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Afterwards (2008)
Hard to understand literally and figuratively...
I liked the movie and John Malkovich's performance. He enunciated every word carefully in contrast with the French actor whose accent is so thick many times one does not understand what on earth he is saying. The accent is not all. He also mumbles and whispers. Very unappealing, comes across as an arrogant little man. Immature and angry in one scene cannot control his anger and as a spoiled brat starts to destroy a bunch of decorative pieces in his house. Many other reviewers did not find this actor effective. I could not stand him.
The theme of the movie that one must reconcile and prepare for death before dying is interesting. I liked the supernatural aspects. True, none of us knows the day or the hour.
Sever (2018)
Cheap, bad movie.
The 2 leading actresses were decent but everyone else, especially Cord and the Sheriff were awful. The opening credits and ending too dragged out. Stupid behavior too. Example: Mindy slaps killer Martha and stupidly turns her back to her prompting another attack. The Sheriif moves at a glacial pace in a life or death situation and repeats variations of the line Shut up Martha a bunch of times. Painful to watch.
Killer Martha must also have been way too bad at Math to figure out Cord was way too young to be the culprit of making her sister pregnant since he would have been about 10 years old at the time. It was his FATHER, not him. Yes. That stupid!
Also Martha must be the most unattractive female killer in history.
A waste of time.
Dead of Winter (1987)
Mary Steenburger shines.
I saw this movie when it originally came out in theaters in the 80s. Having forgotten all the details it was a treat to see it again. The acting and settings are great and realistic. Mary Steenburger plays not 2 but 3 characters very well. The scene where she is trying to convince the policemen she is a victim while the two men claim she is an insane patient is thrilling. One feels her frustration and roots for her to be able to convince them she is telling the truth. Will not reveal result. Will someone come to her rescue or will she have to save herself?
If you are a fan of suspense, thrillers and plot twists you will enjoy this movie. I certainly did!
Edge of Dawn (2013)
The worst protagonist couple in movie history.
The female protagonist must be the most unattractive one in movie history and the male one the dumbest one. These people are lethargic, show no emotion and have zero sense of urgency when they are supposed to be running for their lives. They also make super dumb decisions, when they first escape the killer's house she runs for the woods but he, instead of following her, stays in the proximity of the killer's house, decides to go snooping in the garage where he could be easily trapped and even turns on a spotlight that would call the killer's attention to his presence there. Then she returns from the woods to join her stupid companion snooping in the garage too!
Their acting is so bad and they have zero chemistry as a couple. The characters are so unsympathetic and their decisions so stupid the viewers are left thinking they should pay the highest price for their stupidity. One of the worst horror movies I have seen. The good reviews are not realistic. Must have been done by friends of the filmmaker.
1 star and that is being kind.