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Full disclosure: I am from the PNW and my friends and colleagues are part of the cast & crew. I am extremely proud of the work they put into this film. We are not a large market up here. We do not have large (or often any) budgets to work with. So to see a finished product this polished gives me hope for future endeavors.

I can see that great care was taken in terms of set design, cinematography, and definitely score. My kingdom for a soundtrack!

The story is entertaining and certainly kept me engaged. I agree with other reviews that mentioned a Stranger Things vibe. Overall I think the acting was good. There were some things that worked better than others for me, but I think the 3 kids have a bright future in acting if they choose to continue.

Special kudos for the poster on the bedroom wall of "The Brain That Wouldn't Die"! ⭐😁👍🏻

I'm convinced every review here saying this movie was decent, is a troll.. Was this some school project, is that why they used stop motion for some effects? Did the children actors write and direct this? At least it was somewhat funny..

Awkward horror comedy looks good but is full of unsuccessful tone shifts. Balancing horror and comedy is possible but it didn't work here. In reviewing a bad film, I try to look for something positive to say. The highlight of They Reach is the delightful Eden Campbell as Cheddar, best friend of lead girl Jessica. Campbell easily steals the film. Her funny performance makes me want to see her star in a teen comedy as that type of character - a bold, boisterous, fast-talking, quick-witted, rambunctious girl eagerly embracing mischief and shenanigans. She reminds me a bit of Eden Sher, in being someone who isn't just giving a good comic performance, but who comes across as a funny person. Give her a film with a better script and more focus on her as a comedic lead, I think she'd be fantastic.

Acting terrible. Story terrible. SFX terrible. Amusement factor Zero. Random quote 'You can't carry the light AND the potatoes' Yes, seriously, that's an actual line from this abortion of a movie. Honestly, if you're going to pick one movie to avoid watching, make it this one. It has one solitary redeeming feature, it ends. Sadly it takes around 90 minutes to do that.

I loved the idea and really wanted to like it but the acting was not good. Some really weird scenes made me wonder what were they thinking. It has good ideas and even some Stephen King vibes but I wouldn't recommend it.

Not scary.. not good.. boring movie.. better go for other options

There was some good production values. There is an actual film crew. There are crane shots. Drone shots. Steadicam, handheld, dolly and tracking shots. There is good lighting. This was not shot on cellphones. So kudos to a decent DP.

The set design is very good. Lots of dank spaces like basements and libraries. The effects, as sparse as they are, are not distractingly horrid. The costumes (other than the cop uniforms) are fairly accurate.

The acting is a mixed bag. Some players are better than others. And this isn't Shakespeare. But you can tell that they filled out the cast with crew, friends or amateurs.

The plot is a bit schlocky. At times it is lighthearted and whimsical. Then it ramps up the tension or gets zany. But the story is more about the kids fumbling around the town with a supernatural mystery to keep them busy.

Oh, and the soundtrack is pretty spectacular for a lower-budget film.

It's not great. But it gets points for effort.

If you decide to give this movie a go, you might get a peek at some new emerging talent. But it's like someone gave you a piece of fruit that's not ripe; it's got potential but it's time hasn't come yet. It feels like this movie was rushed thru production probably by budget constraints' it could have used a rewrite or two and while the pacing was good for most of the movie it seemed to rush in many places especially building up to and during special effects. The 3 kids as the main protagonists were diamonds in the rough and definitely have talent. "They Reach" borrows from Stranger Things and 8mm so least you can say is the writers have good taste.

This indie film akin to The Goonies and Stranger Things balanced two themes of thriller and adventure to create a fun, entertaining film. The offscreen kills were reminiscent of older, more traditional horror films which I found nostalgic. The acting was mostly well done, but highlighted the trio.

Roe is an undiscovered talent, and Campbell's comedic timing kept me laughing, while Chandler was the sweet neighbor-next-door. The music was good, I loved the ending song, I only have one comment.

Some of the blood was a bit campy, and it took me out of the scene with the unrealistic gore. This only occurred a few times, but it was enough to keep the movie from being ten stars for me.

Overall, great film. Would watch again.

Temper your expectations and you can find this one quite enjoyable! The acting is good, the story is simple, solid, and fun, the look is great(camera work, color grade), and the music holds it all together quite well.

This definitely has a bit of a Stranger Things vibe but it certainly has it's own direction and feel, if not an entirely different sort of motivation. The story isn't entirely predictable, which is nice.

Overall, if you like the horror/mystery genre I think the odds are good you would enjoy this movie as well.

But nowhere as good. It's AmDram on queludes. There's no conviction in the plot, there's no conviction in the ability of the cast ??

Weird that there are multiple reviews claiming that the negative reviews can't possibly be true because the movie isn't out until October, which is maybe true for the US release, I'm not sure, but...it released on VOD services like Amazon internationally months ago. You were in the movie but you don't know that? Ok, bud.

Notice they're fine with all the blatantly fake 10/10 reviews from the same month though...

This is a Hi-Octane Pictures movie though, so honestly all of this and the low quality of the film itself is to be expected...

Overall: Not really worth watching, but its not terrible.

They Reach had something pretty decent going on with the setup. It had a similar feel to Stranger Things, which is what I was hoping for. The overall vibe felt pretty nice throughout most of the movie.

