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.

The most annoying movie I've ever watched in my entire life. It sucked in every aspect 🙈

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.

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.

This is my first review on IMDb. There are hardly any reviews for this film anywhere on the Internet. I wanted to contribute.

I saw this on hulu plus.

Not knowing get what to expect I figured this would be a standard 80's slasher throwback. I was wrong.

The set up is very familiar. Five girls head off to a cabin in the woods for a fun getaway. However, this day marks the anniversary of the murder of the main girl's ex husband. That's all I'll give away as far as what happens. What I will say is the film takes it's time effectively building up all of the characters. These aren't cardboard, one dimensional characters. They are real people. When the horror does start, the movie becomes extremely uncomfortable and quite unpredictable.

Some points...

The music score really adds to the tension.

You will be surprised by the twists and turns.

The low budget adds a gritty feel. Although it does work against the film at times. The camera is shaky here and there and you might not always catch what's happening. This doesn't happen too much though. The low budget actually worked it It's favor for the most part.

I've seen a lot of horror movies. Rarely do they leave me feeling unsettled. This one did. And for that, I give it due praise.