I thought this was creepy as hell. From the beginning it made me feel very uncomfortable, but they also did this thing where they would put a bit of humor where it didn't belong to ease the tension. So it was seriously creepy, but at the same time it was funny in a way that forced you to not take it seriously at times. I don't know how to feel about that, but it was an interesting movie.
The whole racism approach and stereotyping of white people and black people was not at all deep; it was blunt and without any sort of development or nuance just to set the tone as quick as possible for what would happen down the line and also to have a bit of humor. Which was okay.
As for the big revelation at the end.. It was lame, so lame. I think it could've been better, more intense and creepier, especially when you're dealing with concepts such as spoiler alert hypnotism, consciousness and the manipulation of the mind. I feel like they had a great story and they chose to interpret it in such a way that wasted a huge amount of potential. I really hope someone else makes a better adaptation of this story in the future, because this was just "good", but it can be "totally ninja!".
Also, spoiler alert, I knew from the start that there was no way Allison Williams could be playing the role a sane girlfriend.
Review by Michelle G.BlockedParent2017-12-08T15:07:32Z
I thought this was creepy as hell. From the beginning it made me feel very uncomfortable, but they also did this thing where they would put a bit of humor where it didn't belong to ease the tension. So it was seriously creepy, but at the same time it was funny in a way that forced you to not take it seriously at times. I don't know how to feel about that, but it was an interesting movie.
The whole racism approach and stereotyping of white people and black people was not at all deep; it was blunt and without any sort of development or nuance just to set the tone as quick as possible for what would happen down the line and also to have a bit of humor. Which was okay.
As for the big revelation at the end.. It was lame, so lame. I think it could've been better, more intense and creepier, especially when you're dealing with concepts such as spoiler alert hypnotism, consciousness and the manipulation of the mind. I feel like they had a great story and they chose to interpret it in such a way that wasted a huge amount of potential. I really hope someone else makes a better adaptation of this story in the future, because this was just "good", but it can be "totally ninja!".
Also, spoiler alert, I knew from the start that there was no way Allison Williams could be playing the role a sane girlfriend.