Held captive and faced with their imminent executions, fifty strangers are forced to choose the one person among them who deserves to live.Held captive and faced with their imminent executions, fifty strangers are forced to choose the one person among them who deserves to live.Held captive and faced with their imminent executions, fifty strangers are forced to choose the one person among them who deserves to live.
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Cameron Cruz
- Guy
- (as Cameron Connerty)
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- The African American Man
- (as Coley Speaks)
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Fantastic concept that is beautifully executed. All the decisions and rationale behind them feel disturbingly real. I found myself yelling at the characters on many occasions.
My one gripe would be that it was hard for me to imagine how certain characters would survive as long as they did given their actions.
That said the turmoil did cause me to become that much more involved in the story.
This film falls in line perfectly with others that similarly take a unique concept and flesh them out into intriguing narratives. If you like Cube, The Game, The Box, or even Adjustment Bureau (not nearly as sappy so don't worry) you will love this movie.
Side note if you watched this movie and liked it you should also check out the ones I mentioned above.
My one gripe would be that it was hard for me to imagine how certain characters would survive as long as they did given their actions.
That said the turmoil did cause me to become that much more involved in the story.
This film falls in line perfectly with others that similarly take a unique concept and flesh them out into intriguing narratives. If you like Cube, The Game, The Box, or even Adjustment Bureau (not nearly as sappy so don't worry) you will love this movie.
Side note if you watched this movie and liked it you should also check out the ones I mentioned above.
A film composed of nothing but dialogue, restricted point of view story-telling and a literal ticking clock of building suspense, Circle toys with the deep-seated morality play of the human condition, though falls just short of properly exploring it. It would have benefited from fully embracing its ambiguity in place of a definite answer to the scenario, as the attempt to deliver a shocking twist ending instead only succeeds in robbing the audience of the chance to explore and discuss their varying interpretations.
This is a fairly simple movie, a bunch of people wake up in a strange room and are rapidly picked off one by one. However the kicker is that they get to vote off who dies next. I really enjoyed this, it felt like a reality show from hell.
The film gets going almost right away, there isn't really any build up or character development before people start dying. As the group gets smaller we slowly start to get to know some of the characters, but no one main character is ever really determined. I like that they did this, it made it so it was pretty unpredictable as to who would die next. The film is also pretty heavy on dialogue, I am pretty surprised that they were able to find a fairly unknown cast that was able to pull this off well. The majority of the characters are believable and deliver solid performances.
There are a few negatives that are worth mentioning though. One is that some of the kills were too random, it's pretty much like "Why would they randomly kill that person when they could have easily killed the person who is clearly giving them a reason to do so?" Not a huge complaint but just kind of took away from the film in my opinion. Also the ending was a bit stale, not so much to ruin the movie but wasn't exactly the payoff I was hoping for.
Overall this is a very entertaining film, it held my attention throughout and actually had me on the edge of my seat a few times. If you enjoyed films like Saw and Cube I would definitely suggest checking this out.
7/10
The film gets going almost right away, there isn't really any build up or character development before people start dying. As the group gets smaller we slowly start to get to know some of the characters, but no one main character is ever really determined. I like that they did this, it made it so it was pretty unpredictable as to who would die next. The film is also pretty heavy on dialogue, I am pretty surprised that they were able to find a fairly unknown cast that was able to pull this off well. The majority of the characters are believable and deliver solid performances.
There are a few negatives that are worth mentioning though. One is that some of the kills were too random, it's pretty much like "Why would they randomly kill that person when they could have easily killed the person who is clearly giving them a reason to do so?" Not a huge complaint but just kind of took away from the film in my opinion. Also the ending was a bit stale, not so much to ruin the movie but wasn't exactly the payoff I was hoping for.
Overall this is a very entertaining film, it held my attention throughout and actually had me on the edge of my seat a few times. If you enjoyed films like Saw and Cube I would definitely suggest checking this out.
7/10
First 3/4 of movie were pretty good even if it was somewhat flawed but nether the less kept me entertained. However the movies ending was rushed and poorly executed and raised more questions than it answered and left you thinking " Really is that it" but overall it is still a fun and tension filled movie.
Eerie? Yes. Smart? Kind of, yes. Interesting? Also, yes. Worth an oscar? No, definitely no. Worth your time? Maybe, if you are into weird movies like "the cube".
50 people in a circle, don't know how they got there and every 2 minutes someone gets zapped and dies. Talking seems to be the only way to get through this... So this sounds interesting and it actually is. It will keep your eyes and ears awake and luckily its not a long film, so it never becomes dull.
If you are having a movie night and plan to watch 3 movies, then watch this one in the middle. 6/10
Did you know
- TriviaJulie Benz (The Wife) previously woke up in a room full of strangers and had to decide who lived and who died in Saw V.
- Goofs(at around 30 mins) In a close-up of the orb in the middle of the circle, the camera operator's reflection is seen through the orb's white stripes.
- Quotes
The Soldier: All right, everybody vote for the black guy.
The African American Man: Wait what? Fuck y'all man!
- Crazy creditsThe cast is in alphabetical order, but ordered by first name, when names tend to be alphabetically ordered by surname.
- ConnectionsFeatured in FoundFlix: Circle (2015) Explained (2020)
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- $250,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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