I was expecting guys in masks doing some scary killer stuff but what I got was some guy off his nut tripping out the entire film.
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richardhillier9 June 2018
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parry_na6 February 2021Zack Gold is excellent as the drug-addicted Michael, a junkie unable to quit his addiction despite the adoration of Jess (Cooper Harris), the stomach caressing girlfriend who has little to do except pout smugly for the duration. Her role is to be blissfully pregnant, and that's it: perhaps a waste of Harris's talents.
Michael and his daft friends embark on what appears to be a very unwise caper - jeopardising his job and travelling to an isolated forest to get drunk and argue.
I think what impresses me most about 'The Unraveling' is the acting - everyone plays their part well. The location is also very effective and well photographed. As for the story, well, ultimately it seems less than the sum of its parts and doesn't really succeed as a horror, despite a few lightly creepy moments. As a means of kicking an addiction, it doesn't survive any scrutiny, but it is an interesting premise. My score is 6 out of 10. -
jnwseatiger18 October 2020......unless you have experienced this horror or love someone who has you might not think this film is any good. Although predicable, and a somewhat weak ending, this film does an ok job of showing what a monster addiction can be. If you really want an artistic and cringe worthy film that also deals with this theme watch Requiem For A Dream. Those characters needed an exorcism not intervention.
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tobridges5 May 2018I don't usually do reviews, but this one annoyed me enough that I at least wanted to warn those who might get suckered by the description. It is not a thriller and not a horror. It is pure psychological drama about a drug addict. It is glaringly obvious very early on where the plot is headed. I hoped that it wouldn't end up being that silly...but yes, it did. If you like dramas about addicts, it's worth a watch. But if you're looking for scares and thrills, pass it by.
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bodhimila30 September 2018This film fails to deliver. Fails as a horror film. Fails as a depiction of narcotics addiction. Fails as an honest portrayal of unsupervised narcotics withdrawal. Fails as a film with the pretense to entertain, amuse, frighten or even distract.
Other User Reviews say they knew right away how it would end. Not me, because if I had known then I would have turned it off immediately & saved 90 minutes of precious life from total waste.
None of the characters are fully defined. None of their responses are natural. The "plot" suffers from so much it cannot be outlined here. So many questions are left unanswered ("What about the stolen money"? for one). So much contrived suspense with no payoff.
I kept watching assuming NO film could POSSIBLY fail to improve & deliver SOMETHING amusing...scary...thoughtful...ANYTHING! But nope. How this film got funded in the first place baffles me. The script was so weak. The plot so muddled. The suspense so unworthy. The end so absurd.
Worst of all, the guy going through supposed withdrawal in the wilderness had ZERO believability. This depiction of narcotics withdrawal makes me shake my head. The dude acted like he had a head cold, not a heroin needle habit. He did not sweat or shake or vomit or moan or cry or writhe or wail.
NOBODY who withdraws from heroin has EVER had an easier time of it than this bozo...NOBODY!
If the writer or the actor spent even a half hour actually seeing & hearing a real junky kicking heroin without medical supervision the depiction would have been totally different. What a waste.
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Funny having woken up in rooms similar to the one in the opening, I felt a strange sense of familiarity with it.
+1 Star for the somewhat bizarre opening........
Haha, lying ahole would have been discarded if he hadn't shown up at home after his all nighter with an envelope full of cash......
And then the woodland bachelor party begins......
And bad things begin to happen.....
And then....
-1 Star for the Reveal....wow that was dumb.....
-2 Stars for the Ending...Wow that was really dumb!!!!!
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emeraldlily23 September 2018Well that ended extactly like I thought it was going to from the very beginning. What a waste of time.
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amorales-4630914 December 2018To my surprise this film pulled off drama better than most indie horror films I've seen. This film had a human element to it, where I felt like I was living the experience with Michael. It is a story of the human experience of life, love, and addiction. They do a profound job telling this story, taking their time with cinematic shots, dramatic and emotional music, and effective dialogue. A few parts fell flat but overall grab the popcorn, but don't expect just an edge of your seat thriller it was also heartfelt and well delivered.
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SpicyRamenDude16 July 2020It was a good horror movie but why did it have to be preachy at the end. I guess it was something different. I still feel that the end didn't fit in well with the movie.
