Encounter

Starts as a hunt for supernatural element film, and then the creepiness factor slowly develops. As things progress, you think you know what is happening. Then you realize something else entirely is happening. Low production values but somehow this doesn't detract from the solid acting. Upped my rating to a 6 as I wrote this review.

This film isn't wholly without merit, but it's among the lesser lights you'll find on streaming sites.

The performances were mostly good and the production is fine, it's just that the story is quite illogical and the ending is almost absurdly anti-climatic.

I'd only recommend it if you've somehow managed to watch every other horror film in existence.

I have actually never rated a horror movie lower than 5 on here due to the infallible rating system that IMDb relies on. However, in this case I could not actually sit still to watch this movie.

As an avid lover of horror movies, I believe that the "Hollywood" part of the genre has taken what the indie type films have managed to salvage. Rarely, has Hollywood taken a premise and made it better; unfortunately, for this film this is one of those rare occasions.

Encounter starts off with the usual trope of newlywed couple, dedicated spouse (usually groom) to filming or capturing some paranormal activity, a dedicated, but skeptical spouse and some sort of paranormal entity. As the movie progresses, it's likening to Paranormal Activity becomes very obvious (even with the found footage type of film).

What makes the film unwatchable, to me, is the lack of depth in character development. The landlord is creepy and weird enough and while he has some spotlight, not enough information went into his development. The couple becomes annoying after the first half and the plot takes waaaaaaaaaaay too long to progress. The movie is less than 90 minutes, but it could be completed in 50 and would've been a far better project.

Recommendation: watch on Netflix or some other movie website but don't pay for this. Prepare your patience in advance and don't get your hopes up. Good Luck!

Huge fan of films had trouble watching this to the end , I watch everything to the end but this film just proves how bad some of the things on prime are , feel like I've wasted over an hour of my life

Thought this got nearly everything right except maybe the ending. Doesn't play like found footage as the couple set up cameras around the remote farm to observe Orbs. Although this work doesn't really feature much in the film. No shaky camera work then thankfully. So its well acted with an engaging couple. Script and direction are good. Creepy, unsettling atmosphere and a well developed story with some good scares/tense moments. I really don't know what people giving this 1/2 stars want in a low budget horror. Thought the ending could have been handled better as well as one other key moment but overall this deserves far more attention.