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The Reaper Man (2023)
Lingering suspense
Right away, the audience is introduced to a husband with passion and heart and a wife that is tired of being disappointed. Very good acting by the lead characters. The first act was action packed. So packed, I had to rewind due to missing some key elements of the story. The middle is too slow. I wanted more drama from the wife. More anger! Sad and mad are close friends. If she would have had a major outburst, the 2nd act would have moved at a more steady pace. I wanted more creepy from the voodoo lady. She was kind of flatline. The officer characters were passionate. The one character I was disappointed in was the sister. I wanted her to be more involved in interaction. That shows the true deception she was giving. Definitely was a twisted ending but predictable. Dial up the horror. More noise and more action.
Betray (2023)
Solid Thriller
Very good storyline and acting here. Definitely will be relatable to viewers. The climax has a hell of a twist. Wanted some of the sequences to be shorter and more dialog in the heated moments. I want to see and feel the emotion in the scene. You would expect a little overlapping argument in a movie like this but not much. Almost too quiet for the magnitude of the ending. I wanted more action! There are some holes in the story I want to be filled also. For instance, when did the police find the bodies. Was Candace or Joel questioned due to being acquaintances of the victims? I kind of wish Joel would have ended up with a totally different woman, not the co-worker. Made him seem easy. Just a single 40 something lady opinion here.