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This started out as a promising horror movie. I love supernatural, demonic movies, so I was excited. It quickly went to hell, pardon the pun. The actors must be praised: for the script that they were cursed with, they did great. The acting was really good. But the writing? My goodness. Who did what? Why? No motivation, no clear villain, the time sequence was totally out of order...why? Just why? The last scene tries to explain the movie, but it does not: rather, it fools the audience, and I do not like that. There is a big difference between a well-executed plot twist, and just fooling the audience to cover bad writing. Concept? Great. Acting? Great. Writing? Terrible.

Reading the other reviews, I guess it's each to their own but I thought the acting was wooden, the storyline was tripe.

There's nothing convincing about this one. Even the "Posh" swearing was unrealistic.

At least it was free!

I just don't get the unnatural reactions of actors in this movie. It feels like they're trying too hard. Playing to the camera in stead of being the caracter. Their reactions to things that happen and the dialog is very unconvincing. It just feels like they are acting. A bit like stage performances. Nothing in this movie impressed me. I barely finished watching it. Don't bother.

Script is appalling, acting is worse than a school play. The most unlikable characters I've seen in a movie in years. For a horror it's about as scary as jelly and ice cream. I'm genuinely struggling to think of a positive aspect to this monstrous excuse for a film. Oh, it's very boring too. I've wasted an hour and a half of my life, please take my advice and don't do the same.

Started off good, but the acting was terrible and the storyline was meh - hardly a horror film. The use of rather dim humour with one liners was really cheesy and annoying to the point it wasn't needed at all in some parts making it cringy.

Didn't hold my interest and was easily forgettable which is a shame as I thought it would be really good. Mainly because it was hard to follow and the acting was really bad, the actors obviously tried but I didn't feel that any of them believed in the story or their roles.

I hope the makers take on board all the critique and develop their skills for future films and not flops, I agree the reviews with top marks are indeed from people who have been asked to boost the rating which is a shame - adding yet more cringe!

I won't be shouting about this film and I love a good horror and know a good film when I see it!

WTF?? I don't remember seeing worst dialogue than In this movie in my life. It's embarrassing.

The relationship between the characters is schizophrenic! And the cuts?? I can't with there ratings. Just watch if your intention is to trash something.

I see complaints about actors when in reality they werent that bad. The real evil in this movie was the script. It's full of 2nd hand jokes that keep getting reused, completely tasteless and boring. There were so many unnecessary scenes between the two older women that didn't contribute to the storyline at all. It's mildly frustrating because you honestly just want them to "get on with it " awful CGI. The ending created more questions than answering any. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT!!!

I would highly recommend this little gem...and this coming from a jaded viewer who has seen it all. Despite it's limited budget, movie manages to keep you transfixed and invested in the proceedings. The jumps are good and performances laudable for a micro-budgeted feature. Even the sfx is well done within the financial constraints. The plot and the dialogues are a wee bit uneven, but easily forgivable. I would love to see what this director has to dish up next!

Aside from not being very impressed with the male lead's acting, this was ok. It's one of the better British horror films I have seen but it was lacking in quality actors.

Indie horrors seem to vary enormously across the board but this is one of the better ones. With a storyline that kept me interested and a twist ending that I didn't see coming, I was very impressed with both the quality and the narrative. The acting was similarly impressive and lovely to see some fresh faces for once. Two ones to watch are Aislinn De'Ath and Anya Newall who both played their parts beautifully and convincingly. I was also delighted to see a story that had an LGBT couple that was treated as a normal part of the plot.

Without expectations after one UK movie disappointment too many I really enjoyed this. There is something of a seventies UK horror film in this one, the bleakness, the lack of money, the character development, the tense ending, and the last twist. More please!

Started off ok despite the mediocre acting and slow start. Then, deteriorates badly. More bad acting, plot holes, a ridiculous storyline and even more ridiculous horror effects.

Set in London, it would be assumed they are staying in holiday accommodation, yet much of the story doesn't add up. Characters are annoying and are unpredictable in a nonsensical way.

Wouldn't even say this is a horror as really not scary. Some of the effects would be laughable if they weren't so bad. I foolishly decided to watch till the end which was a mistake as was a complete waste of time. Best avoided if you are looking for a horror.

This film was so terribly acted it wasn't even corny. The two parents of the girls were like nails down a chalk board whenever they opened their mouths to moan shout and argue the whole time. The American lead fella isn't likely to nominated for any awards any time soon. But he did come out with a few good be liners. It also bored the backside clean off me. In short there were ZERO likeable characters in this so called horror film. I've had bowel movements more frightening than this annoyance. Zero scares but just satisfaction at the end result. Every horror flick on prime and Netflix is rated no higher than 5.1. It's like no one can come up with a truly scary horror. More from the likes of insidious and the conjuring.

