Ryad 19

Row 19 is a very much a slow burn film. Indeed I'd go so far as to say it could have done and said, a little more. It feels at times, almost as empty, as the plane its set in.

That said, its ending, although brief is poignant enough to make up for the films other shortcomings.

Worth a watch if you are a patient. For those craving jumps scares and lots of action, Id suggest this is not for you.

5/10.

And of course I found this movie on my favorite streaming service Tubi. I love Tubi because it has all of the f-z list movies that crave my guilty pleasure. Row 19 did not disappoint with feeding my appetite.

As another reviewer said, this movie was unique. The storyline was much different from the typical movies I am used to. I actually enjoyed it, though slow paced and you find yourself kind of like, ugh get to the point already.

I won't ruin with any spoilers but I do have to say the one thing that distracted me throughout the entire movie is the daughter, who is 6 (you learn of her in the movie description) was voiced by what sounded like a 20 year old woman. That was really annoying and after getting used to it, I could somewhat thoroughly enjoy the movie. I just wish they would have had an age appropriate voiceover actor, read her lines. It was awkward hearing this 20 year old voice say "mommy" from a 6 year old face. Though the actress herself looks at least 10.

This was am interesting watch with an intriguing story line that will keep you watching and guessing until the end. Acting is good throughout. Perhaps less gore than the average American horror movie these days, but more suspenseful. I enjoyed it.

The story itself isn't the worst because the premise is decent, with a survivor of an airplane crash having to relive her worst nightmare on an airplane. It does have a decent build-up to it, but the pacing is off with current scenes and doesn't leave an impact on the movie, or it happened pretty quickly. The movie itself fails to be creepy by showing generic creepy images throughout and cheap jump scares. Also, the passenger of the airplane is slowly killed off one by one, which isn't a bad idea but is poorly executed. There's also the backstory of the main character, which does a decent job of developing the character. The ending itself is pretty confusing on what just happened. I think there's a meaning to it, and I somewhat guess what happened, but it makes the plot even more confusing.

When the translation of the title simply takes its meaning out of context (in time, Row 19 is the row of seats the survivor was in, and which her daughter always says is hers) A Russian horror film, in the style of "Final Destination", a little slower and less interesting, could have delved more into the terror and the passengers and less into the protagonist's thoughts and delusions, the premise is interesting, with only reasonable execution...

A doctor on a night flight comes across mysterious deaths among the passengers while losing touch with reality and revisiting a childhood nightmare, all while taking care of her young daughter.