Replace

This was one mixed up movie.

Zero character development, no real plot, not sci fi - but a weird nightmarish fantasy, and wow, very ponderous to watch with the extremely slow pace.

I watched the first 40 minutes, then watched the rest at 2x speed until I saw something that might be interesting (it never was interesting).

I'm a hard core sci fi fan, and will give any sci fi production a chance, regardless of a very low rating here at IMDb, but this is defo one you can pass on.

The sole reason for why I sat down to watch this movie was because Barbara Crampton was in it.

I started to zone out from the movie after 20 minutes of absolutely and complete boredom. The first 5 minutes of the movie was adequate, then the movie just fully lost momentum and assumed a very monotonous pace. In between 20 minutes to 50 minutes, where I turned this ordeal of a movie off, I have little idea of what happened, because I started to do other things whilst the movie played on.

The storyline here was abysmally boring and uneventful, and it didn't really bolster the movie much that the characters were so non-distinct and pointless that they could just as easily have been replaced by mute and inanimate cardboard cutouts.

I will admit that the synopsis of the movie and the movie's cover oversell the movie, because the product that is the movie was just rubbish.

I have absolutely zero interest in returning to give this movie a second chance, because there was no appeal in it for me at all - well aside from Barbara Crampton, but not even she could manage to do anything to lift up the ordeal that is known as "Replace".

Having read the other reviews on here I don't really see any valid reasons for this film getting such a low rating.

I think people were expecting some kind of Texas Chainsaw Massacre gore fest - which this film isn't. It requires a bit more attention.

The acting is superb, the story well written, and this is excellently executed.

The pace of the film is good and engaging.

The best thing to do is watch this and make your mind up.

Had a great start that made me start it over and put down my phone. Now that we have passed that; I'm reading the news. I'm. Just. Bored. Girl kills girls - repeat! Sigh.

Kira Mabon (Rebecca Forsythe) is a young woman with frequent memory losses. She slightly recalls Jonas Swierczynski (Sean Knopp), who had one night stand with her and does not remember where she lives. Her next-door neighbor, the lesbian Sophia Demeraux (Lucie Aron), visits her to know whether she is OK, and they befriend each other. Out of the blue, Kira's hand begins to age and deteriorate, and Kira runs to Dr. Rafaela Crober (Barbara Crampton), who takes samples of her skin to investigate what is happening with Kira. She requests a transplant of skin, but Dr. Crober tells her that she needs the results of the exams first. During the night, her skin deteriorates in other areas, and she goes to Dr. Czerny (Adnan Maral) in a hospital to request a skin transplant. He says that it is not possible, and she needs to wait for Dr. Crober. But soon Kira learns that she can replace her deteriorate skin by a fresh one and she starts a crime spree to replace her skin. One night, she breaks in Dr. Crober's office and discovers the truth about her and Dr. Crober.

"Replace" (2017) is a strange movie with an interesting plot, but messy and boring screenplay and direction. The story makes sense after the discovery of Kira about the relationship between Dr. Crober and she, but the slow pace does not help to develop the plot. The conclusion is predictable. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Replace - Maldição de Pele" ("Replace - Course of Skin")