What movie did you guys watch? Seriously.

Rating: 8/10 (12 January 2019)

I honestly dont get the hate for this movie. For me these were the biggest pros:
1. Acting: The acting in this was great and realistic. Nothing too extravagant but of course we got a great role from John Malkovich and Sandr Bullock of course. All the others filled their roles respctively and done well.
2. Storyline: The storyline in my.opinion was adapyed differently from the source material yet still coherent. The non-linear style was actually very smart and left you really wanting more out of it every time it switched from the "present" to when things first started. It didn't take any u necessary routes and every minute was used to.its capacity.
3. Emotional Punch: I was on the edge of my seat 75% of the movie. It was an intense movie honestly and there were times where I really thought things were gonna just go downhill, especially near the end. Also, around the ending with all the loose ends wrapped up in a sense it really made a lot more sense of where the storyline was headed and how Marjorie's character has evolved throughout the movie from being a someone non-emotional rock to finally accepting the children and the idea of actually caring for someone
4. Realism: Some of the characters were stupid, but thats what's gonna happen in real life. People are idiots and not every single person in the world is gonna make the right decision or else all of us would be able yo save the world basically. Some characters were betrayed, some did the betraying. Some did things without thinking, some overthought things. Its realistic and that's what I liked about it.
5. Cohesion: Everything in the movie set up for something else. Whether it be what happened at the market or what happened with Lydia. Even some later parts can pretty much set up the rest of the movie. Yes parts are somewhat cliche but honestly, at this point, what isn't.
This movie was honestly really enjoyable for me and I'm honestly very very surprised that there's so many negative reviews. From what I've seen a lot of these reviews have more "questions than answers" but half of them seem to have skimmed through the movie when a lot of their questions are answeres in the movie.
-Why can't the monsters get into the house? Does nobody remember that anytime there was a creature that the wind would pick up or that the trees started to sway a lot? Theyre probably tied to something of that sorts. Kind of Like what The Happening shouldve been.

Why were the crazy people able to live?

Earlier in the movie its stated that it preys on your greatest fears an losses. Later on Gary talks about how he (now we know he was actually one of them) was "attacked" by inmates of a psychiatric hospital. Then with fish fingers Charlie said he was in prison for a while. People who either have no morality, empathy, or just no fear at all aren't going to be affected by it. I thought it was pretty obvious when it was stated twice in the movie.
This movie was very straightforward so I really sont understand all the confusion.