I thought the concept for this was ok but the execution was awful. The majority of the film is spent running around, having hallucinations and trying to talk to people who don't speak the same language as you. If this sounds interesting to you, check it out. If it sounds off putting, pass.
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Foutainoflife4 October 2020
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I'm a big fan of Darren Lynn Bousman. He directed the second, third and fourth instalments in the 'Saw' franchise and played a big role in making it what it was. He's also had some other gems along the way like 2010's 'Mother's Day'. Unfortunately 'Death of Me' is not his strongest work. In fact it's the weakest thing I've seen him put forward. The concept actually had potential which is the disappointing thing, but the way they went about structuring this movie was just horrific.
The movies opens with a very strange and intriguing scene. It left me excited for what the movie had to offer. Then as each revelation slowly came to light the movie became less and less interesting, until around the halfway point where it completely lost me. I tried to remain invested but it was just too hard. If it were not for Maggie Q's performance in the lead role, which she actually gave everything she had to, this movie would've gotten a lot lower rating than a 4/10 from me.
I sometimes see terrible movies that are set on tropical islands and wonder whether they get the stars they do to appear in the movie by the promise of working in paradise for a few months. It's the only way I can imagine them getting Q and Luke Hemsworth to sign on. This is not one I can recommend sadly. -
paul_haakonsen22 November 2020I sat down to watch the 2020 movie "Death of Me" without having even heard about it prior to sitting down to watch it.
It was nice, though, to find out that the movie had Maggie Q on the cast list, as she usually tend to be in some adequate enough movies, so I must admit that I had hoped that "Death of Me", which was listed as a mystery horror/thriller, would turn out to be a good movie.
Yeah, except it didn't...
The storyline that writers Ari Margolis, James Morley III and David Tish had managed to put together made absolutely no sense at all. Sure, for the first half of the movie it was fun enough to try to figure out what was going on, but then the air just deflated from the balloon and the movie went flaccid. From about halfway and on to the end, the movie just made absolutely no sense, and I had given up trying to figure out what was really going on. The entire storyline was just a random scramble of incoherent scenes actually.
The acting in "Death of Me" was fair, and both Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth were actually carrying the movie well enough. Just a shame that they were severely hindered by what can only be described as an utterly rubbish storyline.
As the movie ended, I sat even more dumbfounded than I did throughout the course of the movie. There simply was no foreclosure or satisfying end to the storyline - or what was supposed to be a storyline.
I managed to endure through this heap of rubbish. And believe you me when I say that you had best spend your time, money and effort elsewhere, because "Death of Me" is just not worth it.
Actually, the cause of death of Christine might just prove to be utter boredom.
My rating of "Death of Me" lands on a generous three out of ten stars, solely because of the production value, the editing and the scenic visuals the movie offered. -
Trying to communicate with locals who doesn't speak English. Feeling sick. Having horrible visions. Running around the island. Those 4 themes are main building blocks of this movie. Each is repeated dozen of times. I managed to watch it till the end but I advise you not to even try as it is a waste of time.
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Fella_shibby6 October 2020Inspite of the negative reviews, inspite of the trailer not being enticing, i went ahead n saw this only cos of Darren Lynn Bousman. The movie is a terrible take on the Wicker Man movie. Tedious n repetitive scenes of running here n ther... Ther is nothing good here n inspite of the movie being shot on an island, the cinematography ain't that picturesque. In fact, Christopher Lee's Wicker Man got some lovely atmosphere. This movie is devoid of suspense n tension and gets very tedious at times. Ther is unnecessary two scenes of gory stuff. Someone rightly pointed out that Luke Hemsworth is looking like a fatter Matt Damon. Must be the water retention due to steroids.
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Maggie Q is a phenomenal actress and I have no idea why she signed up for this film, perhaps the trip to Thailand which is the only reason I finished it. My brother walked away after 15 mins, I kept on going. So basically Luke Hemsworth who's probably tired of being compared to his brothers plays Maggie's husband his accent goes from Australian to American which is annoying. Also still at the end you don't know if he is dead or alive. I get the black magic juju, human sacrifices which is what this film is about. But trust me it's utter rubbish, the American playing the tourist that never left is useless. Maggie some how is left to carry this film and she does a great job but Luke was miscast, it had promise if the writers thought it out more. Storyline really is poor so unless you are bored or just want to see Thailand's beautiful scenery skip this film.
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anandhello2 October 2020Wow! Just finished watching this movie. Had 0 expectations, ended up really being entertained! Sure, some parts could've been done better, but it kept me interested till the end.
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syldt12 October 2020Wow, what a mess...no mistery, no thrills, not one scary scene. Incoherent, rambling, unengaging film, with some ridiculous and laughable moments. Avoid!
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ccm6044 October 2020I nearly skipped this movie because of the reviews but I like Maggie Q so thought give it a go. Maybe because I didn't expect much it turned out to be quite good. Maggie Q was her usual convincing self in her part , the story line was a bit wicker man but overall enjoyable. Give it a go if your a horror fan you might be surprised.
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The film is not horrible, it's just not interesting or engaging enough.
The story stays still up until the last 25 minutes, but by the time of the big reveal, the viewer already knows everything (including the end).
It's a really simple story and the viewer's interest dies very fast, especially since they basically reuse the same scenes a couple of times.
The story itself makes little sense since the whole concept of the island's survival just doesn't work. It's a really bad idea to try and force someone to end his life to save random people who made your life hell.
Even though the ending was satisfactory and it's not hard to understand the bigger picture, I still can't find anything enjoyable in this.
