**This is a spoiler-free review so feel free to read on!**
“The world takes what it wants…”
Don’t Move premiered on Netflix on October 25th 2024. The thriller suspense film (produced by Sam Raimi) stars Kelsey Asbille and Finn Wittrock. It is approximately one hour and thirty minutes long.
After meeting a dangerous stranger in the woods, a woman is injected with a paralytic agent and only has a limited amount of time to escape before her body shuts down.
Here is the trailer:
Don’t Move channels films like Alone (2020) and Unseen with its simple, but intense premise. Is it worthy of YOUR next watch? Let’s find out…
The Pros:
My kind of thriller!
It’s no secret that I love fast-paced thrillers with a straightforward cat-and-mouse premise and a strong female lead. Well, I am happy to report that this film checked off all those boxes effortlessly. In a lot of ways this movie reminded me of Alone (2020). The setting and plot were very similar, but we were added in a gimmick to complicate things slightly like in Unseen.
At first I was worried that this film would fall flat in comparison, but it quickly grabbed my attention and never released its grip on me, delivering with exceptional pacing, a chilling setting, and a worthy villain.
Two worthy performances.
Finn Wittrock is no stranger to playing a darker role. The American Horror Story alum stepped into this role flawlessly. He was creepy and charming, making this chase that much more horrifying.
I am not as familiar with Kelsey Asbille, but I thought she was truly fantastic in this. I love a bad-ass female lead who is inventive and she managed to dominate the screen with minimal dialogue at times (which is no easy task).
This film had a very small cast, but it worked well here.
The Cons:
I don’t have any…
This thriller may not be for everyone, but it’s exactly the kind of movie I love to watch. I seriously don’t have any cons. It didn’t waste time with unnecessary fluff. It gave us enough background about Iris so we would care about what happened to her and then it threw us into an edge-of-your-seat rush of brilliant suspense. I always say that less is more with these types of films and this one understood that.
So am I in or out?
I’m in 100 percent!!!
Don’t Move has everything I want from a cat-and-mouse thriller and more!
This film understood the assignment with its straightforward, but effective approach.
I loved every second of it and it just became one of my new favorite thrillers!
I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts and theories on Don’t Move in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!
Best,
Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl
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