Do not believe the hype.

Rating: 6/10 (30 December 2018)

When this film came out on Netflix, I have never seen so much hype and praise based around it.
It's the most watched film on opening day ever on Netflix and has currently got over 45 million views. There was memes flying around all over social media, based on this film and it was just simply everywhere. So obviously, I had to give it a watch and see what the fuss is all about and I can say with confidence that it should not have all this hype at all.
Do not get me wrong, it is not a bad film. It just isn't a great one either. And if you are going to watch this film with high expectations then please lower them or you will be disappointed. I will start by telling you the negatives of this film and then was is good about it.
For me, the film did not have to be over 2 hours long. It felt dragged out in certain scenes and at times very long winded which took away any emotions you are feeling, because you become bored. The biggest problem I am seeing in other reviews on here and social media etc is that there is no closure and nothing is really answered. And I sadly agree with that statement. You are made to wait over 2 hours to find out nothing about what is causing all the deaths. The characters aren't allowed to see "it" or they will die. WHAT CAN YOU NOT SEE, SHOW OR TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT IT. You are made wondering what happened to certain characters come the ending. There is just so many unanswered questions to this ending that it goes far beyond the audiences imagination to just it being a cop out end to a film. There is several instances where, as a viewer, you question the motives of certain things that different characters do. I won't go into examples as I don't want to spoil anything, but you do get miffed off by certain actions and responses that some characters do.
Some positives to this film is that the acting is pretty decent. The 2 children especially as they weren't annoying like a lot of child actors in films. The film did keep you in suspense a lot of the time. You don't know who to trust, who will survive etc. The general idea of the film is also good, you cannot see whoever or whatever is trying to kill you. It is a very similar idea to "A Quiet Place" if you know what that is.
But to sum up. I think that the negatives of this film outweigh the positives. Like I said at the beginning, this is not a bad film. But, it is not exactly a good one either. I gave it a 6/10, because there is good things about this movie and it is worth a watch if you need a couple of hours to kill. But, just expect to be miffed by the ending and DO NOT go into this film expecting it to be some unbelievable masterpiece.