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This movie takes you on a road to discovery to uncover why a teenager has died, which sounds familiar because it's the same exact plot as 13 reasons why but it replaces suicide with murder. The movie falls flat in trying to keep audiences' attention, and the graphic horrific scenes were not needed in the movie because viewers could have imagined the horrific video that was being watched by the protagonist (aka, Echo). The acting also fell flat which was a shame because it was such a dramatic film that you needed excellent acting to do justice to the script.
I liked the movie, the story held up but something was missing. It felt like the actors were inexperienced or new to filming. Some scenes seemed and were stiff or emotionless in some way. If the actors were more experienced it would have been a 10
- kasiiuniia
- Jan 20, 2020
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- SnoopyStyle
- Jul 20, 2019
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Whoever the sound team was on this deserves to get fired. The recording, the dubbing, the ADR, the mixing... terrible. It was offensive to my ears.
A very fresh performance by two sisters and a very impressive job of make up artist who can make 26 and 23 yrs old actresses to look like 13 & 16 respectively as if they travel back and forth in Time.....the film also shows how little we know our own family and when we do it is most of the time too late
I enjoyed it, mostly. It's a little slow going but it's a pretty good story. Kind of a sad movie, especially once you find out how everything went down. Fair warning and without revealing any major spoilers, the how and why of the story is ultimately pretty disturbing. I think it's worth a watch if you like mystery and drama movies though.
Sometimes I wonder if the peoole who make these movies have ever even seen a teenager or a person in their early twenties. These adults don't really look like kids. And the guy in his mid thirties playing a 24 yo definitely doesn't work. I realize they can't actually hire kids, but why not get as close as possible? Rather than every actor being at least a decade older than their characters. There's at least no reason not hire an actual 24 yo. There's a huge difference between 36 and 24, and that guy looks closer to 40.
Not only that, but the movie is pure cringe. Not much chemistry between any of the characters and I feel awkward watching it. I probably wont finish it tbh.
Not only that, but the movie is pure cringe. Not much chemistry between any of the characters and I feel awkward watching it. I probably wont finish it tbh.
- heather_lynn_brown21
- Jan 17, 2020
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The story combines familiar high school/ teen themes with much more serious elements of exploitation, crime and tragedy. Director Jeffrey Hunt gets very good performances from the Marano sisters ( a twist of the movie is sisters playing sisters) with a very good supporting cast. The most interesting aspect is the narrative technique : the story is gradually revealed using diary material, imagined events, flash-backs and some clever juxtaposition of the presence of the older and the younger sister. The most impressive aspects of the movie are technical with high standards from the Director of Photography, Production Designers and Editors.
Surprisingly good. Well acted and tight screenplay. There are some comparisons to "13 Reasons Why" - but for people who don't have the patience for such drawn out angst, this movie is a better alternative. The story is good and doesn't get too unbelievable. Liked the dramatic conclusion - quite feel good and makes sense. There are some heavy themes about drugs alcohol and sexual exploitation and worse. It's more of a thriller than the average preachy angst filled YA fiction.
Having 2 sisters Vanessa and Laura Marano act together makes the story believable. Vanessa from Switched at Birth looks pretty here. The other cast members are good too including the dope fiend friend who has the druggie look down. Nathaniel Buzolic is good as the bad guy - he should do more villains. Ken Jeong plays it non comical for a change.
Worth a watch.
Having 2 sisters Vanessa and Laura Marano act together makes the story believable. Vanessa from Switched at Birth looks pretty here. The other cast members are good too including the dope fiend friend who has the druggie look down. Nathaniel Buzolic is good as the bad guy - he should do more villains. Ken Jeong plays it non comical for a change.
Worth a watch.
- phd_travel
- Jan 17, 2020
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Sisters have a special bond. Like brothers I guess. This bond right here is even something you could call meta. Because the characters who are sisters, are also sisters in real life. Maybe that is why they look so similar. Well not just maybe.
A decent thriller, that has an important message overall. Not always an upliftingone, but one that may be exactly what you need to see and/or hear. A tour de force for our main character - through cliches, some predictability, but also a lot of suspense and questions that she needs answers too. And they will be found - for better or worse.
A decent thriller, that has an important message overall. Not always an upliftingone, but one that may be exactly what you need to see and/or hear. A tour de force for our main character - through cliches, some predictability, but also a lot of suspense and questions that she needs answers too. And they will be found - for better or worse.
This movie was so boring. The only way I could get through it was by watching it with my friend and making fun of it. The movie had about 10 min of actual content stretched to over an hour and a half of nothing. Audio was awful and acting was meh. Don't waste your time.
