The Bad Shepherd

This movie starts off great. It is very suspenseful. I started it on the edge of my seat and through most of it, but the ending really was disappointing to the point I feel like I wasted my time today watching it. I do not recommend this movie. I recommend you save your time. I am definitely hitting dislike on netflix. Because I do not want to watch films like this anymore. The character that plays the man going after his evert property it's frustrating because you don't know who he is. He could be from the mob. He could be an undercover cop. You just don't know and I feel like that should be a part of the movie knowing who that man is.

Four guy friends on a hunting trip hit a woman with their truck. They find that she was carrying a suitcase full of cash. As they load her dead body onto their truck, a cop shows up. Later, a mysterious man confronts them about the cash.

This starts initially with a perfectly good crime thriller premise. Almost immediately, the writing has problems. I don't know why they're carrying around the body. Grab the bag and go. The problems keep piling on. The acting is bad. The film looks weak. While intriguing, the mystery guy makes limited sense until the reveal. The reveal and the actual premise of this story could have been great. The execution leaves a lot to be desired. It needs to lay out much more bread crumbs for the reveal to mean more.

This is REALLY bad. The movie never ended up making any sense to me. You never really get the backstory of the lady from the short beginning of the movie or how/why she was injured.

The "leader" of this 4-man pack is just evil from their intro with no explanation of why he's the way he is; it just makes you hate him from the beginning and anxiously wait for him to be picked off.

The main villain (also the director), come on man! That "twist" in the end was a complete joke. Without spoilers, How the EFFF were you walking around in sunlight the entire time if you were what you were? THAT arc would have made for a way more interesting story rather than waiting until the last 15 mins to reveal it. You owe me for the 90 mins I just wasted; I should include my cash app. I'd talk about the acting but it really wasn't as bad as some of the other reviews say, but the non-cohesive story is the tragedy of the movie.

I disagree with the 3/10 reviewers comments. I liked that the inciting incident happened almost Immediately. I thought this movie was interesting. I had interruptions while watching it but I kept coming back to it because I wanted to see how things unfolded. And I also liked that the characters weren't entirely coloured in. It added to the suspense. I thought the plot was somewhat predictable but I enjoyed the twist at the end, which I had not seen coming. I thought the acting was very solid and believable. One of the actors is my friend's son, which made it even more fun to watch. And because I watch a wide variety of movies, I think my opinion is valid. I have many other movies to compare it to.

This movie started out really well. And then the story got more and more ludicrous. If you're a hunter, outdoorsman or know anything about firearms, you'll have a good laugh. They are using WW2 era rifles. Clearly from the bargain bin in the prop shop. The director seems more concerned with having fashionable haircuts and clothing than being anywhere close to what hunters wear. And the tired cliche coonskin hat? Seriously?? The 1920s era bear trap? What is this - Looney Tunes? The only redeeming value of this film is the scenery. For urbanites. I'm still trying to understand the thought process of the writer. Shame on the producers for doing zero research on hunting.