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brettp-2
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After... (2006)
Thinks it's better than it is
The concept of the movie sounded good on the DVD box, but the movie itself was a real let down. This is one of those movies where the people that actually like it just say so because they think they're supposed to. It's an art-house indie type of film, and some people feel like they really want to "get it" so they ramble on about how they do.
Well, there really isn't much to get in this film. If you're even half-way paying attention you'll figure out the whole concept - and where it's ultimately heading - pretty quickly. Yes, that means I did "get it."
They take very little time to actually create a story line, or to develop any characters. Much of the "back story" is told in flashbacks (a fairly cheap movie trick these days), and by the time certain things are revealed you don't really care much about the people anyway.
The actors did their best with a weak story and little dialog, so I do give them credit for that. The camera work was OK but the style gets old almost immediately. This "hand-held" looking like the actors are doing the filming has been done often before and to far better effect than you'll see here.
Overall, I would say skip this movie. It fails as horror, fails as thriller, and if you go in looking for either of those things you'll see what I mean. It's just ends up being boring, predictable, and pointless.