Echo Valley

This movie will intentionally frustrate almost everyone at some point. From the enabling doting mother and entitled addict brat of a daughter to the sheer audacity of Jackie you will scream at the movie at some point. It gets into some really thick weeds and you can't figure out how it's going to work out by the end. It also ramps way up towards the end but in a very manipulative way. I realize the end was being left open to a potential sequel but I really wanted the satisfaction of what should have been done earlier and never got it.

Overall it was a good movie with good acting and direction but be prepared to be manipulated by the director and script, all is not as it may seem.

I gotta be honest... it was actually way better than I expected.

First of all, the movie is rage baity as hell (but I didn't mind it) Normally that kind of thing annoys me, but here it kinda worked. That's part of what kept me so locked in. It's like, you want to yell at the screen because you're actually into it. It's like a roller coaster of emotions,

Also, the acting was honestly impressive.

The movie is def not perfect. Some scenes dragged a little, and there were a few moments where the characters did things that didn't totally make sense unless you just accept that people sometimes act irrational when they're panicking. Also, the ending left me feeling a little weird. Not bad weird, just like... rage baity :D

Overall, Echo Valley isn't your typical big flashy movie, but it is something that pulls you in and doesn't really let go. It's messy, emotional, a little rage-inducing, and honestly, kind of thrilling in a quiet, twisted way. If you're looking for a wild ride that's not just action but also hits hard emotionally, I'd definitely recommend giving it a shot. It's not a perfect movie, but it's way more interesting than most of the stuff that comes out nowadays.

Daughter is irremediably awful, overacted by Sydney Sweeney (even though she's a great actor I just didn't get into this role at all). The first half is just a torture show of bad daughter activities.

Movie picks up a bit in the last 2/3 but overall I just found the acting and characters flat and not really good enough to hold the screen. I get the point of the movie about grief and unconditional love bla bla bla, it just really didn't work for me.

The ending was pretty solid overall and this is an okay movie to kill a few hours, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Overall ok in every way but that's it. Solid 5/10. The end.

I loved the twists actually. Pretty smart stuff, holes of course but acting is good and it's a fun show.

That said lol way too manic. It felt like a year happened in 2 hours, and in the weirdest worst way. It wasn't allowed to breath, and it's just mediocre it a bit below that because if it.

I still liked it though. These are two very good actors. SS brings such a rawness to her unstable characters, that lack of morality but "underneath" i have a heart of gold...she is perfect for those roles. JM is always solid, but this one just doesn't allow her enough of the downtime to let the intensity really shine.

Julianne Moore is one of the few working actresses with both the talent and name recognition to elevate any mid-budget movie into a relatively successful and engaging experience. Put her in an aesthetically pleasing house with hardships, and she'll deliver a moving performance full of emotional depth and layered moral quandaries.

There's some immersion-breaking Apple product placement-now a norm for films produced by giant tech companies-but "Echo Valley" remains a suspenseful thriller with minimal violence. It's at its best and original when focusing on the ominous mother-daughter dynamic between Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney, whose performances fully sell the premise.