Isolated

Nell wakes up in a plain bare room with no memory of how or why she's there. Enter the voice of Travis in the room adjacent. They form a tentative connection due to terrible circumstances. Nell has flashes of some sort of memories. They are of course trying to escape. The ending leaves the viewer flat. The acting is okay, but not great, but that could be a bad director too. I think there's too much dead screentime with nothing happening. There's plot points that are never fully explained. Don't waste your time if you want to watch something really good. But if you're bored and just want to check it out, then it's not too bad.

"Open Up" is about a young woman named Nell (KateLynn E. Newberry) who wakes up in a strange room with no explanation as to why she is there nor recollection as to how she got there. As she works out trying to escape, she hears another captive, Travis (Lanny Joon), and builds a plan to get them both out.

First, the plus: Great cinematography! The camera work is top-notch, and the special effects (of which are few, but impressive for the budget) are worked in nicely.

For the negative: Nell's character is unconvincing throughout the entire film. There doesn't seem to be much emotion or suspense, which leaves much to be desired. The ending has a nice twist, and it does wrap up the plot fairly soundly, but after the reveal, it seems rushed.

Might be worth a once over, as this troupe has been done before, but it retains a certain unique aspect. Don't expect too much, however.

Enough said. Horrible boring couldn't last 10 minutes before trying to google what highschool chump got daddy's money to make a play film. Amateur hour. No story. Annoying characters. More enjoyable to watch paint dry.

I found this among the more intriguing "trapped in a room" films and appreciated its relative lack of violence and easy-to-look at actress, who came across as thoughtful, not the usual vapid, panicky, or overly militant woman.

There were no obvious plot devices that you could rule in or out, and it took time to get the first hint of the full story. Even then, I wasn't really sure what was going on; good for suspense.

Never did I find myself bored by the slow pace, being as I have a working mind vs. Many of today's impatient film connoisseurs, impressed by nothing but special effects or their definition of edgy action.

Highly recommended if you're patient and thoughtful.

I find it odd this movie is so poorly reviewed. I found it one day just bored scrolling and decided to watch it. Is it an Oscar winner? Well, no. Is it entertaining? For me, absolutely!

It may be the genre - I like movies of this ilk - The Maze, The Cube, The Exam, etc. If you don't like films of that nature, definitely pass. It's not meant to be high budget or action packed, more intellectually puzzling. I thought the lead actress did a great job given the role, the others maybe less so.

I'll admit I had no idea what was going on, and the ending came out of nowhere. Didn't hate it, just didn't expect it.