I hoping for another twist where Mr. Rehabilitator was not there to help but was there to ask where the money was and the friends were really dead. There was no way someone would just pay the money you stole and it's like enabling him. -
didibowlers14 December 2018It's a rare thing when I give anything labeled horror more than a passing glance. The genre has become so completely oversaturated by teen slasher flicks, soulless gorefests and inferior remakes. Having said that I'd say this film doesn't quite fit any of those labels. Of course there have been enough horrors over the years for a pretty well defined list of tropes to be a known part of the movie-going consciousness, but at least this film attempts something different though it doesn't quite succeed in the end.
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arsald28 July 2020Wrapping up too conveniently while leaving gaping plot holes makes this a very disappointing movie. I have had much worse times than wasting 83 minutes on a poorly written movie but it was still a waste of time. It gets one star because that is the lowest available.
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Ctaylor198022 October 2018This film proves that some of the most horrific things possible come not from standard horror concepts, but from the inner thoughts and actions of seemingly normal people once they are faced with decisions and actions that most of us don't want to ever face in "real" life. Don't pass this one up it's really worth a watch.
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mumfordi1219 October 2018"The Unraveling" is a genuine and tense horror/thriller without being overly graphic and violent. The film really had a unique premise and backstory. I loved the setup for the main character and I could not stop watching because it really did take me by surprise and went places that I have not seen in a movie before.
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thalassafischer27 April 2023As someone who knows addicts and about addiction this movie struck me as very unrealistic and frankly offensive. I mean what in the world you terrify someone first by a false "kidnapping" by your besties taking you IN THE TRUNK to a bachelor party in the woods, then they're murdered one by one...but surprise! It was an unconventional method to shock you into sobering up!
I don't think so, bruh, in fact I think such an experience could do irreparable damage to someone who was withdrawing from heroin or alcohol, that would be the sort of thing that could trigger underlying mental illness or could scar a person permanently with PTSD. Please tell me you don't understand addiction at all without telling me you don't understand addiction.
I feel like a Republican who hates addicts and doesn't seem them as real people wrote the script for this film.
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jeffreyc-325674 August 2019Well just finished ⌚ watching the horror movie 🎦 called the Unravelling and I thought what A well made little flick never. Mind what the other reviewers said. I found it quite entertaining and love 😍 and have many horror films myself
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Michael, a drug addicted, gets abducted whilst at work by four guys wearing hoodies and hockey masks, he is bundled into the boot (trunk) of a car and taken out to the Californian backwoods. It turns out to be a bachelor party prank played by his friends. This is annoying and misleading because the DVD artwork (British release) shows the four hooded guys looking very menacing and gives the impression that they are gang of brutes. They drink beer, they play pranks and they camp but then, one by one, they are killed by killer/s unknown. Backwoods slasher movies were very popular back in the 1980's and this is a reasonable attempt at being one. But then comes a huge plot twist that completely ruined it for me, quite ridiculous and hard to swallow. Much of the acting is as wooden as the many trees that we see, there are some unsettling scenes of drug use but very little in the way of gore. This movie was never going to be better than average but that dumb ending was very disappointing. Thankfully the running time clocked in at under 80 minutes.
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I am a ten plus year super fan of John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). As such, this review and my opinion of the movie each reflect that fact. As fellow fans of The Thing know, any time you see the words isolated, paranoia and horror, you get a little bit excited by the potential. The best part of the movie is in its buildup. It takes its good time presenting the story and building the tension and suspense, and it keeps patient viewers wondering, but with enough subtle hints so as not to be a snooze fest. The premise is solid, the location is solid, the pacing is solid and there are no stupid character decisions, no forced plot points and no movie-ruining political statements, but the ending is what really falls short and leaves me with mixed feelings about this movie.
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Without giving this movie away, anyone who has been through anything. Within themselves or others close to them would HIGHLY appreciate this movie. Yes it's under horror because it is scary. Just a more sinister realistic highly statistic scary.
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Cinematic196526 October 2018Certainly some things about the plot that I didn't care for, especially towards the ending. Don't worry I won't spoil it for you, but I ended up really caring about the characters and what was going to happen to them and that I didn't expect for this type of film.
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tcarroll-2309229 June 2019Thriller, Not Horror
Still it was entertaining, well produced, well acted, well written. Kind of fizzles at end, but they tried.