Don't Look Away (II) (2017) User Reviews

I have to look away because it did not entertain me well

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 9 April 2018]

"Don't Look Away" is an American 2017 short film that runs for slightly over 8 minutes and was written and directed by Christopher Cox. It is a little horror movie about a strange creature standing outside the house with a bag on its head and a set of chains to the head and there may or may not be something wrong with its eyes too. Anyway, I do think that from the horror and jump scare perspective, this film is mostly a success. However, in terms of the story and the general concept I am not too convinced. It is not a quality idea and script I must say. The acting isn't helping either. Especially the younger male is pretty bad at times. All in all, I do believe that the negative is more frequent and dominant than the positive unfortunately and there are several areas where they should have worked on improvements before the release for me to give this film a thumbs-up. Only worth seeing for the biggest and most dedicated horror film fans. Everybody else can skip the watch here and honestly they won't be missing much, even if I feel the horror character may be good enough for a feature film actually, but please with a way better story surrounding him then.

amazing story, but terrible acting

[armandocervantes-98926 · 8/10 · 15 August 2018]

A true horror classic that deserves a shot at redemption for the acting that just wasn't selling the true fear of the unknown. the emotions were played out instead of giving it time to buipd of suspense, the actors did nkt put their hearts into their character. we start the film off with a young woman applying make-up in a mirror as she is annoyed with her brother and the chores their dad set for them due to the mother coming to visit them after her divorce with her husband . then something catches her eye when she goes to check the window for rain, only to find a unknown figure. she gazes at it in wonder.(in this scene she shows the most emotion in her performance.) as she stares at the figure her dad calls her informing her that her mother is coming soon and the chores are delayed, she tells her father of the figure staring at her and all her dad can tell her is "Don't look away" . this leaves her worried and scared, only to make matters worse her brother comes in the room, ignoring her instructions to lock the doors and windows he gazes at the creature aswell and cannot leave, however she believes as long as somoene is in eye contact with it that everything will be fine. sge breaks contact and leaves to lock-up the house. (rising tension) She returns to fund that sge can longer see the figure, though her brother still can see it. not being able to turn to his sister, she is attacked by the figure she lost contact of and when her brother finally lets go of his stare, he attempts to stop with no success. that is until their father comes in the room and manages to stop it explaining that the entity has followed them since his marriage and can develop duplicates connected only by sights, the film ends in suspense after their motger arrives at the ring of a doorbell and tge camera pans out from the entity.

old shadow

[Kirpianuscus · 2 March 2018]

The theme of film is not original. but it works and this is the most important thing. because, using old memories about gothic stories, you know the line and the result and the end. each- defining a well craftsmanship of director. a girl. his brother. a bizarre character. and the warning of father. and, sure, the mistake of girl. all predictable. but used in right way. the roots of event. and the shadow of it. a smart horror. more than source of fear.