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Ten young people converge on a mountain lodge in the Rockies in the off season, but find it mysteriously abandoned. None of them can figure out what happened to the people and they don't have enough gas to leave, so they're stuck. The cast is headed by Brian Austin Green (Jack), Zack Ward (Alex), Mena Suvari (Tracy) and Joanne Kelly (Claire).

Parts of "Don't Blink" (2014) bring to mind movies like "Night of the Living Dead" (1968), "The Mist" (2007), "Phantoms" (1998) and "Donner Pass" (2011) with an ending that recalls "Wind Chill" (2007). But it's by far the least of these because, while the mysterious set-up is good for about the first 35-40 minutes, it becomes one-dimensional and predictable, e.g. when the young guy kneels down behind the bar.

Another flaw is that some of the dramatics feel forced and awkward, like the girl unconvincingly morphing into a preacher. Those other movies didn't have this problem because they had superior writers/filmmakers.

There are 3-4 worthy women in the cast, including Suvari, Fiona Gubelmann (Ella) and Samantha Jacober (Charlotte), but the director/writer never really takes advantage of their presence, but he did good enough, I guess.

The film runs 1 hour, 32 minutes and was shot in Ruidoso, New Mexico, USA.

GRADE: C

***SPOILER ALERT*** (Don't read unless you've seen the movie):

It might help to see the movie as a microcosm of death in our lives: Everyone and everything around us will eventually die one-by-one, so quick & unexpected it's like the blink of an eye. The catatonic girl (Charlotte) willfully calling her own disappearance symbolizes people who commit suicide. For everyone else, death comes in various unforeseen ways, often suddenly.

But do bare in mind the fact that it is more scifi than horror, so don't start playing it expecting a roller coaster of spooks, not even your typical jumps, it does provide some nice tension, raises a few questions, but leaves with no real explanation and does kinda make you feel empty.

Why would I recommend it to anyone? Well, it's a nice change of pace, you get to put an eye on something a tad bit different, and exploit new or let's just call them, rarely used subjects. The approach is boldly, the actors are not your typical never seen on screen before faces, the acting tho could have been better, either the budget was not big enough to assure a proper execution, or at one point, sadly the writers felt tired and decided to stop. The potential in this one is better than I have seen in a lot of productions, but like so many before it, it drowns right at shore.

So it is up to you in the end, you can take a chance and see what the little fuss is all about, or decide to pass it, but you might find out someday, maybe not even that far in the future, that others are talking about it and you missed your chance to participate in their discussion. Have it your way!

Cheers!

I enjoy "different" horror movies. I'm not interested in torture porn and gore and people getting chopped up. I want something INTERESTING, whether it's Lovecraft or weird time travel or alternate dimension or thought-created nightmare stalkers - there has got to be a "WHOAH!" for me to enjoy horror movies.

This movie was one of those, with the caveat that, though I won't spoil the ending, if you loathe movies that leave some lingering but relevant questions, you may not cotton to this film.

But like me, if you can separate this "style" of movie-making, which I've seen some just call "lazy", the actual progress of the people and actions in the film were compelling and it is definitely a mystery type horror movie, though not a room-to-room-magnifying-glass type.

If you saw and liked Coherence and I see people are comparing this to Phantoms (I haven't seen that yet, somehow), or if you like the "unknown/invisible", creeping ominous threat movies like Mr. Jones or Resolution, I think you may enjoy this film.

I'm not saying it's perfect - there's a good amount of irritation at a few of the way things go down or people behave, that I felt kept it from being more fluid, and while the acting is by and large at least decent and believable, there are some boneheaded decisions - but not like most horror movies, at least not as frequent - it really doesn't get a chance to build to that level before the horror is in play.

I did like the dialogue for one of the characters, who was a modern sci-fi and horror movie type that was constantly referring to what was going on as something from Stephen King or aliens or zombies or "the spirit of an ancient Indian burial ground", which made me laugh - he seemed the most "real", well, until later, but that's not germane to the point.

Anyway, a lot of people on forums and other sites are giving this a really low rating, and while, for the overall and idea of a complete story, I can kinda see why... I still think what there IS there is good and different and not anything close to "usual horror movie stuff".

I would have given it an 8/10, but I had to stop at 7 because of the unsatisfying or at least not well-enough intimated ending, because I agree with some people that say the "figure out what YOU think it means" is one thing, an artist can't show you a pristine, untouched canvas and say "just IMAGINE the awesome picture YOU want there!".

Once again I am surprised by the low rating of this movie, it seems like something standard, giving few points to horror movies. This one is very different, it's a good tense horrish mystery thriller. All in all, the story begins somewhat slowly and is the typical story of a group of young adults looking for tranquility in a house in the countryside. It's still interesting, especially if the acting and the dialogue are good, and here they are.

There is a question that resonates the most in my head during the movie, what responsibility do we have towards our friends? If you will disappear in the next hour or two? Especially when the entire group is so different personality-wise, some want one thing and others another. As the film evolves you will realize that the dialogues are impetuous and are quite realistic. The increasing tension between the characters and a fear of the unknown.

You definitely shouldn't miss it, and I was surprised not to have seen it until now, as a fan of the genre.

After a mildly intriguing start, this clunker pops and fizzles through every cliché imaginable. Nobody on screen learns a blessed thing about the mysterious goings on at an abandoned lodge and neither do you, dear viewer. While a few intriguing clues are sprinkled through the film, they lead nowhere. It's a good thing somebody produces a gun halfway through this disappointment, because it gives the sad sacks stuck at the lodge a chance to fire bullets into each other, instead of merely swearing and beating each other up. If your idea of fun is watching a succession of unlikable people go off-screen and disappear like Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie, then this one's for you.

