Bad dubbing, bad acting, bad photography, bad lighting, bad dialogue, and I'm only twenty minutes in. Looks like amateur actors didn't feel sure of themselves or the plot, which had a few holes. Police procedures, medical involvement and journalistic work stepped on each other's toes, and the cod portrayal of an "alternative personality" just grated. It looked like someone watched "Dexter" and thought they could do better. They didn't.
21 Reviews
Not Very Good. Don't Believe the Other Review
arfdawg-127 March 2017
The Plot. An investigative Journalist thinks she's found a killer, and breaks into his place to find the evidence.
Only when he come's back it becomes a game of cat and mouse with deadly consequences.
As of this writing there is only one other review -- from someone who worked on the movie and give it an extraordinarily good review.
It's not a good movie.
It's very cheaply made and not especially well done. I mean if you are in college and you made this movie, OK, but it's just not professional.
Plus it's slow as molasses. And nothing about it is suspenseful.
Move on.
Only when he come's back it becomes a game of cat and mouse with deadly consequences.
As of this writing there is only one other review -- from someone who worked on the movie and give it an extraordinarily good review.
It's not a good movie.
It's very cheaply made and not especially well done. I mean if you are in college and you made this movie, OK, but it's just not professional.
Plus it's slow as molasses. And nothing about it is suspenseful.
Move on.
Not so borring
thourios2 May 2022
Absolute Car Crash
YR966198125 April 2022
I am a Brit watching a British Movie.
Ok...so imagine some college students who have been given a week to put a film together as part of their A Level drama. They get hold of a cheap camera which is sort of an upgrade from a standard video camera but have to use their phones for most of it. They don't have an editor so one of them talks their younger brother into "Giving it a shot", in exchange for being allowed to borrow their PS5.
Then they need a cast. No one is available so they have to do it themselves. There is an issue as they need adults too so they talk the head to physics which is close to retirement but is happy to "Give it a bash".
They realize that their acting skills have reached the level of a semi interested but half asleep sloth as they have wasted most of the year going to raves but it's all they have so they go for it anyway.
Ok, so they are ready to go but by the time they have organized all this, they only have 2 days left to make the film. Everyone has lost interest, including the brother who takes 30 minutes to edit as he is now fully engaged with the new PS5 game. Using some free download to edit, he quickly knocks it together.
And there you have it......Simon.... Enjoy.
Ok...so imagine some college students who have been given a week to put a film together as part of their A Level drama. They get hold of a cheap camera which is sort of an upgrade from a standard video camera but have to use their phones for most of it. They don't have an editor so one of them talks their younger brother into "Giving it a shot", in exchange for being allowed to borrow their PS5.
Then they need a cast. No one is available so they have to do it themselves. There is an issue as they need adults too so they talk the head to physics which is close to retirement but is happy to "Give it a bash".
They realize that their acting skills have reached the level of a semi interested but half asleep sloth as they have wasted most of the year going to raves but it's all they have so they go for it anyway.
Ok, so they are ready to go but by the time they have organized all this, they only have 2 days left to make the film. Everyone has lost interest, including the brother who takes 30 minutes to edit as he is now fully engaged with the new PS5 game. Using some free download to edit, he quickly knocks it together.
And there you have it......Simon.... Enjoy.
Cheaply mad, awful acting, bad pacing
pbtfby18 April 2022
Appalling in so many ways
darrennock19 April 2022
Ok, so it might seem a bit harsh giving this 1 star, especially as I'm British watching a Brit movie, but I feel obliged to help people avoid wasting their life watching this. I'll start with the good points. The actual sorry line as written in the initial Netflix bio make it sound watchable. Now for the not so good. The acting is pretty poor, and I'm being as nice as possible here. The direction is abysmal, the camera angles and closeness to the actors is worse than shocking, and finally the sound is so in and out, did the sound guy have matchstick arms and could not cope with the weight of the boom mic ? Trust me, this is one to avoid. I'll try and finish on a positive note though, if they'd used decent actors, and decent director, with decent equipment, it might have been ok ish.
Just bad
Starry_eyes-8926 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I love independent British films (being a Brit) and will give any of them a go. This was just awful, please don't waste your time. The acting is atrocious, it reminds me of year 9 drama. The storyline had promise, and it could have been good. The acting just let it down, other than the main woman. Also why was she naked? Completely unnecessary.
Not much of a 'thriller'
tecneeqque17 July 2017
The movie was all but urban, very low quality and clearly made on low budget. Everything seemed to just happen so quickly yet so slowly (get what I mean?). It had an unusually dull mood and was quite predictable at times.
The 'horrific' moments seemed rather unconvincing and quite childish. Very simplistic. It doesn't get the viewer to fully understand and (perhaps) sympathize with the killer's actions.
