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I enjoyed this show for the most part. I love the team survival concept and seeing the drive and pretty hands off nature of the show, allowing creativity amongst players. But they pushed it too far when things were allowed to devolved from survival skills to sadistic tribal warfare. That was the line for me, and I don't think I could stomach it if the following seasons doubled down on that kind of behavior. Once again, a great watch. But if the show becomes a game where people have to out evil each other to win, instead of battling skills and wits, its not for me anymore. The fact that 4 contestants in a row left the show due to outright sadistic and life-threatening bullying and not because of survival conditions put a very bad taste in my mouth.

Man i loved this movie, and i really didn't expect to. This is a zany and genuinely wild spy movie with an original premise. But it's not for you if your looking for something super intelligent lol. It doesn't try to take itself too seriously at all, and while it becomes SIGNIFICANTLY more campy and slapstick in the last third of the movie, I found it a to be a super endearing ride all the way. Both leads are super likeable and endearing, and the twists throughout the film (there are several) are pretty good and you genuinely may not see them coming. I don't know why everyone hated it so much, but all I can say is try it for yourself! May not be cinematic legend, but id say this is definitely one for the personal collection!

It's....okay. The plot is a bit incoherent and tried too many things at once without really excuting any one well. I hate to say it, but the main character is more of a perfect and omniscient know-it-all that comes off as unlikeably smug more than the interesting investigator you want to root for in these kind of movies. Which is made worse by the fact that her only qualification is that she's a florist who hobby reads a few mystery novels. It doesn't match, and I was constantly expecting there to be some twist that she's a secret agent or something to explain. I love murder mystery movies, but i felt myself tune out hard with this one. There's not really a line of reasoning to follow along with and speculate on throughout the film, b/c things are mostly pulled from left field. And the character motivations don't feel very flimsy. Wouldn't really recommend this one

It's a decent movie if you're in the mood for a survival horror "girl gets kidnapped" kind of movie. The opening third is the strongest for me as it captures the very realistic fear of being a woman driving alone in a remote area. But man is this movie IRRITATING. I'm a woman and the decisions this heroine makes were driving me crazy, b/c she was a textbook case of what NOT to do for alot of it. Her actions are never unbelievers though, and I'll admit atr realistic, as I can see many less situationally aware people making the same decisions she did. The actor playing the killer does a good job at feeling predatory and imposing, fitting the exact picture in your head of the "I'm keeping a woman in my basement" type. Probably won't watch again, but it was a nice time waster movie.

If you want a high stakes, SUPER crazy action thriller this movie is it. They know what you came for and they delivered. It's essentially Jurassic park meets Fast & the Furious. Definately a laugh, and enjoy the pure insanity kind of movie. And thankfully, all the characters are pretty likeable as well.

If you want to learn about sharks, definitely skip this. This wasn't made by any responsible filmmaker. It's just a really grimey "documentary" that tries desperately hard to create this weird and clearly false narrative of a shark being a "serial killer". Pretty disrespectful to the victims of the shark attacks, as well.

Decent movie if you're bored on a Friday night, but there's just too many dumb moments too frequently throughout the movie for me to ignore.😅 The visuals are nice, but it's definitely a "sit down and 100% completely turn off your brain" kind of movie. It tries at least, so it's an entertaining watch. Very much in the league of movies like 2012, and San Andreas, so if you liked those I think you might like this. Wouldn't say it hits as well as those did though, or that I'm eager to rewatch it like i was with those other movies. This one is ALOT more laughably outlandish.

It's a movie. It has a plot and some excitement to enjoy, but if you're looking any deeper than that.......I'd say skip it. Watch the originals. Ignoring the bandwagon of hate this film got at release, for me it genuine did feel shallow. And to be 100% honestly it is kinda difficult to ignore how noticably mean spirited this film is towards literally anything male. And I say that as a woman. The movie just doesn't seem to have the kind of heart that the other Charlie's Angrl's versions did. I will say Kristen Stewart is probably one if the most entertaining parts of the movie.

It kind of feels like Shyamalan went a bit off the deep end with this one. I appreciate the unique setting and concept. And altogether it's an interesting movie. And I can see it tries to be sentimental. But the execution is pretty bad across the board. Poor acting and very weird dialog (though it's clear the actors are doing the best they can). Then there's the cinematography/camera work that's especially puzzling. Like the director tried to frame the movie through a bunch of artistic shots but you have no clue what they're focusing on, or what your supposed to be looking at. I'll be honest, it kind of becomes an unintentional comedy after a while b/c of how absurd things get.

I believe this movie had good intentions, but the execution was incredibly poor. I understand what the director might have been trying to do, and I understand and support the desire to present a subject with nuance, but its failures cause it to become more damaging to its subjects than the positive. I've watched and enjoyed movies like Pretty Baby, and Blue Lagoon. Those movies (while controversial in their own right) dealt with sexual awakening, innocence, body image, and the sexualization of youth in a better way than this film. If the directors wanted to be rational, they could have made this a documentary, or just thought this film through better. I understand how it may have wanted to portray how sexuality can at times be suppressed by overly religious conservativism, but that's not what a lot of this film was about, and it feels more like a shield against criticism. The other children in the film didn't face these issues, yet all possessed these odd hypersexualized motivations. Especially considering adult actors could at least have been used for many of the worse instances. I believe directors have a responsibility to be aware of both the positive teachings, as well as the negative teachings of the work they produce. And in my opinion, the film they've created does much more to endorse pedophilic desires in the audience than confront or discourage them. This isn't how you use exploitation to teach a message. BUt i suppose that's up to each person to decide. But, I will say if you know someone who is struggling with dangerous desires, or is a child learning about their sexuality, don't let them watch this.