A mother and daughter must confront a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road.A mother and daughter must confront a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road.A mother and daughter must confront a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road.
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- TriviaA paved stretch of road with working streetlamps was built in the woods by the production crew for use in the film.
- GoofsThe ambulance is being driven in the rain and wind without a front window, yet there is no rain or wind coming in at all. Neither is the long hair of the driver moving due to the wind.
- Crazy creditsDuring the soft piano parts of the end credits, you can hear Lizzy and her mother screaming at each other (muffled, as if heard through a wall).
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A Good Indie Horror Flick
There are a lot of strong opinions on this film in its early reviews. I just want to give a practical commentary on what I see.
This is a great horror flick with some heavy symbolism. It is a story about a mother and daughter who are terrorized by a monster when their car gets stuck. A lot of dudes (or women haters) seem to hate it (check the low reviews and notice the colorful words they have for women). As a dude myself, I had no problem watching a film from a female perspective. I rather enjoyed it and found it touching at times.
The characters are both flawed. I related with the daughter at times because I grew up with a flawed father. I acted and reacted a lot of the ways the daughter in the film did too. So from my perspective, there was some heavy realism in the backstory. I found the "boring" moments to be touching.
The practical effects are superb in my opinion. Some will disagree though.
Some of the writing is flawed in regards to character choices. I think discourse could answer some of the choices, but my fellow horror film nerds seem to be either accepting or spiteful of cliché character fails in the genre. I could see past them though for quality story though.
So if you don't get angry being put in a woman's perspective and like horror films, this should be right your alley.
This is a great horror flick with some heavy symbolism. It is a story about a mother and daughter who are terrorized by a monster when their car gets stuck. A lot of dudes (or women haters) seem to hate it (check the low reviews and notice the colorful words they have for women). As a dude myself, I had no problem watching a film from a female perspective. I rather enjoyed it and found it touching at times.
The characters are both flawed. I related with the daughter at times because I grew up with a flawed father. I acted and reacted a lot of the ways the daughter in the film did too. So from my perspective, there was some heavy realism in the backstory. I found the "boring" moments to be touching.
The practical effects are superb in my opinion. Some will disagree though.
Some of the writing is flawed in regards to character choices. I think discourse could answer some of the choices, but my fellow horror film nerds seem to be either accepting or spiteful of cliché character fails in the genre. I could see past them though for quality story though.
So if you don't get angry being put in a woman's perspective and like horror films, this should be right your alley.
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- cshawproductions
- Nov 12, 2016
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,544
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,624
- Nov 13, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $74,700
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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