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Acclaimed horror filmmaker Bryan Bertino (THE STRANGERS) directs this suspenseful and scary new film, in which a divorced mother (Zoe Kazan) and her headstrong daughter must make an emergency late night road trip to see the girl's father. As they drive through deserted country roads on a stormy night, they suddenly have a startling collision that leaves them shaken but not seriously hurt. Their car, however, is dead, and as they try in vain to get help, they come to realize they are not alone on these desolate backroads - a terrifying evil is lurking in the surrounding woods, intent on never letting them leave.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.93 ounces
Item model number : 43387799
Director : Bryan Bertino
Media Format : Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Run time : 1 hour and 31 minutes
Release date : January 24, 2017
Actors : Scott Speedman, Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine
Studio : Lionsgate
ASIN : B01MRREEKE
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: Nicholas Kimble
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Highly Underrated
Review: Misunderstood little horror flick. The Title is not about the creature, but about the mother's struggles with "The Monster", a term used in Alcoholics Anonymous to describe their addiction. Fantastic story of redemption and overcoming it for the greater good. Do not skip over this movie if you are misled by other reviews from people who don't see how special this movie is. The effects are phenomenal, the camera work is great. The setting is eerie as is the lighting, and overall look. Very good movie.
Reviewer: RMurray847
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 3.5 stars. A very tense little movie.
Review: This is a very low budget movie that is nearly just a cast of two. Although it takes place outside (sort of), it is really most confined to one small stretch of road, bounded by woods on either side. Yet it is surprisingly effective despite the constraints.Zoe Kazan plays Kathy, mother to Lizzy (Ella Ballentine). Zoe is a woman with coping skills that leave a lot to be desired, as do her decision making skills. Lizzy is a whip-smart kid who probably has her mother figured out better than mom does herself. Unfortunately, Kathy is also a verbally and sometimes physically abusive mother. The two set on a trip, and their drive goes into the night. Through a series of flashbacks (throughout the film), we see just how rock-bottom the relationship between the two has become. We understand a bit more about Kathy (who suffers abuse at the hands of the men in her life), and we also see how Lizzy really mothers Kathy. All-in-all, they make a sad pair. Really, actually, it's pretty rare to see a genre flick with this kind of extremely dysfunctional and abusive relationship between parent and child. We struggle to like Kathy at all, and we feel sympathy for Lizzy, who is a little tough to like herself.On a stretch of fairly lonely road, they have an accident wherein they run into some kind of creature, who is big enough to render their car inoperable, and also big enough to get away from the collision quite intact. This is "The Monster" of the title, and he's fairly creepy. Kathy & Lizzy call for help, but they are also forced to care for themselves. They are put through a night of terror.Aside from just trying to scare the viewer, the film also explores how these two characters pull together, and how perhaps Kathy can find some redemption in trying to save her kid and how Lizzy recognizes that she loves her mother despite it all. It's a sad but convincing undercurrent. And also convincing is the amount of terror these two experience. They are scared nearly out of their wits, and that just makes sense. What they witness and what they face SHOULD scare the daylights out of anyone. The film really tries hard to make these two not just cookie-cutter horror movie stereotypes. The effort is largely (but not always) successful. The events of the end of the movie become a bit "plot-heavy" and not everyone behaves in rational ways. While it's a scary little film, there are nonetheless those moments when you want to yell at the screen at the stupid things a character is doing. So the plot is a little wobbly.The film still pays off pretty well, and I still recommend it. Kazan and Ballentine are both terrific (It's really a new kind of role for Kazan). The editing and cinematography is well-done given the extreme constraints of the setting. I even appreciated that all effects were of the practical kind...no CGI here.This is not a classic film and will not be in the pantheon of great horror movies. But for 90 minutes, I was pretty nicely on the edge of my seat, and sometimes, that's really all you want or need from a nifty little horror film.
Reviewer: Big guy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The monster movie
Review: I really like the story but leave some plot holes.
Reviewer: Robert
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very well done
Review: Excellent story to go along with a well done horror flick, I watched it twice already and will watch again
Reviewer: JETS69
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: sometimes monsters are more real than you think
Review: this was a great little movie to watch, really liked the way it made you think about the characters as you watched, the monster was really cool, so sick of cgi stuff, watch it with an open mind and I think you will really enjoy it, check out the special feature after , its pretty good! really applies to the real world where monsters are more real than you think
Reviewer: Gagner
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It was a decent horror movie that didn't do anything ...
Review: It was a decent horror movie that didn't do anything new. As per usual when somebody is driving on a road and something attacks there's nobody around for miles to help. . .until the last minute.
Reviewer: TS
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Creepy
Review: I really liked this movie the only thing I wasnât crazy abt was the constant flashbacks but it did explain the complex oftentimes volatile relationship between the mother and daughter characters. I wouldâve liked more scenes with the creature in this movie it was definitely a creepy one. All in all this was a good movie and only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was the constant flash backs and not more scenes and info abt the monster in the movie. As in where in the heck did that thing come from?? It basically forces the viewer to make their own conclusions on its origin.
Reviewer: Jose' Morgan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: VERY GOOD!!!
Review: Just plain very good!! The Monster was something else!!
Reviewer: Trudy C. Ciortan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Christmas present.
Reviewer: N. Jorge
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Compre esta pelÃcula por el precio ($170) me decidà por la versión estadounidense porque acá en México generalmente las ediciones de Lionsgate las maneja Zima, y suelen tener ediciones muy mediocres.Por otra parte, no tiene la gran cosa, viene con copia digital, con solo un video de material extra, audio 5.1 y subtÃtulos en español. (no audio), asà que probablemente la edición de Zima, no vaya a ser muy diferente.Una pelÃcula muy interesante para los amantes del género, vale la pena verla.
Reviewer: Final Girl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I absolutely love this movie, for once it focuses on real people and not the usual teenage set. Performances from the two main females are absolutely spot on, had me close to tears at the flash backs and even though the subject is generic, it is done with a a flourish, as an adult female I could relate to the dysfunctional mother and the strong child who bears all of the mothers crap. Was gripped from start to finish and felt so very glad that I am truly an avid horror movie fan. Stick your rom coms, a great horror movie such as this gives me a much greater high.
Reviewer: Ricardo Aviles
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: The Monster no está nada mal, creo que el mayor problema es que las partes de horror son mucho menores a las partes de drama. El drama en la pelÃcula es increÃble pero las escenas de horror se sienten con falta de ritmo y emoción.
Reviewer: françois morrissette
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Très bon service et très bon film