Leave

This is the kind of exploration that Ingmar Bergman and Terrence Malick (at his best) used to create.

It is a work of art, an absolute gem.

Every element of this film works seamlessly...to generate a flood of feelings and memories in the viewer.

Please be prepared: this beautiful movie may reach you on some deep levels. The way that ALL great art usually does.

The pieces are all there, and every viewer can construct their own paradigm of family memories, joys, sorrows...this is a very personal movie, and a work of art.

It's the sort of powerful exploration that Ingmar Bergman and (at his best) Terrence Malick used to make.

The reviewer before me was correct...I cannot fully discuss this movie without spoiling it. You simple have to see it.

I can say this: please be prepared for a flood of memories and feelings, which this film will awaken in you.

I found this movie super surprising, and way too sad. Usually i don't like sadness in my horrors/thrillers but you really don't see or know what's coming here.

Certainly worth a watch.

Just as a sign of how much this film moved me, this is my first review on IMDb after 3 years of not having much to add or say about countless other movies.

As other reviewers have written, it's tough to talk about "Leave" without spoiling it.

The best I can do is recommend you read the synopsis, perhaps watch the trailer and make up your own mind. Don't fall for the abysmal ratings on IMDb. You can leave and dismiss it as I almost did or stay and be surprised. Do what you want.

You have a choice. One minute into the film and I wasn't sure if this was for me. I chose to let go and enjoy the trip. Turns out this was just what I needed.

I'd describe it as a slow paced psychological thriller. It's a short movie and it's perfect as it is.

I can say I've watched this twice in a row and I'm still thinking about it. I cannot recommend this enough.

Henry Harper (Rick Gomez) is a successful novelist who has it all. But after surviving a recent trauma he finds himself haunted by a dream that terrifies him. Convinced that the only way to understand what the dream means is to write his way through it, Henry decides to go to a remote second home to begin work on his next novel, a thriller.

I feel like this film has a lot of potential but never really took off. My interest was not held for much of the (short) duration and that is no compliment. The diner scene is tense and well-acted by everyone, and the "big reveal" there plays out nicely.

I would have to see this film again to really give it a fair shake, but I have to say that is not a venture I am looking forward to taking any time soon.