But I guess it was still fun to see confused locals trying to act. -
georgio-2649016 February 2021.....can not understand poor ratings. Gave this a chance and was double glad I did. A smashing supernatural spiritual fright, with great location and fab acting. Visually stunning and well directed piece of cinema. Creepy intense storyline that obviously baffled the Marvel mem and the fast n furious fans. Its really not hard to follow and it is a fantastic movie. Do not believe the batman brigade, its a great chiller with tricky twists and scares. 10 outta 10 all the way
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Utter garbage. Avoid at all costs. Someone has clearly tried to merge "Rosemary's Baby" with "The Wicker Man" and failed miserably. The only good thing about this movie is the scenery (Thailand).
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azizmalhas15 October 2020I was waiting for The story to begin but no they managed to finish the movie with no closure whatsoever.
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cyrax-927424 October 2020Garbage movie with a weak plot and bad acting from the majority of the other cast besides the 2 main characters. Plot was intriguing until I started watching the movie, then it just became worse and worse and ultimately watching this was a waste of time. Scenery of Thailand is nice and perhaps the only highlight of an otherwise bland and forgettable movie. Shame, could've been a lot more with a tighter script. If this movie is a sign of things to come, then Spiral could be in danger.
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movie_ape25 October 2020Sadly this movie was well below average due to the script and some of the direction.
I think the initial premise is interesting enough, like a far away land version of 'The Wickerman'; but the cult doesn't really have any of their inner workings and oddities displayed out for us.
In the end there are two exposition dumps that kind of ruin the immersion and story for me. The acting was ok, the music was average.
3/10 this film dragged on, and the ending was bad. -
LisaFogle5 October 2020I love a movie that keeps you in suspense or keeps you guessing or even one that makes you think. But this atrocity neither entertains nor kept me riveted and at the end just had me asking what the hell did I just watch? Normally I'd care but this movie wasn't worth worrying about what the end meant. I just want my wasted time back. I could've been watching my grass grow or something more entertaining.
The only interesting thing that came out of this movie is I swore on everything I held sacred that Luke Hemsworth was Tom Berenger's son. He might have been switched at birth but if he doesn't look like a young Tom Berenger...well you get the point. -
philippe-art14 October 2020I didn't like the movie right from the start. The whole story is BS. I watched it until the end only for Maggie Q. She is one of the most beautiful and sexy women on this planet. She deserves better scripts and movies though !
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iamthekingat-204946 October 2020I really love the actress, Maggie Q. She is one of my favorite actresses. Honestly, this movie is one of her fine works. Of course, the storyline is not perfect (but it was a really enjoyable watch for me) or whatever you guys are talking about. Believe me. There are so many weird things and places we can't describe how dark they are. This movie is all about them. Just give it a try. If you're a horror movie fan who doesn't really care about ratings before you watch and if you're a positive watcher, I recommend you to give it a try.
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bombersflyup4 October 2020Death of Me is somewhat engaging for a while, but the story's trash.
Another Hemsworth? Another babka? A fatter Matt Damon lookalike. Saw Damon and a Hemsworth at a football game once, could be his stunt double. Anyway, the film's okay until it all becomes hallucinations and Neil's gone, then it gets tiresome. Why'd she take the trinket off? She has to know she's dead or was it the storm or could she not leave the island, I dunno. -
therobnorton18 January 2021Despite the negative reviews, I went ahead and watched this on a cold January afternoon. I had to ignore the reviews for a horror movie again, because time and again most reviews are entirely misleading.
I have no idea what some people are expecting when they decide to watch a movie like this, but it seems the thing they want the most is to be deeply disappointed by 1000 imperfections. Well I can imagine how exciting it was for those people to watch this bizarre, meandering homage to the original Wicker Man. It is very far from perfect. When compared to The Godfather for example, it's almost incomprehensible that these 2 things are the same art form.
As for myself, I decide to watch a movie like this because I love the horror genre. You literally never know what you're going to get. When you're lucky you get a great way to kill an hour and a half in a creepy, atmospheric mood. A lot of darkness, foreboding music, a pretty girl or two and of course some sort of evil entity, spirit, person or people.
You can pay attention if you'd like, or just let your mind drift. It doesn't really matter because there's not a lot to figure out, or if there is, you generally don't stand a chance, as it probably doesn't make any sense anyway. Which again doesn't really matter because you knew before you decided to press play, that horror movies very rarely have a great ending. If the "good" people live, that's always nice. But it's nice when they don't too. That one's harder to see coming and will generally be the only thing you didn't predict.
Death of Me succeeds on all of these points. If these are the things you look for, you will enjoy it. If you need your horror movie to be really gory, really clever or laugh out loud funny or if you really need jump scares - than you might want to pass on this. Otherwise, there's a lot to like here, produced, directed and acted very well.
It's just one persons opinion and if you're like me, it could also be yours. -
Moviereeeels1213 January 2021Lots of disappointed reviewers and poor rating for this film ... which is unjust, production values are strong, very good cast, good score with well made effects and beautifully photographed. The script is a horror mystery, horror fans will see the nods to other famous horror movies, a very enjoy watch, way way better than a lot of the low & middle budget horrors kicking about. Recommended.
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nogodnomasters19 October 2020Neil (Luke Hemsworth ) works for a travel magazine. He is doing a story on a vacation spot on a Thai Island. His wife Christine (Maggie Q ) is with him. They wake up not knowing what happened to them, victims of a blackout with missing passports. A strange video shows up on Neil's phone of him killing Christine, which irks them both as they can't get answers. They back track their steps.
WE get an answer near the end. I think the story might have been better if it wasn't a mystery, maybe showing us the previous victim as an opening teaser.
Guide: F-word. Sex. No nudity.