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Reunion

  • 2020
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
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Reunion (2020)
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A pregnant woman returns to her recently-deceased grandparents' old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying.A pregnant woman returns to her recently-deceased grandparents' old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying.A pregnant woman returns to her recently-deceased grandparents' old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying.

  • Director
    • Jake Mahaffy
  • Writers
    • Jake Mahaffy
    • Tim van Dammen
  • Stars
    • Julia Ormond
    • Emma Draper
    • Cohen Holloway
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
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    • Director
      • Jake Mahaffy
    • Writers
      • Jake Mahaffy
      • Tim van Dammen
    • Stars
      • Julia Ormond
      • Emma Draper
      • Cohen Holloway
    • 27User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Julia Ormond
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    • Ivy
    Emma Draper
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    • Ellie
    Cohen Holloway
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    • Gus
    Ava Keane
    • Cara
    Gina Laverty
    • Young Ellie
    John Bach
    John Bach
    • Jack
    Dra McKay
    • Shirley
    Patricia Wilson
    Patricia Wilson
    • Grandmother
    Nancy Brunning
    Nancy Brunning
    • Kathy
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    • Director
      • Jake Mahaffy
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      • Jake Mahaffy
      • Tim van Dammen
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    2RMS1949

    Wasted acting..

    A dismal movie that some may call a slow burn. I just call it "boring".. The entire premise of the film is to established a final showdown between mother and daughter.. And when it came it's totally dulled by imagery and more flashbacks, as if we didn't have enough of those already.. Both actresses did a fine job with the mess they were handed but just couldn't overcome it..
    4jtindahouse

    A film stuck in a flat and repetitve rut

    I've enjoyed some New Zealand horror films in the past, so while I wouldn't say my expectations for 'Reunion' were high, there was certainly some reason for optimism. Sadly it was ill-founded optimism. This film took about 85 minutes to get out of first gear. There were times when I was wondering whether I had looked up the wrong film. The film I was supposed to be seeing was supposedly a horror (or at least a mystery/thriller) movie. This felt like an extended episode of 'Shortland Street' (a local soap-opera).

    I had actually seen the trailer for this film before going in, something I try to avoid for movies if I can. It hadn't looked great in the trailer, but I was hopeful they'd left the best bits out. In actuality I couldn't tell you what the best bits of this film were. It was all very repetitive and dull. The highlight package was limited. It wouldn't have been an easy film to make a trailer for.

    The film tries to do some damage control at the end and throw a shocking twist at us, but by then I had checked out and no longer had enough investment in the story to care. Also the way they presented the finale was quite bizarre. It just didn't work for me. I'm sad to say that 'Reunion' was a misfire and not one I would recommend.
    6BrandoMondia

    I've still got some questions....

    Cinematically, it's a beautiful film. I felt like I was there in the room with them. And I'm a true Julia Ormand fan from day 1. The house was everything here - another review hit it on the head - the house IS a character. The film itself felt a bit disjointed at best. I wish we could have delved deeper into what the father and mother did in that "office" as well as the hidden laboratory space. Excellent acting all around. Not sure it's something I'd want to watch again, and yes it was a slow burn to a bit of a mashup ending. Over all I'm glad we saw it vs not seeing it. New Zealand is absolutely a favorite of mine for it's dynamic filmmaking!!!
    5GiraffeDoor

    A dream of dark and pre-digital things.

    Clearly the goal here was to get someone to call it "arthouse" (a term I despise because it implies not all movies are art) and like so many before it, takes some ideas that sound fine on paper but collapses under the weight of its own ambition.

    Major Persona and Eraserhead vibes: the former in the way that the visualization was pretentiously permitted to eclipse the subject in a way that was comedic (the screen warps likes its a well used VHS). The latter in how the line between dreams and reality are (admittedly quite admirably) blurred along a theme of maternity.

    This theme is fact is really used to beat you over the head, I thought the intermittent slides and lectures ultimately added nothing and where just the writers' lazy way to try and push their own obsessions onto a story that really wasn't made to convey them.

    There is a smart story here somewhere. While the main focus is on a family visit that totally reminds us why we don't go home for Christmas anymore, flashbacks gradually piece together a much more intriguing story of sororal jealousy and parental manipulation.

    Often melodramatic and sometimes even soapy, I want to give credit to an audacious attempt to not just be another paint by number family drama or teen scream. It tries to sort of have elements of both but even the passion clearly put into this work was not enough.

    Fascinating in its own way just as much for what doesn't work for what does, I suspect if you saw it with someone you could talk about it for a while.
    7usadainpink-84708

    A decent slow-burner. I liked it.

    This is actually not as bad as the rating. It felt a little cheaply made as if they lacked budget, but overall the story was pretty alright. It's not really a horror movie, more like a mystery-drama about a strange family. The house was really eerie and I enjoyed the atmosphere it gave the movie. The ending was a little rushed but the small twist wasn't bad. I feel like it just needed to run maybe 10 or 15 more minutes to properly flesh it out. Overall it's a decent, slow movie but with a great atmosphere and creepy setting, and a decent intrigue. The main actress was pretty good. Definitely not a bad movie, I liked it, just don't go in expecting something scary.

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    • Release date
      • November 5, 2020 (New Zealand)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Buluşma
    • Production companies
      • Greyshack Films
      • Miss Conception Films
      • Overactive Imagination
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,394
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
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      • 1.85 : 1

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