By the middle it started to suffer from poor dialogue coupled with unclear information-exchanges between the characters regarding what they learned and needed to take action on. The ending was really bad, it felt like they basically gave up on the story and that cemented this down at 4 stars.

They tried too hard to force character development and interpersonal relationships, so none of it felt organic and it came across pretty clunky. The parts of the monster you see are neat, and they had a couple good scenes, but they didn't really put it together right. It's a shame because it felt like they were so close to getting it right, but it kept slipping further and further away.

Mistake #1: This is a period piece. It is made abundantly clear that this task was far too much to take on. Or this filmmaker thought it'd be "cool," got lazy, and totally dropped the ball. Literally, they got some old cars, some old bicycles, and a s#!t-ton of typewriters. Yeah, nothing says 1979 like those 3 things. The music throughout is clearly modern (the one 70's song they got the rights to was from soft-as-a-baby's-butt rock schlocksters Bread, and even that song had to be butchered), some of the kids at school dress like pimps, and there are references to the 80's and 90's! Oh, why am I bothering?

They Reach is (almost) entirely populated by non-actors, striving to be B-level. The two young ladies show everyone up, as they are the sole enjoyable element of this mess (Mary Madaline Roe as Jessica, and Eden Campbell as Cheddar). They didn't even need the fat kid. And how this blubbery, D-grade acting, dork with braces is anyone's love interest, well, I can only guess that's modern, PC filmmaking. "All-inclusive." I was hoping to see Mary Madaline's face after having to make out with him in the DVD bloopers. To add insult to injury, at one stage of the movie, Cheddar vanishes. Then reappears briefly during a totally nonsensical ending. Baffling. She probably told her agent, "Get me the hell out of this movie."

It is competently lit and shot. Hey, I found another positive!

So there's this symbol related to a reel-to-reel recorder that feeds on blood and can open a "gate," doppelgangers are somehow an element, there are a bunch of evil hands, people getting pulled under stuff, someone/thing pulls Jessica's sheets off, and the world's most idiotic dad spouts inanity and bad parenting. So, the girl gets blood on the recorder, and is subsequently marked, chosen, possessed, a sacrifice, or all of the above. If you can make sense of all this, well good for you.

Ohhhhh, "they reach." Yeah, that's a good one.

Nothing but a bad attempt to entertain, a very poorly made movie with bad acting and no flow to any kind of story line.

All the positive reviews must be from backers. I get what they were going for but they missed the mark ...by....a lot. As other reviews have said, it had potential. These guys might be able to keep making movies and eventually do something worth a watch but this isn't it.

Acting was a disaster! Story was good but was ruined by the cast and the very bad execution.

I don't understand how would a good story fall into amateur crew. No judgment here; but they could've at least have wrapped it in a shorter time and chose few good actors.

I really enjoyed They Reach. There are definitely signs that this was an indie project. The acting wasn't always A-list level, etc. But it was still an enjoyable flick. There are genuinely captivating moments throughout. I also felt like the director did a great job of handling tension and scares. The VFX were above average for an indie/horror flick. And some of the performances were really compelling, especially the character of Cheddar. There are lots of touching moments as well that were well executed. I thought it was a very well balanced film.

Sorry, this Flick is not watchable. The Actors are very Bad, the Editing was Bad, and the Dialogue? Holy Cow was that Bad. Not an B Movie, more an C or D Movie.

Wasted 1 Hour of my Life that i never get back.

The Only solid Actress was Mady Roe.

If you need an Example, Watch the Scene there they put her Dad in the Police Car. Awful, so awful man was that bad.

Stay away from this, you will be disappointed

This has a very low budget feel, it is intentionally a bit silly, and the acting is not great (except for the youngest girl, who plays Cheddar -- she is a damn STAR)... but... it is big FUN and just the right amount scary! I loved it.

A lot of reviewers, some of whom, I supect have not seen this film, have, in my opinion, been very unfair to it. "They Reach" is by no means a bad little horror film.

There's a real "Stranger Things" meets "The Goonies" vibe on offer here, rounded out with a 70's nostalgia trip, that's done extremely well. This is balanced by surprisingly excellent acting from younger cast members in particular, who really steal the show.

The horror effects are nothing special but they don't really need to be. In spite of the blood and minor gore, this is on a certain level a dark horror comedy. Its not supposed to be taken too seriously.

In short this ones a winner. Its inherently likable, watchable and entertainingly silly in a scary demonic kind of way.

7/10 from me.

I stopped watching at the 37min mark because the writing and the pace didn't improve. It starts with a very short sequence that introduces a pair of likeable and rich characters that don't appear again within these first 37 minutes. And then it slowly introduces what I guess is the main character (a 13 yo girl), and later on her group of friends. Random creeking doors, sheets pulling, things they see...all are 2 second scenes in between their daily life and they don't contribute to a build up. And the comedic scenes and characters woud be great to ease tension from time to time, but there's no tension to start off. I didn't see the point in watching more. I liked some acting and the cinematography though, that's why my 2 stars.

The tape recorder in the poster is a Tesla B115 Sonet Duo. It was a reel-to-reel monophonic tape recorder, using vacuum tube amplifiers, developed by Tesla Pardubice (Czechoslovakia) in 1959, and manufactured by Tesla Prelouc in large numbers. It was compact, portable and reliable, and was used in the countries of the Eastern Europe. It is not featured in the movie, only in the movie's poster.