Don't Blink (2014)

Powerful

The acting in this movie is really good.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

DON'T BLINK is a semi-decent cabin-in-the-woods horror flick about a group of buddies who go for a weekend break only to find the log cabin hotel they're staying in mysteriously deserted. The film plays out very much as a feature-length version of a TWILIGHT ZONE or OUTER LIMITS story, as the characters react in different ways to their predicament and some of them go predictably over the edge. It's generally watchable enough, evoking a good sense of mystery, even if the characters remain unlikeable and the script descends into sweary repetitiveness towards the climax. The non-ending is a bit of a cheat, too (don't go looking for answers as you won't find any).

OK, this movie is far from perfect hence my rating, however is it SO much better than the 4.8 is currently has.Firstly, the acting is good. So much better than I was expecting. I was also expecting some kind of run of the mill 'slasher' type film. Don't Blink starts the same as so many other films in this genre - sexy folk heading away for the weekend in a remote area with no phone signal, running out of petrol, wanting to get frisky etc, etc. Lets all face it we have seen that a million times before. However, this is where the similarities ended. One by one the party start to disappear into thin air. No murders, no gore (almost) and no falling over in the woods whilst trying to escape. Just disappearing.I was slightly disappointed by the ending, I tend to like everything sewn up and explained. I guess this is why the score is so low.Don't Blink is definitely worth and hour and a half of anyone's time just don't expect a masterpiece.6/10

This movie could have been a lot better if the ending had explained what was happening. The acting was not bad and it was very atmospheric but I held on to the end to see the conclusion. I was disappointed and I felt I had wasted my viewing time. I've seen some of the actors in a lot better movies than this and I guess they were just killing time until their next one.

So I was just looking to waste some time this morning before I had to head out to an dentist appointment and I was scrolling around netflix and stumbled across this movie "Don't Blink". This group of people have reservations for a place to stay and when they arrive there is nobody to be found. Through out the movie people pretty much just disappear out of no where So to be honest this was a really dumb movie with a really dumb ending but it was good enough for me to keep watching. Don't expect anything good out of this movie but if your bored just looking for something to watch and you have no other choice then give it a shot. The acting is okay at best and the plot is pretty basic. The music helps make the movie more suspenseful. Its definitely not a movie that I would watch again but it wasn't bad for a first time. At the end of the day though this was a dumb movie. I gave it 4 stars because it was just barley good enough to keep me watching but I was wondering when something big was going to happen. Give it a try if your bored.