Shalom K. Jones

My mom watched both movie parts in my home, which meant I had to suffer briefly when I sat in the living room starring hopelessly at the TV with her. Right off the bat, I was put off by the ugly hairstyle for the main character. The characters seemed cliche, and to me, the only woman who looked feminine was the blonde girl with the Asian looking character seemingly pining after her, ofc. There wasn't a lot of diversity racially, maybe sexually yes, but I didn't see black women with important roles and one black dude kept popping up. I keep seeing repetitive styles in Netflix shows where sexuality and a thoughtless story plot takes precedence in the shows, and it's tiresome. Nothing has depth anymore, and neither did either parts of this movie.

I thought the movie was pretty good and suspenseful. Don't know why there are so many terrible reviews. Sure, some of the music choices and enduring cliches typical of American movies were prevalent/weird, but the overall message of the movie and the suspenseful build up is what kept me captivated. The actors/tresses were phenomenal, and this movie made me think "what if?". The things people are complaining about that makes the movie bad is what actually made it watchable and more realistic to me. We all know there's racial tension in America, and ofc that is portrayed in the movie. There's some calling out the character Ruth for her one line that seems to trigger people, but no one is speaking up about the mother's blatant racism towards the black people throughout the movie. If you aren't busy taking offense to any little thing in the movie and pay attention to the overall warning/message the movie is trying to portray, maybe you'll find some glaring meaning in what the producers are trying to say. This movie gave me War of the World's (Tom Cruise version) vibes.

A must see. I loved every moment of it, although, at first, I thought I wouldn't like it. Definitely reminded me of other black thriller movies I've watched in recent years. Has a great story plot and amazing visuals.

Truly enjoyed this film and I typically hate Westerns. This film was captivating, the actors/actresses brilliant, and the music stellar. I can't wait for a second movie if there is one.

I love watching supernatural/horror films, especially vampire ones, and this movie fell into the abyss of my expectations. It was horrid, dry, boring, lackluster, and the characters nonsensical. The plot was...Where was the plot?? It was agonizing, with pure tears of anguish trailing from my eyes as I tried to get to the end of the film, only to give up about 40 minutes beforehand. The MC was pathetic and outright dumb, the two vampire girls were mundane and typical, and all other characters were there for fluff with their meaningless existences. Wow, Netflix, I expected much better than this fantastically melancholy film of disappointment.

Hmmm, topics seems forced and idk why every freakin show these days has to be centered around sexuality...The teens are very dramatic/self absorbed. Parts of the show are cringe as are some lines. There is no literal point to the show, in my opinion. I didn't like any of the characters besides Chester, and I found him annoying most times too.

I've never watched Winx (the original) and was hyped on this show by someone who did. Hmmm, I watched it expecting things to get better, but it was typical, boring, bland, predictable, sometimes cringey, and just a downright disappointment. Like, I want surprise, in-depth characters, a great plot with exciting and unpredictable happenings, twists and turns. God, this was so predictable and typical of what's always shown today that I was bored to literal tears, but kept watching to please the person who wanted me to give it a try, unfortunately.

I thought this movie was great! Octavia Spencer did a phenomenal job acting out her character, and the movie was thrilling and captivating thanks to her performance. I'm not going to write a super long review, but I think this movie deserves more praise than what it's gotten. To me, the characters were believable, the plot (no matter how slow it may have drawn out) keeps you keenly interested, and there were some surprises which kept you guessing at what potentially could happen next. All of the characters were good (in my opinion) and fit in to the story or enhanced it in some way. The movie is definitely worth a watch.