Drive Back

Wow, I am so pleasantly surprised at how competent this film is! I'm a huge fan of weird scenario films, people being taken or placed in some insane scenario and just having to navigate their way through it.

I noticed almost all the negative reviews are from people who were confused by it, or lacked the comprehension to understand what they were seeing, but it all makes sense by the end. Perhaps they didn't make it to the end, but I absolutely enjoyed watching the bizarre stuff happening to them, inexplicable at the time, but fully realized by the end of the movie.

My only complaint was that it felt predictable at times, but in a fun and familiar way. When the old man appeared for the first time, I told myself that I had a guess on who he was, and I was right. It would have been a very cool introductory movie for those into bizarre scenario films like YellowBrickRoad, or In The Tall Grass, or Triangle, but if you hated this film because it was confusing, those films will be a nightmare for you to navigate.

Lastly, I will say the shots are well done, the acting is all passable to good, and it's a competently made film, if not slightly predictable for veterans of the genre.

"Drive Back" is an exciting 10/10 movie that mixes fun and fear. The story is about a couple who are coming home from their engagement party, but their trip takes a scary turn when they meet strange people in the woods. The spooky scenes and beautiful pictures make you feel like you are right there with them. The actors do a great job showing how scared they are. Each surprise in the story keeps you guessing, and it doesn't use the same old tricks that other scary movies do. The tension builds up really well, leading to an amazing ending that will leave you surprised. For anyone who loves thrilling stories, "Drive Back" is a must-see movie that you will remember long after watching it. It shows how quickly a happy moment can change into something scary, making it a perfect choice for a fun movie night!

Those that haven't seen YellowBrick Road, Dead End, In Fear or the recent lame ' Black Cab' may find more to enjoy than I did, this takes from them films ad nauseum that I was mentally ticking off the tropes this film brought up.

Any film that has a ' road to nowhere' set up with a family/couple bringing their own emotional baggage to these supernatural unknown powers goes through cliches-a creepy garage at the start, dark albeit lush forests, a ghostly person with a secret on the road, time bending, events of the past coming up to the future, secrets, deja vu, on and on.

The acting is okay.

A couple are heading through the woods and need to get some directions from the stereotypical creepy hill billies. Good idea to follow their advice ... ?

No surprises much in the first act. Dialog keeps the movie entertaining but as the second act kicks in, the movie feels like it is probably going somewhere interesting.

It's main idea has been done before many times (I won't quote other movies as it'll give that away easily) but it's handled well and, for the most part, hangs together and is a good watch.

The third act is where the movie starts to come apart a bit and becomes a bit of a jumble of nonsense. Yes it went downhill but no, the movie wasn't wrecked as it wasn't already on some incredible high ground.

I think with a bit of spit and polish and some better ideas in the last act, this could have been very good. As it stands, it's a worthwhile watch if you're stuck for a movie one evening.

This movie was good, don't get me wrong. The plot of being stuck in a time vortex and needing to go through the same experiences but with your past self walking around. The story has twists and turns that are interesting..however, the stupidity of the characters during the beginning had me super angry. They get better as time moves on, but their stupidity almost made me stop watching due to anger. Again, not a bad movie. But it wasn't necessarily good either. Overall, the acting is pretty alright, and there wasn't too much gore to where it was just straight up GORE and just gore. The ending was a little confusing but not the worst I've ever seen. Overall, a solid 5/10. Not good, but not bad either.