Tina Motway

There's no way they made the black man the f**king bad guy. Shame on you Lionsgate. This was so far from the book. I hate that they did this. The book was beautiful and brilliantly told. What a scam to take that story and make it about race and men fighting over sex. I will say the one consistency between the movie and the book is that they both show how sh*tty men are. Don't waste your time with this film, definitely pick up the book. It's an easy read and well written.

I don't understand. I just don't. This movie felt like it had no real direction. It was all over the place. Classified as a "thriller" with zero thrills. The writing was awful. The dialogue in this movie felt like it was written by a 5th grader. It was cringe to say the least. Then you have the plot. There is no story here and zero storytelling. The first 45 minutes were build up of a love affair and didn't really showcase our killer at all. He only shows up in the last 12 minutes or so of the film. Your main killer gets NO spotlight and you have this ridiculous back and forth love affair that adds NOTHING to the plot. What even was the point?? There's no moral, no story, and no substance. Not worth a watch. 1 hour and 28 minutes better spent doing something else.

I'm not usually a fan of book to TV show adaptations, but I think this show executed very well. They did a great job at making you unsure who to trust and they helped you piece together the puzzle at exactly the right moments. I love Emily Deschanel so maybe I'm biased in saying that I think she really carried the show. Madeleine Arthur was fantastic too. She did so well in making you uneasy but also wanting to root for her. I loved the way it was filmed too and the cult imagery was stunning. While not perfect, the plot was great. Some character arcs needed more believability. I didn't really believe the husband's motivations as much, but overall a fantastic little series. Not mind-blowing, but a fun evening watch.

I'm honestly shocked by how many people liked this series. It's been so hard to get through, and I love horror and thriller shows/films. Archive 81 is an incredibly beautiful series. The cinematography is really great, and the soundtrack is okay... but it legitimately feels like the series was written by a middle schooler. The dialogue and the way the characters act towards each other is daft. Their behavior is absolutely unbelievable, and there are so many plot holes. Like certain characters will be able to perform an action, until the main character figures something out, then it's outside their wheelhouse to perform that same action again....It just doesn't make sense. Also it's better with subtitles because the sound mixing isn't that great. It's hard to tell what's supposed to be background noise and what's supposed to be "chanting". Interesting idea, but terribly executed.