So at the top of this page are the tags, Action, Sci-Fi and Thriller describing this movie. Nope. There are zero sci-fi elements outside of the pandemic angle, no action unless a gun being fired in a movie automatically turns it into an action film, and thriller, well it's closer to a thriller than it is a sci-fi or action film, but I'd class it more as a drama. While the pandemic does play a role in the story it's used mainly as a plot device to get the main character to go back to the small town she grew up in. You see this is a film about a small town girl who fled from the small town with her boyfriend, possibly because of an abusive Father and/or family (it's never really clearly explained we just know she doesn't like her family for some reason), and after leaving became a semi successful actress who because of the pandemic now has to go back to that small town and spend time with her boyfriends family, who she doesn't get along with, while also trying to avoid running into her own family who she definitely doesn't want to see. A few people do get shot and there is a foot chase at one point and a little bit of cat and mouse, but don't let that fool you this is a drama more than a thriller or action film.
It's shot well, looks nice and the acting is fine, it's a well put together movie. The biggest problem for me was the script, the film dragged for long periods during the first 2 acts where it felt like nothing important was happening, and a lack of character development outside of the main character meant that by the time the 3rd act arrived and things did start happening it was hard to fully understand why people were acting the way they were, I think a bit more time spent fleshing out the antagonists and exploring the dynamics between the lead and her estranged family would have helped a lot with this.
I gave it a 5 because it's a well made film, but because of a script that lets it down I can't recommend it as a film worth your time watching.
It's shot well, looks nice and the acting is fine, it's a well put together movie. The biggest problem for me was the script, the film dragged for long periods during the first 2 acts where it felt like nothing important was happening, and a lack of character development outside of the main character meant that by the time the 3rd act arrived and things did start happening it was hard to fully understand why people were acting the way they were, I think a bit more time spent fleshing out the antagonists and exploring the dynamics between the lead and her estranged family would have helped a lot with this.
I gave it a 5 because it's a well made film, but because of a script that lets it down I can't recommend it as a film worth your time watching.