I dont understand what happened in this movie. Theres absolutely no explanation as to why the events in the movie were even happening. Premise is good, has solid ground for a good movie but sadly between the terrible acting, clunky story telling and poor directing it just doesnt work. Not to mention the terrible ending that doesnt really explain anything at all... I wouldnt waste my time watching and if I could go back in time and stop myself from watching I would. This movie is like the director is fresh out of film school, taken a text book check list of whats needed in a movie and mashed it all together in no particular order.

After looking at the review overall score I was somewhat doubting whether to watch this film but I decided to give it a shot and make my own mind up..... not disappointed.

It's not a film that will give you all the answers you want but it's certainly a film that will make you guess what's coming next. It's not a gore fest or typical horror, more like a twilight-zone-esque type film....

I'm not going to say much as the beauty in the film is not knowing..... just give it a try and maybe, like me, you won't be disappointed... whatever you do though, don't blink.

All things considered this isn't a bad film, the acting is good, sets and locations are stunning, cinematography is brilliant and the script has some legitimately hilarious lines in it that will have you (if you're like me) barking out a laugh. The pace is steady, and it's not too complicated or cluttered with superfluous bits and pieces thrown in to bulk it up. I also like the way (however predictable some may be) that they had people disappearing. It was clever, good camera and effects work, subtle and understated but still impressive.

Now to the negative... Despite the build of tension and the myriad of questions the films raises, don't hold out much hope for any answers. You won't get any. Maybe this was a deliberate effort because they're intending a sequel (I would be more than happy to watch that, and I don't often vote for sequels) or maybe this is a Nolan-esque leaving it to your imagination ending. Whatever the answer, it's a rather frustrating to come away empty handed. If this is left open ended in this way for a sequel don't fret, it's not one of those obvious "And we are clearly setting this up for the sequel TAKE THAT SUCKERS!" type deals. Much more subtle than that.

All in all I have to say it was a pretty good film that held my attention in a way a lot of films of late fail to do, and I'd recommend watching it if you're bored or the idea the films posits interests you. But don't get as mad as some reviewers on here if it's not a 10/10 masterpiece of cinema gold. It is what it is, don't expect the most breathtaking piece of cinema known to man that answers all of the questions you have about life, death and why we're here.

This movie is not good in any term of the scope of the qualities that make a film a film. It is so bad I even made an account on IMDb because it made me so angry and sad. Is this the standard of intelligence now? Is this what will passed on as something to watch? I consider all the folk busy with this film and am mildly horrified that not one of them could simply just go hysterical at the dialogue and story telling of the film. I am in awe and depressed by this film - has common language and the act of a written scene become so trivial, so base common denominator of the average soul, the normal film watcher, as to consider something worthy that is equal to a book report by a ten year old? - & not a smart one at that. Avoid this film it is very, very frustrating and brings dishonour to cinema.

So lets say you wan't to watch a horror/thriller/mystery movie... When the synopsis goes something like "10 friends go away for the weekend." There are a number of things you expect from the movie and somethings that you just hate they always do wrong with these kind of movies. Guess what... This movie has no faults, at least not in this genre imo.

The acting is surprisingly good, I like being surprised and these actors not only act well, but most importantly they don't overact. And the script is to thank for this, as Brian Austins Greens character is the sensible one and always steers the cast and movie back on track on every occasion it might have gone of track. And Brian is really good, I'm actually impressed.

There are no stupid female characters that take showers all alone in the middle of the night in this one. No bad CGI. No cheesy lines. The characters in this movie act like normal people do when strange things happen, thank god! Sure there are more or less likable one's but they do a really good job all the way.

This movie was a big surprise in that it is a good mystery/drama/thriller and it gets the tempo right. Suspense all the way through and I personally loved the ending. Which I must add I think most reviewers here have a problem with. This movie leaves the viewer with a lot of unanswered questions, hence if you can't handle those kind of movies, this one isn't for you. But this movie fits the genre 'Mystery' perfectly.

If anyone involved in the film reads this. Don't mind the low score. A lot of ppl. rate down horror-flicks because they expect so different things, its like comedies. You can never satisfy everyone, and most of the time just a few. BUT you made a great movie, it's really really good.

This is my first review and I wrote it just to tell people that this is so much better than the low score implies. This movie is more similar to Signs with Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix if you wonder what kind of movie it's similar to, but with even less Sci-Fi. Although not as good.

Amazing. 8 / 10. Only way it could've been a 10 was if they had ten times the budget and some A-listers in the cast. But this cast, director and script writers made an amazing job.

This entire movie is a mystery as to why people have dissappeared and they do not tell you even a single sliver as to why. Not a hint, clue, or theory. Its just people dissappearing and you dont know why, and you never will. I dont understand how this script didnt get torn up by the first person who read it. Anyone who claims they liked this movie is just trying to feel smarter or something because this was garbage

I didn't really have much of any expectations for "Don't Blink". I hadn't heard about this 2014 thriller prior to sitting down to watch it late in 2019. And with the listed cast members, I can't really claim that I was expecting much.

Initially, the movie did start out nicely enough and it did prove to have certain elements to it that definitely did have potential for being something worthwhile and something interesting.

However, the movie took a wrong turn somewhere and ended up being less than mediocre in terms of entertainment value, in its storyline and plot, and while the actors and actresses on the cast list did perform well enough, they just had so very little to work with in terms of script and storyline and they stood no chance of salvaging this shipwreck.

This was a swing and a miss from writer and director Travis Oates, and the movie failed to entertain me. Sure, I managed to sit through it, in the hopes of it becoming better or to find out what exactly was going on. But the movie didn't even offer a proper ending and the audience are spoonfed a big mouthful of nothing.

"Don't Blink" scores a mere three out of ten stars from me, based on the production value of the movie and the fact that the actors and actresses were trying hard to make nothing into something.