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In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
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Trap EH
I read there was a twist in this before I saw it. Sometimes I wish people (critics or not)
wouldn’t say that because then I’m going to try and figure it out; on the other
hand, it does make me more curious. This
is the latest from M. Night Shyamalan, a filmmaker that became famous for using
twists, even though not all of his movies contain them (his last film, Knock at the Cabin, actually could’ve
benefitted from one; you can read my review for that in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2023/03/knock-at-cabin.html). In it, Josh Hartnett plays a father taking
his teen daughter to a Lady Raven concert, a pop singer played by M. Night’s
daughter, Saleka, who wrote and performed the songs herself (and is an actual singer). In case you haven’t seen any previews or read
about it, this concert is a (wait for it…) trap to catch a serial killer
rumored to be in attendance. Even if you
haven’t seen a preview (at least the one I did), the “twist” is obvious right
away, therefore I don’t really think it’s a twist at all. Nothing much is done with it either, making
this lack any kind of suspense; it goes on way longer than it should have too
(I also think there may have been a poor attempt of a Friday the 13th homage towards the end). This is a pedestrian effort that I don’t
think would’ve even been greenlit had M. Night not been involved (of course the
man is going to sell tickets!). I always
said the only films of Mr. Shyamalan’s I wasn’t a fan of were Lady in the Water, The Last Airbender, and After
Earth (yes, I’ve been more in favor of polarizing titles like The Village and The Happening), and, unfortunately, this one is now added to the
list. Complete disappointment, M.
Night. One man exiting the same
screening told me he thought this was the best movie he’s done in years. I just told him, “I’m glad you thought so.” 8/6/2024
[Here are some reviews of other M. Night Shyamalan films
aside from Knock above:
Other movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Fatal Games >>>EH
Model House >>>EH
Summering >>>OK
---Sean O.8/8/2024
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