moviebuffchick

Revolutionary teens, political undertones, and forced love interests... nothing new to see here.

When it comes to Young Adult, dystopian future films, The Darkest Minds' only achievement is an unprecedented level of mediocrity... not a single scene that even remotely resembles a peak. That's especially unfortunate because the concept in and of itself... isn't necessarily unoriginal... it's the manifestation of it that becomes a bundle of cliché's attempting to capitalize on the mostly successful Young Adult genre.

Unfriended: Dark Web loses the supernatural element in this standalone sequel to Unfriended (2014). Was this a good thing? Hell yeah. Because it had to at least be a little more grounded and there were more limitations to what COULD happen to these guys... So it had to be more creative... and the villain had to be a little more calculated and of course, realistic.

Positives... The idea of The Dark Web is terrifying enough is it not? Like, who can watch someone get tortured and abused? The idea that THESE are the types of people coming after you is in and of itself horrific. They have secrets to keep and nothing to lose.

Negatives... It takes a while for anything to really happen as time is wasted on character development. I say "wasted" because after all that time trying to make me feel a connection to the characters I STILL didn't. At least not that much. HOWEVER... it was interesting to watch the plot unfold.

For a B type horror movie it's not bad at all.

A Day provides a fresh take on the "endless loop" story. My suggestion is to NOT watch the trailer... don't even read the synopsis if you haven't already. If you like loop movies and thrillers... just check it out! Even the synopsis on IMDB gives away information that I had no idea was coming during the film (I went in completely blind during a film festival).

Overall, A Day was very well-rounded. A great thriller that maintained high levels of suspense and intensity from beginning to end... even a few chuckles in there. It was such a fun and interesting ride. Watching everything unfold... and wondering what new secrets would be revealed as you got deeper into the story. The production, direction, acting, cinematography... ALL very well done.