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Wildflower

Wildflower (2016)

February. 05,2016
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5.3
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PG-13
| Drama Thriller

When a college student starts having a reoccurring nightmare, she begins to believe that it's a suppressed memory. Her search to find the answers forces her to confront her past traumas, while at the same time, helps her unlock a mystery that may bring a killer to justice.

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SpuffyWeb
2016/02/05

Sadly Over-hyped

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Stellead
2016/02/06

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

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Lollivan
2016/02/07

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Billy Ollie
2016/02/08

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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jessicawojcinski
2016/02/09

Unfortunately by no fault of its own, Netflix misbranded this film as a "thriller," when really it should be classified first and foremost as a Christian film. I would say it is a Christian thriller, really the first of its kind, which makes it that much more innovative and interesting to watch. While certainly not a scary film, it is suspenseful. The perfect "thriller" for people who enjoy suspense without the gore or explicit content that often accompanies films classified as thrillers. The drama of an unsolved disappearance that turns out to be a murder and the psychological toll it takes on the only living witness to the crime (the main character, Chloe) is an interesting story that touches on difficult topics such as mental illness, trauma, and familial neglect and abuse that viewers with similar experiences could relate to without necessarily feeling triggered. The film maintains an overarching theme of faith as a steady source of strength for both main characters, Chloe and Josh, who are each dealing with their own internal battles. The film's faith component is more realistic than most faith-based films in that both characters are still working to develop their faith by the end of the film, both in God and in the people in their lives, and that neither characters' problems were miraculously fixed just because they started exploring their belief in God. It is evident that both characters still have some healing to do, but have begun the process through their faith in each other and new openness to faith in God. Small note, I appreciated that Chloe and Josh didn't end up in a romantic relationship by the end of the film. There is definitely potential there, but considering the whole film takes place over a short amount of time and Josh is still mourning the death of his wife, having the two main characters fall in love by the end of the film would have been way too cookie-cutter and painfully predictable.My only negative comment would be that the film is a little stereotypically cheesy in the end, magnified by Nathalia Ramos' acting. Most of the film maintains realistic dialogue, but Chloe delivers a few cringey lines towards the end about not letting the experience "own her or define her" and how Josh was the only one who could see the truth ("who was it who taught you to see with your heart like that?"). Chloe's character was emotionally closed-off for most of the film, so the 360 change of suddenly sharing fortune cookie-esque reflections with her mom and Josh doesn't make sense, and the specific lines she delivers are not colloquial. The performances of better actors like Cody Longo (Josh), Benjamin Ashbrook (Mark), and Shari Rigby (Nicole), make up for Nathalia Ramos' lack of sincerity and emotional depth. Finally, the musical score and cinematography were excellent. The music included talented local artists and compositions by the Christian band Building 429 that would make an excellent movie soundtrack. The cinematography, specifically the aerial shots, were well-done. The landscape was beautiful and believably "small town America."Overall an enjoyable, creative film that I would highly recommend to Christian film enthusiasts and anyone else who would enjoy a suspenseful yet feel-good film.

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turtleshell-77837
2016/02/10

Overall, this movie is well done- not a blockbuster hit, but worth watching. I would say it is a drama much more than it would be a thriller. It reminds me of a TV show soap opera but a lot more wholesome. It has a sense of balance between dialogue, thrill, and redemption. If you look past the stale screenplay, it turns out to be a pretty decent movie. This would be a great movie for all those people who flip on the TV and start watching the first soap opera they come across- I know you're out there! Instead, you can watch this and feel a lot better about yourself :) I appreciate how realistically dark the subject matter gets, and how it doesn't force God into the whole business like an unrealistic band-aid to the problems that are happening. It gets at the confusion we feel when faced with issues like death, anxiety, lack of trust etc. and shows how difficult/ impossible it is to see God in all of it. Plot twists kept me on my toes and guessing, and I found myself drawn into the rising action toward the end. The movie left me feeling good that I had watched it.

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ashpryder
2016/02/11

The acting in this film is terrible, but it is possible that the actors are doing their best with what has to be one of the worst scripts I have ever encountered. The hack who wrote this ought to be ashamed of themselves. Nobody in the film speaks like an actual human being, and it relies on a constant droning voice over narration which is hardly necessary and could be made entirely obsolete with the most minor of script adjustments. The only thing I can give the writer credit for is the fact that it was at least 15 minutes into the movie before it became abundantly clear that it was a soft sell Christian sermon disguised as a mystery.Of course it wasn't a very good mystery either. The only mystery was what the mystery actually was, as it danced around that issue for way too long. That failed to be intriguing at all, possibly due to the ridiculous narration and the constant suggestions that the answers might be found at church.Don't waste your time.

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fionajones-50122
2016/02/12

The film was recommended by Netflix as part of thriller Friday... not entirely sure why.The film gets off to a slow start and never really picks up and speed. It's starts with a random half story of the male lead which is loosely referee back to at points. All of a sudden it gets to the female lead with no introduction or back story.It's a very safe film and somehow they manage to solve a 12 year old missing person case when we all know from cold case about the hard evidence you need before you can make any arrests.It was all very miraculous, possibly aimed at Christian youth ministry movie nights, with plenty of moral story and no sign of ethnic minorities, no alcohol, swearing or even the faintest suggestion of sex.

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