- mallie-2213
- Jan 26, 2020
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This movie is a very bold attempt. The movie can definitely hold you, the movie can easily get you in the films mood. The message that it wanna forward, the emotions suffered by the characters ,everything is delivered perfectly. And the way its shot is very interesting. I love the narration like style, it has a peculiar charm to it. The acting of some characters seemed artificial, but if there was an hike in the production value,then this would have been one superb film, not that now its not, but there are a lot of substance missing.
The direction and screenplay is magic. The peculiar style works perfectly, i dont know if it was straight from the book but it looked very nice. The direction has made sure that any amatuer could pull of the character.
The cast is ok. Change of cast would have been a plus for this movie. They did it best with what they have got.
The story is the star. You never expect the ending or the way the story goes. It takes a turn here and there and lets the audience fill the blanks.
Overall a good movie.
- sarathpillaijl
- Sep 19, 2019
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If your gonna make a movie from a book at least follow the story and include all the characters.
- katielynnpemberton
- Nov 17, 2019
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- stemelia21
- Mar 16, 2020
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- WolfGoddess77
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- leishayoung
- Feb 1, 2020
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Incredibly dull and the plot failed to move along. Movie would have been 20 minutes without echo going from hating her sister to loving her. Why does echo take a shot that way?
- lolazelenka
- Jan 26, 2020
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Surprisingly excellent. Great performances that made the characters real, living people warts and all. Also a good mystery involving an ugly topic. Two thumbs up for teens up to 99.
- Dragonborn64
- Apr 10, 2020
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I have to say as an Australian teenager (19) there's a problem with American teens portrayal in shows and movies. There are portrayed as sexually humans that can't control themselves and it's an honestly disgusting thing to watch every time. Having sex shouldn't be a personality trait.
Okay, back to story plot it's literally what I just said sex, sex and more sex. The acting was bland and boring to watch unbearable. It was rushed towards the end and unrealistic.
Okay, back to story plot it's literally what I just said sex, sex and more sex. The acting was bland and boring to watch unbearable. It was rushed towards the end and unrealistic.
- prayercarter
- Jan 26, 2020
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The story itself is great. Like really awesome, the acting is good and the cast is perfect. The problem comes in the editing, the pacing, the direction, the visuals and the soundtrack.
First, some shots are like very weird, confusing, sometimes is easy to say if things are happening in the past or the present or if it's something that the main character is imagining. But sometimes it's ridiculously hard, that's the problem with the editing. The pacing is so slow that sometimes it makes you feel that there's no direction at all. The direction is because this movie seems so cheap and boring sometimes. Also, it's not visually appealing, some shots are just bored and the background music, some scenes are not so powerful or entertaining because it's so quiet, there's so little music in the background or sound that's just boring.
First, some shots are like very weird, confusing, sometimes is easy to say if things are happening in the past or the present or if it's something that the main character is imagining. But sometimes it's ridiculously hard, that's the problem with the editing. The pacing is so slow that sometimes it makes you feel that there's no direction at all. The direction is because this movie seems so cheap and boring sometimes. Also, it's not visually appealing, some shots are just bored and the background music, some scenes are not so powerful or entertaining because it's so quiet, there's so little music in the background or sound that's just boring.
- edicionccq
- Nov 10, 2019
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When looking for something to watch, just keep on skipping past this one, or watch the beginning, then skip to the end. That's all you need.
Part of the huge problem with this movie is due to the entire drama moving way too slowly.
The second problem is that while some of the actors did a really good job, others were so bad at this, it made it twice as hard to continue watching.
The gal who played Carly did an amazing job. She was really good.
The Indian girl, who played Echo's best friend in school however, was so bad , that I almost went to look for something else to watch.
She was THAT bad.
She cannot deliver lines and should have an acting coach watch her scenes back with her.
If this actress thinks she wants to continue in the movie industry, then she has a lot of work to do. It was truly painful to watch her.
It was also sad to see such lazy, uninvolved parents. They were pathetic and had absolutely no idea what was going on in their daughters lives.
To put this movie in a nutshell, the entire thing moved like a slow-dripping faucet. It was annoying at times with some of the really bad acting, but like I said...watch the first half hour, a smidge of the middle, then skip to the last 40 minutes or so.
Trust me when I say you don't need the rest; it's too easy to fill in the blanks yourself.
I was so surprised when i found out the tow actresses wasn't really sisters because they were really look alike and i like the story and the massage they told
not perfect but good to watch when you don't have anything else to watch. HAVE FUN!