They Remain (2018)

Fresh and Exciting

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The acting in this movie is really good.

"They Remain" is that type of movie without any character or situation development. The viewer sees two researchers seeking out something, somewhere in an undefined period of time and that is the mystery of the story: lack of information. Along the boring screenplay, nothing happens along 1:42 h in extremely slow pace. The Afro-American and the Caucasian have no chemistry, but they will certainly shag with each other in the last half part. And there is no explanation for the awful conclusion. Advice when most needed is least heeded but do not believe in the fake reviews and do not spend your time watching this crap. My vote is one (awful).Title (Brazil): Not Available

Long a fan of HP Lovecraft, Thomas Ligotti, Laird Barron, Christopher Slatsky, Matthew Bartlett, TE Grau, and a number of other weird fiction writers, I have also long been disappointed in the lack of good weird fiction in film. Too often the stories are adapted to remove what makes them special in the first place: the weirdness, the nihilism, the cosmic perspective. Happily, They Remain retains the weirdness and takes its time building the stifling and creepy atmosphere required to deliver it. I really enjoyed this, and I hope to see more like it. Its not perfect. Its not for everyone. But in general, it is a victory for those who know and enjoy the pleasures of the strange.

The Blair Witch Project at the time of writing this review has a rating of 6.4, including my rating of 1/10. This is that much better than TBWP, which I found to be a load of cow droppings.The score and cinematography in this are top notch, both main actors do a pretty good job as well. That is all that gets this 4 stars. Any semblance of a story would have gotten this another star.I sat through this once, but would not do it again. A few times I considered turning it off, but didn't, so be it, there went 100 minutes of my life....Not a terrible movie, but not one I would recommend to anyone.

Right off the start I have to acknowledge how good William Jackson Harper can act. I hope the best for him, but this film isn't going to make him a household name. But don't waste your time on this movie. 'They Remain' begins with 2 people in the woods studying "unnatural animal behavior" and yet, you're left wondering where that is; There's a german shephard that shows up every now and again. There are insects that interest Rebecca Henderson's character Jessica. There's certainly a lot of "what's that mean" thrown in to make some mystery, but the only real weird behavior is between Keith & Jessica. Jessica starts hearing things early in and then both of them act like they're on drugs near the middle of the film. To describe this film, I would have to say it's about the lost cult members of the Charles Manson family. Jessica and others in the movie belong to the famous cult and they're trying to induct Keith into the group. As I watched the story unfold I was thinking how Keith should be yelling, "Why are you messing with me?" It's obvious - Why wouldn't anyone ask this question? 'They Remain' attempts to be psychologically unnerving with dream sequences & a 60's vibe effects, but all it really does is bore. Whatever emotion the direction was trying to invoke in the audience is a complete dislike of the story. It laid out visual mysteries and fails to connect any of it to the plot. We're presented with cameras malfunctioning, a cave, a pair of giant ram horns, and ooo scary "THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE WOODS!" You waste your time waiting for the "slow burn" because it just ends without a climax and you never want to watch it again. Really nice set up for good story telling and it fails to deliver a coherent one.