Fall movie review

IN A NUTSHELL:

The thriller is about two best friends, Becky and Hunter, who find themselves at the top of a 2,000-foot radio tower.  If you have an aversion to heights, you might want to skip this scary flick!  Acrophobes beware!       #lifeoverdeath

The film was directed by Scott Mann, as well as written by him with writing help by Jonathan Frank.

THINGS I LIKED:

• I was so nervous for these two idiot girls the entire time!  Because of the ridiculously dangerous height, the movie is super suspenseful and nerve-wracking!  The movie does a great job of giving you thrills and chills.
• I had never seen Grace Caroline Currey or Ginny Gardner in anything before.  I thought they did a really good job, especially considering that they were able to keep me engaged the whole time with just the two of them on screen for the majority of the movie.
• I like Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the supportive dad in this movie.  We don’t see him a lot, unfortunately.  When he tries to help his daughter by reaching out to her friend, she says, “He had no right!”  which is silly because he has every right…he’s her dad.
• The cinematography is pretty amazing!  Beautiful and scary at the same time.
• It’s always fascinating to watch what survivors do in various situations to stay alive and get help.
• There are a couple of twists that might surprise viewers to keep things interesting.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

• My oldest son and his wife are big rock climbers.  I REALLY wish they would choose a safer sport..like bowling or something!  ha ha
• Want to hear my parental advice?  Well, you’re going to anyway!  When your friends try to convince you to do something stupid, have the courage to say NO!
• I think I would take my climbing shoes and gear more seriously than what the two girls had. They didn’t even wear gloves!
• You’d think they would have reconsidered their plan when they saw the old, rusty tower.
• What’s frustrating about this kind of movie is that the people involved don’t always consider all of their options before taking action.
• There’s a moment at the 1-hour, 22 mark where the voice of one of the girls doesn’t sync with the audio.
• There is a lot of foreshadowing that makes the movie pretty predictable.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:    

• Lots of profanity
• You see a married couple in bed
• A girl sees imagined blood
• A girl wears a super low-cut shirt and a Victoria’s Secret push-up bra in order to get clicks and likes on YouTube.   Nope, you won’t see me doing that.  Just saying!
• Young adults do very dangerous things, specifically, climbing up an old, rusty 2,000-foot radio tower
• You see vultures eating bloodied creatures
• You see pee trickling down the tower

THEMES:

• Fear
• Courage
• Choose your friends wisely because they WILL influence you
• Mourning and grief
• Depression
• Doing things to get attention
• Hope
• Love
• Trust
• Betrayal
• Friendship
• Jealousy
• Survival of the fittest

You can see the full review on the Movie Review Mom YouTube channel.

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