It wasn't all bad though. In fact, overall the ideas were pretty good. I especially saw the ending quite interesting but still felt like it was one of those endings in which the director of the movie feels he/she failed viewers throughout the movie and decides to make up for it in the end.
It had a great environment and gave a feel of the regular neighborhood in England. However, ask me how I found this movie on a usual day, and the quickest answer I'd give you would probably come with the 'S' word.
The 'horrific' moments seemed rather unconvincing and quite childish. Very simplistic. It doesn't get the viewer to fully understand and (perhaps) sympathize with the killer's actions.
It wasn't all bad though. In fact, overall the ideas were pretty good. I especially saw the ending quite interesting but still felt like it was one of those endings in which the director of the movie feels he/she failed viewers throughout the movie and decides to make up for it in the end.
It had a great environment and gave a feel of the regular neighborhood in England. However, ask me how I found this movie on a usual day, and the quickest answer I'd give you would probably come with the 'S' word.
to many cuts and bad acting
LetsReviewThat2619 April 2022
This film could've been a lot better. If the acting was a little better. Not all of it was though. The actors playing simon and sarah were not to bad and were passable, same could not be said for everybody else. I dont like the fact a sequal is to made but if its better than this ill still watch it. There were also many cuts in weird places that made the transitions between scenes bad.
Could have been good!
treynoldsuk29 October 2022
I've seen better acting at a primary school nativity play !
Sadly not an unfamiliar storyline!
Not sure if the director was awol during filming but to to say this movie is utter rubbish is the best compliment I can think.of !
The actor who played Simon, was by far the worst of a very bad bunch !
The continuity wasn't brilliant in a couple of places.
All in all, what could have been good entertainment was totally destroyed by a tired story line, abysmal acting and an unpolished finish.
It was spiced up a tad by showing breasts but it made a cheap porn movie look like a block buster. Don't waste your time watching this, you will be disappointed!
Sadly not an unfamiliar storyline!
Not sure if the director was awol during filming but to to say this movie is utter rubbish is the best compliment I can think.of !
The actor who played Simon, was by far the worst of a very bad bunch !
The continuity wasn't brilliant in a couple of places.
All in all, what could have been good entertainment was totally destroyed by a tired story line, abysmal acting and an unpolished finish.
It was spiced up a tad by showing breasts but it made a cheap porn movie look like a block buster. Don't waste your time watching this, you will be disappointed!
For a low budget film this ain't bad
joecarver48621 April 2022
Enough with the negative reviews. Why can't people be positive about hard work that goes into low budget filmmaking with hardly any resources? Chris Bell does an amazing performance as serial killer Simon West, and the rest of the cast was good too. I guess the main female lead wasn't perfect but again, what can you do?
Gonna give this the benefit of the doubt
steven_avery18 December 2022
Simon is a very good serial killer physiological thriller starring wasted talent Chris Bell, delivering a cold and menacing performance as the titular leading character. It may look like a low budget film and it's been ridiculed for its flaws like camera, sound, acting but all-in-all I really enjoyed this movie. Just wished it had more backing so it was more worthy to be put up on Netflix but story wise wasn't bad to say the least. Warren Badenski straps everything on with this production and really gives it his all with this crime cat and mouse chase drama and I would be happy to watch this again.
Is this the worst film on Netflix?
seamusthedog25 April 2022
This film is just awful. The acting is dreadful, the script is laughably predicable, as is the storyline and the direction is appalling. You do not need to watch this film, find something else. How did this even get on to Netflix?
So, is this the worst film on Netflix? Yes. Yes it is. Yes it very much is. Hands down. By a long way. Definitely yes.
So, is this the worst film on Netflix? Yes. Yes it is. Yes it very much is. Hands down. By a long way. Definitely yes.
Possibly the worst film I've ever watched
becsweller19 June 2022
I watched it right to the end 😭 Please don't waste any time on this. Netflix owes me 85 minutes of my life back.
If it is a teenagers school project it is a good effort but I'm paying for some decent viewing and Netflix is taking the absolute piss.
If it is a teenagers school project it is a good effort but I'm paying for some decent viewing and Netflix is taking the absolute piss.
I'm in a generous mood tonight.
patherwill28 April 2022
Warren Badenski, writer and director should find another job as should the cast. The sister/twin of one victim is incredibly ugly and on seeing her I completely lost interest. I know you have to start somewhere but what can you do with a budget of 20K? Not a lot and not a lot was done.
Really bad
santhosh21416 June 2022
It's a plagiarism of the series: Dexter but with a low budget
danielasilvasmb31 August 2023
For a low budget film it could have been better, very amateurish, the camera is horrible, the effects are horrible... the only thing I didn't find horrible was the cast. It's a film that imitates Dexter, except the killer isn't a police officer. It's terrible! I didn't spend 1 hour watching the film because halfway through I went to see the comments and ratings and apparently we all thought the same. It's not suitable for Netflix, nor did I ever think they would let these kind of mediocre films go to a platform like Netflix. I do not recommend.
