The Anniversary

Even grading on a generous low-budget indie film curve, this is just inexcusably awful, save for some of the (over) acting. However, most of these characters are so stupid to the point where it strains credulity. The movie takes forever to get moving, and when finally it does, it kind of spins around in circles - as does some of the cinematography (if you can please call it that) for 15-20 minutes & promptly careens into a ditch. So, if you enjoy yelling, "how could you be that dumb?!" repeatedly at a movie - or yourself for watching this - this is for you. Otherwise, please don't waste 90 minutes of your life.

Words cannot even begin to describe just how bad this film was. How on earth did it get a green light? Poor acting, Bad script, terrible dialogue. These women seriously need a career change. Avoid this film at all costs...

So much potential........lost in a whirlwind of haphazard plot lines. This could have been a great film. Perhaps it was some folks first time writing and or acting. Left a lot to be desired in my opinion. Storyline was rather confusing and hard to follow, no real "horror" premise, back story was hard to follow and understand until the end. Many things could have been elaborated on and built up. There were some good parts and well placed "jokes", just not enough to save it. I can't even give it a "campy" vibe. Just hastily put together and shoved out into circulation. To each their own though, I'm sure in some circles it was well recieved.

Sadly, I've learned that all too often, bad movies are propped up in the ratings by fake reviews and sandbagged rankings. This movie is case-in-point. It is definitely not the worst I've seen, but read the first three reviews...trust me...as someone who takes his reviews seriously (and I write many), these are props. Nothing about this movie is remotely as those reviews state. Everything about it is subpar, and in many facets, VERY subpar. I don't mind a little bad acting, I don't mind stories that have been done to death, and I don't even mind when less professional equipment is used, as long as there is a semblance of cohesion and flow, and a decent enough script to pull it all together. The acting in this was, again, not the worst I've seen, but the rest had almost no redeeming value. Bummer, as I enjoy "cabin in the woods flicks."

Feel free to check my other reviews. I RARELY give 1's, as there is almost always something that can be taken from a film. ALMOST always. Just not in this case.

This is painfully boring, with the action starting well after halfway through the movie. The antagonist was not compelling and the victims were super noisy throughout. The acting was bad and the script was lame. The characters felt like children in grown ups' bodies. It was so tedious to watch.