45 recensioni
It was worth the watch, but it's not going to be winning any awards. It certainly wasn't what I was expecting.
Certainly not the worst horror I've seen this year.
Certainly not the worst horror I've seen this year.
I sat down to watch the 2020 sci-fi thriller "The Return" here in 2021, without ever having heard about the movie, so I wasn't sure what to expect.
And now that the movie ended, I will say that writers Ken Janssens and BJ Verot actually managed to compile a wholesome script that proved interesting and entertaining.
The movie does manage to combine elements of horror and sci-fi in a rather interesting and entertaining manner. And I do admit that I like the storyline and the way that the writers managed to mix together the two elements for a wholesome story.
Visually then "The Return" is fairly good. Now, the movie is not one that relies heavily on special effects, well aside from the apparition, of course. But they managed to pull it off well enough, and definitely added something good to the overall movie experience.
Richard Harmon (playing Rodger) and Echo Andersson (playing Jordan) were really nicely cast for their roles and they carried the movie quite well with their performances.
If you sit down to watch "The Return" and expect it to be a scary movie, then you will be disappointed. Nay, "The Return" is a light sci-fi movie with elements of thriller and horror to it. Nothing overly scary about director BJ Verot's 2020 movie actually.
I enjoyed the movie from start to end, and it is a movie that actually is well worth taking the time to sit down and watch. I am rating "The Return" a six out of ten stars.
And now that the movie ended, I will say that writers Ken Janssens and BJ Verot actually managed to compile a wholesome script that proved interesting and entertaining.
The movie does manage to combine elements of horror and sci-fi in a rather interesting and entertaining manner. And I do admit that I like the storyline and the way that the writers managed to mix together the two elements for a wholesome story.
Visually then "The Return" is fairly good. Now, the movie is not one that relies heavily on special effects, well aside from the apparition, of course. But they managed to pull it off well enough, and definitely added something good to the overall movie experience.
Richard Harmon (playing Rodger) and Echo Andersson (playing Jordan) were really nicely cast for their roles and they carried the movie quite well with their performances.
If you sit down to watch "The Return" and expect it to be a scary movie, then you will be disappointed. Nay, "The Return" is a light sci-fi movie with elements of thriller and horror to it. Nothing overly scary about director BJ Verot's 2020 movie actually.
I enjoyed the movie from start to end, and it is a movie that actually is well worth taking the time to sit down and watch. I am rating "The Return" a six out of ten stars.
- paul_m_haakonsen
- 9 ago 2021
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It's not that bad of a movie. However, I think the production cost was not too short compared to the efforts of the producers. If so, then there must have been a lot of shortcomings in producing and investing.
- kkpai-74571
- 17 dic 2021
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- xroastedink
- 9 ago 2021
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There are supposed supernatural elements, science/mathematics, and possible mental illness. The main character is a bit wooden and the female friend is too obnoxious. Mix in an unethical psychiatrist and bad plot lines, this was a confusing movie that simply wrapped it up with a solution but no resolution.
- jmbovan-47-160173
- 4 dic 2021
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- spookyspice
- 9 ago 2021
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- BandSAboutMovies
- 9 ago 2021
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It's mostly horror and sci-fi movies, but there are many colorful scenes. There's also a little romance. It's a B-movie that makes you a little nervous, but it's a decent film at the level of a B-movie.
- pink_floydilia
- 4 mar 2022
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- ladymidath
- 25 gen 2022
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I really love Richard Harmon and hate it that he's in such sucky movies. Does he know they're bad? Does he need a new agent? ...................................
- payments-08821
- 4 mag 2022
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Boring and inane are the best way to describe this non-professional production that tries to hide as a real movie. Of course, it also comes with its series of fake early reviews. Just avoid.
- dreamfactory-534-814309
- 13 ago 2021
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If you are going to cast someone who is clearly 30 years old playing a young college student, know that it will bother the majority of us. If you want the older actor so much make the character older. Otherwise we will be annoyed for much of the plot. As for the film, pretty boring, and pushing it's thrills down our throats.
- NicholasMCG
- 23 dic 2021
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But I couldn't make it past 30 minutes. It wasn't just having to look at his horrible sleep deprived face, or listening to the annoying girl be over the top, but the story just wasn't latching me. When they got to the dr's office, and she said she should call the cops for him breaking in, but at the same time was closing the door behind her, I said that's it I'm out!
- takato0524
- 20 nov 2021
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- Stealthy-22960
- 25 dic 2021
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- nogodnomasters
- 14 ago 2021
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I give this 3 stars purely for the plot idea (which was sorely misused) and the special FX. Other than that It was a painfully slow film with a dull constantly miserable faced returning son, an utterly boring sullen and long faced jealous moody pain of a girlfriend. Then we have their friend who has a heavy crush on the boy (he does not know) but she is an annoying character right from the get go of the film. So there is really nobody to even like in this film and, it takes great patience to stay to the end of it; everything happens in the last 15 minutes of the film and the ending absolutely sucked...a lazy unfinished ending in my book!
In a way the film is watchable - but really, really slow - and its not terrible but, neither the script nor the director used the story idea to full use...it could have been so much more had they given it some real thought!
In a way the film is watchable - but really, really slow - and its not terrible but, neither the script nor the director used the story idea to full use...it could have been so much more had they given it some real thought!
- silicontourist
- 17 gen 2022
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It's a low-budget movie, but the CG wasn't bad. If there were more posibilities to get much budget, that would make a great movie I think. Recommend to watch this.
- kobey-63331
- 21 apr 2022
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- huaweiprooo
- 21 ago 2021
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- platinumxtc
- 8 gen 2022
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Why do i end up hate watching horror movies with the production qualities of after school specials? If you are going low budget, fine, use the found footage format, you can get a $60 gimble for your phone and shoot reasonably decent non-shaky video. This movie had minimum characters and there was no final disposition of any of them. Instead of gigawatts we just power up the plot device with d cell batteries? This movie made me feel dirty for having completed it.
- williammillerc
- 21 gen 2022
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I know I wanted to keep watching it to see what the heck was going on! Especially since wiki doesn't have this movie on it.. I hate watching movies that I can't look up & see what the ending was gonna be about!! So other people rated this low & gave it bad reviews. & yes I gave it a 4/10 but for me, 4/10 means I liked it & I would definitely watch it again. I've rated over 1,600 movies & probably half or close to it are movies I've given a 4/10.. I'm 99% I've NEVER rated a movie 10/10, cuz come on.! I think 97's Titanic is probably the highest rated movie I gave & I think I rated that 7/10. Now movies I've rated 1/10 that others absolutely love & were box office hits, such as: The Butterfly Effect, Top Gun, The Dark Knight, all the Star wars & Matrix sagas.. I try really hard to judge the movie on other things instead of my personal opinion but sometimes it's really hard. So there, now you can get a take on how I like this movie, 4/10 isn't a low rating for only unwatchable movies for me. This movie I liked, & yeah I wish the ending was a tad bit different, but it's 1 of those films that show you without showing you what happened.