Haven

What a great little indie flick with a lot of twists and turns that you won't always see coming! R. J. Maurer did a wonderful job telling this story as both the writer and director. Darren Lee Cupp and Cassandra Schoner who play Ethan and Rose are great in the leading roles. No spoilers but here is a little taste of the plot. Four years after a nuclear disaster, a father (Ethan) and daughter (Rose) are living a simple life in the woods. When a routine supply run goes awry, trouble soon finds it way back to them and their haven in the woods. I personally give this movie two thumbs up and highly recommend it.

A couple of the actors weren't bad. The girl gave it a good effort. The bad guys in this were terrible actors. The worst part is the writer. Bro, this movie is boring as hell. You need tension, action and drama to keep the viewers interest. You fell way short. I've seen 15 minute shorts that had all those elements in the first minute. There is no character development in this movie. How do you expect viewers to want to watch this when they don't care one bit about the characters? You need the viewer to want the good guy to win but you did nothing to develop interest in any character. Maybe next time.

This movie was a pleasant surprise for a lower budget movie. I have watched it a few times in the last couple of years and enjoyed it each time. I usually fall asleep during movies, but I actually stayed awake throughout the entire movie, both times, currently watching it a third time. I don't want to put spoilers so won't talk on the story, but the actors all did a good job and it was very well directed and written. I would be interested in more movies from that director and production company. It's always fun to find a lesser known film that surprises you in quality and story line, this is definitely one of them.

Enjoyable story, Fun to watch on loop during rainy weekends at home on the couch. New Surprises to be found with each repeat watch. We love the movie. Diane