My expectations were probably way too high...

Rating: 6/10 (6 March 2018)

I was led to believe that it was worth watching and I was told that I should avoid spoiling myself at all costs so I didn't even watch the trailer... 5 minutes in and I already had a theory about how twisted the story will/could get... I was so wrong... By the time we got to the last 3-5 minutes I still got hopes that there will be a big twist some crazy ending, I had multiple theories about how the mom and the deer are somehow connected, that this is all a dream and just a way to cure his addiction or make him get over loosing his mother or whatever, something unexpected that I didn't notice... but no it was a straightforward "thriller" with barely any suspense, nothing scary, and nothing unexpected... The acting is the only thing that lifts it up to mediocre without some quite believable performances(though it's not that hard to make this setting creepy or awkward with okay acting) it would be quite below that... I'm really baffled how this got any other nomination from the academy than maybe best actor(and that is a big maybe) ...winning best screenplay? I would laugh if this weren't so sad... I was quite hopeful till the movie ended, but it was ultimately really disappointing.