I really tried to like this

Rating: 3/10 (28 January 2019)

I wanted so badly to like this movie. I actually did enjoy it until the end. It is visually pleasing and the special effects kept me riveted. My problem with the movie came *after* it ended. Once I started thinking. Sure, there are inconsistencies, but it's just a movie. Plot holes don't bother me as long as I'm entertained. My issue was after the movie ended and I got to thinking.....it was like the whole movie unraveled. Spoilers ahead.....stop reading now if you haven't seen the movie ......
It is revealed in the end that Lena is not Lena. It is an entity that stole her identity to leave the Shimmer. The whole movie is flashbacks narrated by the entity.....so....basically.....the whole movie is a lie. Everything we just watched may or may not have happened. Maybe there was a bear, maybe there wasn't. Maybe these are Lena's actual experiences in the Shimmer, or maybe this is just a story the entity made up. For all we know, Lena died second she walked into Shimmer and this entity made up the entire story. I'm not a fan of movies that basically end with "just kidding."