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The Strings

  • 2020
  • 1h 34m
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4.4/10
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The Strings (2020)
In the dead of winter, Catherine (Teagan Johnston), a talented musician who, having recently broken up her successful band, travels to her aunt's remote coastal cottage to work on new material in solitude. Once there, she and local photographer Grace (Jenna Schaefer) spark up a budding romance while visiting an abandoned farmhouse with a disturbing past. Soon after, strange and seemingly supernatural occurrences begin to manifest at the cottage, escalating each night and dangerously eroding Catherine's sense of reality.
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In the dead of winter, a musician travels to a remote cottage to work on new material, but soon finds herself under attack from a mysterious dark presence.In the dead of winter, a musician travels to a remote cottage to work on new material, but soon finds herself under attack from a mysterious dark presence.In the dead of winter, a musician travels to a remote cottage to work on new material, but soon finds herself under attack from a mysterious dark presence.

  • Director
    • Ryan Glover
  • Writers
    • Ryan Glover
    • Krista Dzialoszynski
  • Stars
    • Teagan Johnston
    • Jenna Schaefer
    • April Aliermo
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    498
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    • Director
      • Ryan Glover
    • Writers
      • Ryan Glover
      • Krista Dzialoszynski
    • Stars
      • Teagan Johnston
      • Jenna Schaefer
      • April Aliermo
    • 26User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Teagan Johnston
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      • Krista Dzialoszynski
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    4brandatha

    Beautiful music

    The only thing I liked about this movie was the music. I so would buy an album from her. The rest of the movie had no plot and seemed to go nowhere. Watched on Shudder. Unfortunately, I expected more from them.
    5kannibalcorpsegrinder

    Entertaining when it wants to be

    Trying to continue her career, a young musician rents out a remote house in the wilderness to hone her songwriting craft, but the longer she stays there she comes to believe there's a malevolent supernatural force living in the house that doesn't want her there and tries to find out what it wants to get away alive.

    Overall, this one was a rather solid if troubled effort. When this one works best is the rather enjoyable setup that gets her out to the house and lets the atmosphere there take over. With the early introduction giving us a glimpse of her efforts towards the musical endeavors and the desire for solitude to complete her compositions, stumbling upon the remote house in the middle of the countryside and using the isolation to craft her skills is a fine endeavor that allows the film to move into the haunting atmosphere quite well. The howling winds, freezing desolate landscapes, and complete silence since she's the only person in the area manage to combine together into an effective atmospheric touch which is quite well appreciated here as the sequences of her setting up the place to be furnished and livable space offering up a fine start to things. From there, the film generates a lot to like with the addition of the supernatural into the proceedings which are quite fun. The first stages to this, with the discovery in the photograph and a dark figure spotted in the background of a video taken when she's unaware of its presence, are subtle enough clues that something's going on and starting to affect her psychologically. The later stages, where it shows up around the house and is not really interacting but more looking over her to the point where it's become far more psychologically destructive about her music and career as well as the relationship she's trying to salvage are fine enough as well at continuing this effect, but once her friend becomes involved and under its influence, this one picks back up again to have a chilling enough climax to be mildly enjoyable overall. There are some problems to be had with this one. The main drawback to the film is the agonizingly slow and dreary pacing that keeps the film from ever generating any kind of momentum or excitement for anything. It's almost as lethargic as the atmosphere here where there's no energy at all for anything that happens, whether it's the scenes arriving at the house, taking in the local landscapes, or even just the scenes of her and the photographer getting together which are all in the same tempo and setup that it all just comes off with a similar sense of disinterest. As well, this also manages the other feat of making the films' genre qualities come off so deep in the second act that it's very possible to have checked out from lack of interest long before it gets there since it never gives off hints or any other kind of notice that the film will become one with the way it builds up. These issues are what cause this one to hold itself down overall.

    Rated Unrated/R: Language, Violence and Brief Nudity.
    1cameron115115

    Well....

    I've seen garbage movies and I dare say I recognise one when I see one and guess what... This is one of em. I'm not gonna fat shame the lead, like other reviewers have... pointless, what I will do is say is from the lead the the support cast the acting its just poor the "story" is weak. We don't get any reason or rhyme as to why the spooks there not always needed I know, but, when the script and film in general is this bad some explaining is needed . The only good thing about this movie is that it ends.
    3dracforever

    Snoozefest

    I am not one who needs everything in a movie spoon fed to me but, this had no cognizant plot, no character development, no redeeming quality. The only decent part was the cinematography. IMHO don't waste time on this one.
    1soulcrisis28

    The Saying is Like Watching Paint DRY

    Even with that, that is still giving this steaming pile of poo emoji entirely too much credit. The lead is not easy on the eyes, overweight and unattractive as others have already said, they weren't stretching the truth, talentless hack should be added to the list. Whatever this nonsense is she calls "music" is well not any good. What's even a little funny but really just sad is the movie tries to play off like she's some established musician which just makes it all that much worse. Everything in this movie is fake and bad, her fake and bad acting, her fake and bad smoking, her fake and bad drinking, her really fake and bad "music"

    I hesitate to call this a slow burn, cause it never even catches a spark to start to slow burn. Anywho read the other reviews, others have made comical points about the movie that are true and made me laugh a little.

    In fact, I'd almost say the reviews are more entertaining than the movie. Skip this if you value your time at all.

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      The role of Catherine's manager is performed by Larry Fessenden. He is uncredited in the film.

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2021 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
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    • Language
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    • Also known as
      • Loomerünnak
    • Filming locations
      • Prince Edward Island, Canada
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      • Eggplant Picture & Sound
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      • 1h 34m(94 min)
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