Kin Dread

A slow burner, but well paced mystery-thriller. Kept me guessing, enjoyed the overall story and thought it was well written. Good indie film!

The trailer showed everything I needed to know about the movie. Bad actors, Bad plot, Bad rising action, Bad climax, and terrible everything. I think whoever posted the movie bought the reviews. This movie is 4 out 5; more like 0 out of 5.

Amateurish, and badly acted, and quite nonsensical. Just not good at all really.

I really found Kin Dread intriguing and it held my interest the whole time. It had an early Brian De Palma vibe with a mix of Coppola's Conversation paranoia with a dash of creepy Hitchcock. Great job by the cast of unknowns. It's nicely shot with a strong audio design. I think it could have benefited from some tighter editing in the finale but this is definitely one of the better little indie films I've seen in a while.

Kin Dread is a lot more polished than many of the indie films I watch. Ethan Smart does most of the heavy lifting, and he's quite believable in the role. The movie is well paced and passes quickly (nothing worse than a thriller that drags, that is not the case here), there is no unnecessary filler. The flashbacks are well done, the story is interesting and well written. I won't post any spoilers because that would ruin the experience, this is a movie that keeps you watching because you want to learn the whole story. A+ grade for the directing on this one, which is what really makes or breaks an indie movie. It's free to watch on Tubi right now, so what are you waiting for?