At the time of writing, over 3,000 people have given this film a 10/10 rating, which is one of the most blatant attempts at rigging an IMDB rating I have ever seen. Nothing about this film merits more than a 5/10. It's not very well written, and the acting is decidedly mediocre and unconvincing. Oded Fehr is only in it briefly and his dialogue is undecipherable, but he's still billed as the 'star' for obvious marketing reasons. The direction is amateurish. The ideas here are not great. Kudos for having a same-sex couple (even if they seem to hate each other) without making an issue of it, but there's little to recommend in this film.

Just very uneventful and a snoozefest At least it was free The lead actor dude is kinda funny The only decent actor is the guy from the beginning and hes only in it for 10 mins.

So the story and the lines are really bland, and terrible. The premise seemed like a good one, but it just didn't quite work for me. Some of the characters were just plain dull.

But some of the deaths are really over the top and hilarious though, in a bad film kind of way. But that's where these stars are coming from with my rating.

I mean if you enjoy movies like Blood Punch or All I Need then this one will interests you. That being said when things did happen that caught your attention, sadly they were far and few between. I guess it could have been better but I enjoyed the story honestly. I recommend as a one time watch.

Terrible dialogue, very low/no military realism, awful monster designs are all combined with a plot that could have been written by a third grader to make this movie one of the worst I've ever seen. I want my $4.99 back please.

I had only moderate or low expectations based on the description and the trailer but even those were far too high. Movies like this make me think I could become a movie writer and/or director. Who is approving this crap?

I would like to say the plot has holes but the truth is it's so simple that there's not much room for holes. The most entertaining part of the movie is watching the actor playing the major try to figure out a southern accent.

Superb acting from Alana Wallace, who plays Carly Cortes.

The LGBTQ+ representation shown thoughout this film is brilliant and shows inclusivity.

There's clever twists, and some good scares.

This is a good old English spooky story which I liked very much. Yes I did. Problem with these movies is this: you like it or you don't and I did like it.

I must admit that I was expecting a tad more from the 2021 horror movie "Lair" frmo writer and director Adam Ethan Crow than what he managed to deliver here. Sure, I had not even heard about the movie prior to sitting down to watch it. But it being a new horror movie and having an interesting enough synopsis, then of course I had to watch "Lair".

And I will say that "Lair" was watchable, for sure. But it was by no means a milestone in horror cinema. Nor was it actually much of anything outstanding. In fact, once you've seen the movie, chances are slim that you will ever return to watch it a second time, as the storyline just doesn't have the contents to support more than a single viewing.

The pacing of the storyline is rather bland and slow, and whenever director Adam Ethan Crow does set the stage for someething sinister, the build-up is rather anti-climatic or just fails to deliver something wholesome. And that makes for a somewhat swing and a miss movie.

I saw that the movie had Oded Fehr on the cast list, and that was initially the main reason for me sitting down to watch "Lair". But imagine my surprise when I found out that he wasn't even in the movie a whole five minutes.

On the account of acting, then it should be said the actor Corey Johnson definitely carried the movie rather well, despite him not being the actual main actor in the movie. Also Alana Wallace did put on a rather good performance in "Lair".

Visually then "Lair" was bland. The movie didn't offer much of anything interesting in terms of memorable, spooky or interesting visuals. And whatever was there, was just not given enough screen time.

For a horror movie then "Lair" just didn't manage to deliver or bring anything new to the genre. And for a seasoned horror veteran such as myself, then it was a mere stroll through the park sitting through "Lair".

My rating of "Lair" lands on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars, as I was left with a rather hollow sensation and a feeling of 'was that really it?' once the movie ended.

Quite literally the worst acting I have ever seen on screen, the script is appalling, so the 'actors' didn't have much to go on! The dialogue is atrocious and just doesn't fit, you don't feel attached to any of the characters or the story... but most of all, it's just really boring... literally NOTHING happens

I honestly can't think of anything else to say other than don't bother wasting your time.

As the review needs to be longer I reiterate, please don't watch this total garbage, and waste of time, I'd avoid anything involving any of the actors, the director or the production team moving forwards too.

LAIR is awful. Just awful. Script is so bad it's nearly funny; nearly. Acting is mostly terrible with a couple of rare exceptions. Corey J in particular is really, really bad. I watched this with a hangover, it made it feel ten times worse but the boss insisted we stuck with it to the end, she thought it might improve, it didn't. I am amazed that a film can still get made that anyone from a glance at the script would know is going to be a turkey. Someone should've shouted STOP! There's plenty in the opening credits who could've, it lists about 20 producers!

I have no idea how the rating is around a 4! If you give it over 1 star you're a LIAR (geddit?)