LogFAQs > #971530534

Yeah... nah...

1. M3GAN
2. Knock at the Cabin
3. Infinity Pool
4. Fear
5. The Outwaters
6. Skinamarink

I said this with Skinamarink and I feel like somewhat of a neanderthal putting the two "experimental" films right at the bottom, but it is what it is. If I have to go to Wikipedia (which didn't help) or Reddit to figure out what's going on, it really isn't the hallmark of a great film in my eyes.

I have to concur with Biscuit on this. The last act of the film meanders in such a way that it brought it down to near Skinamarink levels for me, as in, "Can't this just end already?". It's a lot of darkness, a lot of camera jerking and a lot of stuff you can't really see happening. And the stuff you can see just doesn't tend to make very much sense and I don't like a film as much if things are explained well. I'm not saying everything needs to have a backstory like Lord of the Rings, but I feel like these days people who can't really write stories get by with it by having the excuse of, "the film isn't supposed to tell you about that". It's irritating and one of the biggest issues I feel modern horror faces. As people try to be unique and experimental, I think they lose sight of what making a movie is about. To each his own I suppose, but this style just isn't for me.

There are also some strange flaws I've found with the premise of this being a found footage film as well. Like, how is does he have footage of what we're led to believe is himself while he's holding the camera? Or how does he have footage of his mother's home when he's so far away in the desert? I guess again, I'm just not "getting it". It's pretty frustrating because I feel like found footage is a genre that can be good and just usually isn't. Typically it isn't for the reasons this one isn't, but yeah.