*This is a spoiler-free review so feel free to read on!*

“What did I do wrong?”

As Certain as Death released on demand on July 11th 2023. The horror film stars Cortney Palm, Lindsey Shaw, Hutch Dano, and Daniel Curtis Lee. It runs for 80 minutes.

A group of friends attempt to help their friend battling with addiction with a forced intervention in the woods, but they soon discover they’re not alone.

Here is the trailer:

As Certain as Death reminds us why it’s never a good idea to hash things out in the middle of nowhere, but is it worthy of your next watch? Let’s find out…

The Pros:

Loved the premise.

We’ve already seen a group of friends take someone into the woods who is struggling with addiction in Evil Dead (2013). That film was a lot more effective, but with the lower budget for As Certain as Death, I was all in for them taking this idea and putting a slasher spin on it.

Crazy ending.

I didn’t think we’d ever get there, but there is an ending filled with slasher goodness. It wasn’t perfect, but it was the best part of the movie by far…

The Cons:

Took too long to get to the punch…

The movie was only an hour and twenty minutes, but it really dragged. I didn’t mind some of the intervention stuff, but after a while, I was just tired of hearing everyone talking. If they had gotten to the camp site quicker, things would have been better.

The ending delivered somewhat, but I still wanted a lot more from it. I think it might have benefited from some more gore and some extended chase scenes.

So am I in or out?

Unfortunately I’m out on this one…

The film was watchable and had some things going for it, but I was just frustrated because it had such an amazing premise around it and I wanted it to fully embrace it. It took too long for things to happen and by the time they did, I had already lost interest.

I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts and theories on As Certain as Death in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!

Best,

Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl

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