Laura Griffey

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It was interesting, but honestly, made me mad that they ended up fully victimizing nick. He was not innocent; he still ended up doing grossly inappropriate things. It aggravated me that he was left living happily with his age appropriate girlfriend (who still didn’t know what he had done) while the protagonist was left at a mental hospital (not against this, I just think Nick should’ve paid consequences just as Adrian did). I kept waiting for Nick’s girlfriend to find out about his previous inappropriate relationship/encounters/comments about Adrian, but it never happened!! Honestly though, if Adrian didn’t have her confidence, then Nick’s comments and actions would have been seen as way more disgusting. She was still a little girl, she was still a victim. Nick should’ve been better punished

Okay— this film was effective in making me extremely anxious (my palms were SWEATING); there wasn’t a moment spent watching that I was bored or not completely on edge, so I’ll give it that. However, this film was frustratingly unrealistic. I am well aware that these movies anlways are, though. parts that were frustrating/unrealistic/confusing: The brunette actress (already forgot her name) did a really great job portraying feelings of stress, anxiety, etc., FOR THE MOST PART. Her acting was super frustrating at the times that it (arguably) counted most, like when she found out her husband that she had been MOURNING FOR MONTHS had been sleeping with her friend THAT WAS ON THE TOWER WITH HER and all she could muster as a reaction was equivalent to a simple SIGH. She wasn’t surprised, she was hardly angry, she WAS upset, but not really?? It was like she expected it which she hadn’t, she had only acknowledged their affair that day. AND another thing!!! Her friend and her husband’s relationship was NOT casual in the slightest because her friend BASICALLY HAD “I LOVE YOU” WRITTEN IN THE HUSBAND’S HANDWRITING tattooed on her body. That would’ve inflicted so much anger and sadness in anyone, feelings that should have been PROPERLY addressed and shown in the film. It was such an unexpected and very underwhelming reaction. Another underwhelming reaction from the same girl was when she almost fell to her death when the two girls began their climb down. She was banging against the metal like she was the ping-pong ball in a tournament, and once she had finally gotten back to the platform, I think she ACTUALLY said something like “okay, let’s try that again but this time NOT almost die?” I’m sorry?? What kind of Disney channel reaction is that? Do you not need a minute to relax? Where’d the balls come from, weren’t you literally just sweating and shaking your way up to the top of the tower? Did you NOT happen to notice that you took the railing down with you? Like I said, this girl’s reactions to certain obstacles in this film were completely unrealistic and underwhelming. ALSO, how did these two girls manage to pull each other’s weight when they were losing their strength due to dehydration and hunger? It seemed as though they were strongest at their weakest state. The last thing I will point out as being confusing and unrealistic was the ending. At the end, we see the survivor’s dad driving to the tower site. He then embraces his daughter (who is in DIRE need of medical assistance), and he and her walk off together almost as if HE was taking her home. First of all, the tower site was confirmed to be a 6 hour drive away from the girls’ hometown (where the dad made an appearance) and yet, the dad manages to arrive at the site soon enough to see his injured daughter still there? It makes no sense. And why wasn’t she IMMEDIATELY rushed to the hospital? She was injured on multiple accounts. In conclusion, while this film is anxiety and stress inducing, it is not realistic at all. I didn’t even address half of the movie’s unrealistic aspects. I rate this movie 3 stars because I believe It is worth the watch if you do not care about realism or get frustrated easily.

I have rewatched this film a couple times now and I really do love it. It is honestly a bit disappointing reading the negative reviews, mostly because they all seem to be revolving around the same idea—that aspects of this film are disorganized and a little confusing to puzzle piece together. The thing is, the film is SUPPOSED to be executed a little differently and “messily,” because it is shown in the main characters point of view and he was going insane; he was losing all sense of reality which EFFECTIVELY translates through the structure of this film. Although many people could see the plot twist coming, I could not; it is a really interesting plot twist that truly left me shocked. I especially liked how the main character made the hospital’s atmosphere seem so depressing, unprofessional and misleading; this specific aspect really had me fooled. The ending was perfect. I got such a strong and distinct sense of discomfort—it was eerie and left my body with chills.