Serpent

I've never been so embarrassed. Honestly. Had overseas friends over and thought Serpent would be a cool South African thriller which I had discovered. Instead, we watched two people lying stiff in a tent, whispering about cheating while a fake-looking CGI snake awkwardly circled them. The acting felt wooden, the dialogue was cringey, and the pacing was painfully slow. The 'suspense' was mostly long silences and close-ups of sweat. One guest asked if it was meant to be a parody. We finished in stunned silence. I wanted to show off local talent, instead, I owe everyone an apology, definitely expected more.

If you are expecting or are after a cheap and flat snake horror where everyone dies in a venom induced fright fest, then pick something else.

This movie takes a simple concept and deliberate minimalist set up and manages to provide a psychological thriller with plenty of depth and multi layered scare moments.

5 minutes of research into Black Mambas will confirm the high possibility of death and very realistic threat of this awesome and fascinating apex predator. Apparently the actors even worked with LIVE snakes on this!

You don't need to suffer from Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) to jump out of your skin with the suspense the ominous presence creates. The underlying story of husband, wife betrayal will go under your skin even more. Well acted in all its minimalist glory. The final scene was gut wrenching and the act of forgiveness and ultimate sacrifice stayed with me on a deep emotional level.

Agree with this critic: "Serpent isn't an action horror film, but a slow-cooked meditation on a relationship and the death dealing poison of deceit. Serpent is a well-crafted, intimate thriller that will coil around you and never let you loose until the final, death-dealing bite."

Not much else to say, it's so so bad. I literally fell asleep.

Who put up the money to make this?! It's sooooo boring! Stupid idea for a film, bad script, terrible acting. It lacks pace or any meaningful character development. Most scenes seem to be dedicated to the female actors cleavage. Awful. I wanted them both to get bitten and die horrible deaths. Go and watch paint dry it'll bemore entertaining.

I personally kind of liked it, because I'm scared to death when I see snakes!! So this movie is a thriller for people like me who fear snakes... but even though I got scared it's not a movie that I would recommend for somebody to watch cause I feel it was kind of flat!