It's better to watch the 8 seasons of Dexter. You want to see something done right, watch Dexter.
It's better to watch the 8 seasons of Dexter. You want to see something done right, watch Dexter.
Gritty, effective urban thriller.
gedpurvis-332-6597999 November 2016
What we have here is a piece of British filming that excels purely by the edgy fast paced driven editing and great scripting, the overall picture has that edge of the seat feeling where you are led to believe that the predator will in fact get his prey no matter what and that's the beauty of SIMON as anything could happen as it is quite unpredictable.
I am sick of everyday cliché riddled star studded Hollywood thrillers that only leave you empty. This film although obviously not a block buster it still carries a feeling of dread that some thrillers of its elk does not have. This film at least draws you in and is interesting enough to keep you till the end. Plus the acting of the main character was good enough to make you feel he is so unhinged even when he is acting normal.
It's rural, gritty and made with passion and that's what I like about it. All thrillers like this work because of its shall we say close to home direction and that's how the very first Texas Chainsaw worked purely because of its rawness.
I like this film very much and recommend it to those who appreciate urban filming.
I am sick of everyday cliché riddled star studded Hollywood thrillers that only leave you empty. This film although obviously not a block buster it still carries a feeling of dread that some thrillers of its elk does not have. This film at least draws you in and is interesting enough to keep you till the end. Plus the acting of the main character was good enough to make you feel he is so unhinged even when he is acting normal.
It's rural, gritty and made with passion and that's what I like about it. All thrillers like this work because of its shall we say close to home direction and that's how the very first Texas Chainsaw worked purely because of its rawness.
I like this film very much and recommend it to those who appreciate urban filming.
A low budget murder thriller
ike-tomlinson29 September 2022
Simon is a film that revolves around an investigative Journalist who thinks she's found a serial killer, and breaks into his place to find the evidence. Only when he come's back it becomes a game of cat and mouse with deadly consequences.
Simon is a zero budget movie that you can't judge by it's cover. Look past the amateur cinematography and audio the film has an interesting plot-line and is backed up with convincing performances in part that help to drive the story and keep you watching. The story is simple, the premise is smooth flowing but it's the subtle approach to the script that gives it a defined edge. Nothing is rushed or forced and everything has a very natural flowing progression to it until the end where the film almost drops off and ends too suddenly in my opinion.
Chris Bell puts in a scarily convincing performance as serial killer Simon, he has a sinister look to him throughout, always contrasting between this false portrayal of the good guy, a thin veil that hides his true personality. Quite a captivating performance that is dampened only by the constricting budget of the film.
If you have an afternoon free, there are better movies to watch than this one right here, but if you want to appreciate the dedication of no-budget film makers and admire a good story then you can't go far wrong with Simon.
Simon is a zero budget movie that you can't judge by it's cover. Look past the amateur cinematography and audio the film has an interesting plot-line and is backed up with convincing performances in part that help to drive the story and keep you watching. The story is simple, the premise is smooth flowing but it's the subtle approach to the script that gives it a defined edge. Nothing is rushed or forced and everything has a very natural flowing progression to it until the end where the film almost drops off and ends too suddenly in my opinion.
Chris Bell puts in a scarily convincing performance as serial killer Simon, he has a sinister look to him throughout, always contrasting between this false portrayal of the good guy, a thin veil that hides his true personality. Quite a captivating performance that is dampened only by the constricting budget of the film.
If you have an afternoon free, there are better movies to watch than this one right here, but if you want to appreciate the dedication of no-budget film makers and admire a good story then you can't go far wrong with Simon.
10/10 for comedy! It was funnier than a comedy.
madeleinebaba15 May 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The funniest film I've ever watched in my life. The camera was shaking all the time, which made it even more funnier. The psychiatrist was the funniest out of them all. Overall, a good storyline and absolutely hilarious. The bathroom scene topped it all off. The scene "I killed your dog" was supposed to be terrible but I have never laughed so much in my life - what a hilarious scene. I was in stitches by the end.
It's not bad
theresapope-7259113 June 2023
Chris Bell plays a fantastic serial killer and knocks this one out of the park with his portrayal as the cunning and dangerous Simon. It's intense, disturbing and has twists and turns that would shake the narrative upside down. The supporting cast was a little weak but to be honest it's worth a watch. Especially if it's on Netflix. Steven M Smith is a producer on this film I think. That's always good to see before you watch all this. The Game of Thrones chick was a cool looking character but just wasn't played very well. I'm going to show my friends this. As a Chris Bell fan I really ever so much enjoyed this.
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