may have tried to leave it as a cliffhanger, but cliffhangers end with intrigue and a general sense of what's going to happen with maybe 2 or 3 possible outcomes.
The movie also gave off the sense that everyone making it felt it was a lot scarier than it was. The music and actors gave off feelings that something horrifying happened, and you are left feeling like you missed the scare.
Overall this movie is equivalent to listening to a song with a really great build up for a bass drop... But then the song is abruptly over without the drop.
The Secret Gift of Christmas (2023)
Great Premise, Poor execution
I watched this movie as it was filmed in Halifax, NS, and I love to support local film and tv. Disappointed in the experience though.
The acting was poor and unbelievable. Several lines felt jumbled, like the actor forgot and filled in the blanks. Set design was awful. Several filming locations were reused and staged to be different places. Whoever designed the house construction set has never been to a construction site.
It's a shame, because the premise of the movie actually had some originality to differentiate it between other standard Hallmark/Christmas movies. So much wasted potential.