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Fully uncertain of how to rate this because it takes turns into about four different genres before ending in a wildly different place than it existed for the majority of the film. I have to credit the film's ability to surprise.

I assumed form the first few minutes that it was a dark-edged satire of Bachelor-style dating shows, which it was. But it had some other things on its mind as well. Companionship versus sexual desire, the manipulation and abuse in reality TV, some commentary on religious belief. And it becomes what it ends up being so slowly that by the time it hits, you'd forgotten to expect it was coming. Perhaps not a great movie, but definitely an interesting one that was trying something different. Oh, and lots of dong in this movie. More dong than you generally get in most movies.

Such a rubbish film in so many ways. The overall style just reminded me of Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2011), but this time James Nyguen directed a Dutch episode of Law & Order. The soundtrack (besides the end credits) was pretty off putting, very atrocious acting from basically every single performer, camera work is shoddy (anybody could have shot that film), writing was poorly done. I know there was a script but it just seems like there never enough passion for any line delivery. Oh and CGI was ridiculous. Think it was meant to be shocking but was actually laughable. There's no way an average person wouldn't recognise this as a bad film.

Acting (made by TrashArts) is an unusual beast and not for everyone as the lack of a traditional narrative, and the fractured timeline make following Una's arc tricky. In fact, it took me watching it twice to fully appreciate and understand everything going on in the film. Trash Arts, the British production company behind Acting, is known for genre entries, having created Millenial Killer, Lonely Hearts, and Monstrous Disunion, to name a few. The interesting thing about all these titles is while ostensibly horror, they are all different examples of the genre. And Mason-Bell has never produced anything quite like this before. Annabella Rich delivers a star-making performance, and Mason-Bell has crafted a tightly wound, engaging thriller that rewards viewers upon rewatch after rewatch.