I can’t decide where to begin with this one. So I guess the
best way is to just describe the plot of this film, thin and nearly as
non-existent as it is.
A group of friends is gathering for a weekend at a cabin in
the Catskills to celebrate the birthday of one of them. Going along on the trip
is Tyrel whose business partner and friend is one of the group. It should be
noted, because you will have it pushed in front of you non-stop once the film
gets going, that Tyrel is the only black man among the group.
The friends that know one another try to make him welcome
but the discomfort he feels at being the only black man there shows. Still he
ties to fit in as they drink, heavily and also non-stop, throughout the
weekend. Uncomfortable moments arise, friendships are tested and by the end of
the weekend *spoiler alert*…nothing happens.
I’d seen a lot of people referring to GET OUT when talking
about this film but the only comparisons there are between the two films is a
black man in a Caucasian setting. While GET OUT was a fantastic movie this one
is perhaps one of the all-time worst movies I’ve ever seen. It made me think of
the movies we were forced to watch in film school that a teacher claimed was
art simply because it made no sense and did nothing to entertain. It’s the kind
of movie that a film critic will praise for fear of others thinking they just
aren’t in tune enough to understand the film rather than just say this is crap.
The movie costs me nothing financially to view and still I
felt ripped off. It was 86 minutes of my life that I will never be able to
retrieve. I could have been washing my hair or clipping my nails and been more
entertained. This is the type of movie you hold onto and force someone to watch
when you want information from them. After 30 minutes they’ll tell you anything
you want to know.
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