Claire: 4/5 stars, 8/10.
Carolyn: 4.6/5 stars, 8.6/10.
Native ratings: 3.7/5 stars Netflix, 7.2/10 IMDB.

Claire’s thoughts: There were some unique moments in the movie. (Or were there? I’m suspicious of my own reactions.)
I was reminded a lot of The Host, actually.
Maybe this movie is the current-day The Host, and The Host is the dystopian-future In Your Eyes.

I really don’t like that they didn’t conclude the ending as much as I would have liked. Joss Whedon builds up this great story, and then the movie stops right at the very point that I want it to continue the most. If this is operating on the “leave them wanting more” principal, then fuck you for being a cocktease, Whedon.

I hate movies where you enjoy watching it, but when it’s over, you’re fucking annoyed that it doesn’t continue. This easily had potential to be 5/5 stars, 9/10. I gotta drop it 1 on both scales for pulling that shit on me. I actually liked this. It was interesting. But I don’t think I’d watch it again. I’d much rather see a sequel.

You know.. I’m just gonna say it. Joss Whedon isn’t all that. He’s totally overrated. He makes things that are more unique than they are good. I have no interest in ever watching Buffy or Angel or Dollhouse. Give me Firefly or give me death. That’s all he’s really been good for. And no, The Cabin In The Woods was NOT brilliant. It was gimmicky in a pretentious way where more could have been offered but wasn’t — much like this movie. I’m starting to get sick of Whedon’s shit. Give me Firefly or give me death.

By the way, there is a Circle Jerks song called “In Your Eyes”. And a song by The Church called “To Be In Your Eyes”. And of course Debbie Gibson’s “Lost In Your Eyes”. Or even Minor Threat‘s “In My Eyes”, except those eyes are my eyes and not your eyes.

Carolyn’s thoughts: This had an interesting premise that was pretty cool at first, but then it montaged its way through to become just another sappy romance [SPOILERS AHEAD] where girl emotionally cheats on her husband and then leaves her husband for the friend she was relying on. Though the husband was kind of a douche and it was good for her to grow out of that relationship.

Directed by Brin Hill.
Written by Joss Whedon (Firefly, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Avengers, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Alien 4, The Cabin In The Woods, Toy Story, 4 eps of Roseanne).

Starring:
Zoe Kazan as Rebecca Porter. She REALLY looks like someone you’ve seen before, but she isn’t. What the fuck?
Michael Stahl-David (Love & Air Sex, Cloverfield) as Dylan Kershaw.
Jennifer Grey (Jeanie Bueller in Ferris Bueller‘s Day Off, Dirty Dancing) as Diane (maybe the backstabbing rich “friend”?).
Nikki Reed (The Twilight movies) as Donna.
Steve Howey (Stan Helsing) as Bo Soames.
Mark Feuerstein (What Women Want, 8 eps of Caroline In The City) as Phillip Porter, the doctor husband.
Steve Harris (Quarantine, 11 eps of The Batman) as Giddons, the parole officer.
Richard Riehle (Santa Claus in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Smiley Face, Extracted, The Beach Party At The Threshold Of Hell, Office Space, Hatchet, Mysterious Skin, Palindromes, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Friended To Death, Dorm Daze 2, The Man From Earth, Bumi in The Legend Of Korra, 1 ep of Drunk History) as Mr. Padgham, fundraiser flirter.Mood: hmm
Music: Slayer – Memories Of Tomorrow