I liked the overall movie. Acting was fine, some was even really good. It held my attention easily enough. Filming style was clean and not over the top or weird. I liked the idea of deciphering a few clues, but then idk, I guess all the clues were just right over my head or not actually for the audience to decipher. I felt like there were all these relics and passages and scripts but they were just...there, with no clear connections as to why.
I caught on real fast to the red-headed Chloe obviously being off and planted in there awkwardly, so at least I got that part right that she was involved and not telling the truth. Her acting/lines were a little too obvious but better than not obvious enough like the rest of the film, lol. I noticed the "post credit scene" text, so I didn't miss that part.
But in the end I guess I just didn't get it. I don't know if this is my fault or the writing/film's fault, but I'm gonna lean towards the writing/film. I thought it was kind of all in Rand's head, but then obviously it wasn't yet all clues were solved due to either a real/not real dream and then sometimes Chloe's intervention. Real people somehow got hurt/killed though and Chloe was involved (yet not). I don't understand how anyone knew where to go or how the clues worked together beyond the really obvious ones. Why a dog mask? They pursued the dice but then just moved on... How did the wife know where to find Rand with a crescent moon on a piece of paper and why was she killed instead of just left tied up. What was with the totally random monster things at the end (still confused if we were in her head here or it was real but at the same time I assume that's part of the point...).
I'm all for a thinking movie. Definitely wouldn't call it horror except for the two monster things at the end. Psychological thriller maybe. But it's REALLY frustrating to pay attention and watch it closely (and I even went back and rewatched a few little segments to see what I might have missed) and in the end...just not quite get it.
(And there's no reviews or critiques or fan-explanations for me to cheat and google it and see what someone else's explanation is to see if it suddenly clicks)
I caught on real fast to the red-headed Chloe obviously being off and planted in there awkwardly, so at least I got that part right that she was involved and not telling the truth. Her acting/lines were a little too obvious but better than not obvious enough like the rest of the film, lol. I noticed the "post credit scene" text, so I didn't miss that part.
But in the end I guess I just didn't get it. I don't know if this is my fault or the writing/film's fault, but I'm gonna lean towards the writing/film. I thought it was kind of all in Rand's head, but then obviously it wasn't yet all clues were solved due to either a real/not real dream and then sometimes Chloe's intervention. Real people somehow got hurt/killed though and Chloe was involved (yet not). I don't understand how anyone knew where to go or how the clues worked together beyond the really obvious ones. Why a dog mask? They pursued the dice but then just moved on... How did the wife know where to find Rand with a crescent moon on a piece of paper and why was she killed instead of just left tied up. What was with the totally random monster things at the end (still confused if we were in her head here or it was real but at the same time I assume that's part of the point...).
I'm all for a thinking movie. Definitely wouldn't call it horror except for the two monster things at the end. Psychological thriller maybe. But it's REALLY frustrating to pay attention and watch it closely (and I even went back and rewatched a few little segments to see what I might have missed) and in the end...just not quite get it.
(And there's no reviews or critiques or fan-explanations for me to cheat and google it and see what someone else's explanation is to see if it suddenly clicks)