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The premise of this movie is very good, it's just the execution that's lacking...


Totally serviceable premise. Reminds me of The Day of the Triffids. The direction, dialogue, and acting turn it into a farce. There's a good movie buried somewhere in here.

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I agree. A similar premise was used in the Japanese movie Suicide Club and in Bird Box

The induction of suicide by a mysterious force is a creepy concept, but it's proven difficult to execute

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yes, true. I even got to the point of accepting it as a decent movie. every movie has issues, but this was an interesting ride, premise-wise, and no one gives it credit for that.

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It's interesting that you would say that because I believe this movie has both a good premise and good execution. I know it's really popular to hate this movie but I don't.

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I also like this film.

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its only half a premise though

if theres no cause or explanation its just like the writer thought

"ooh it would make a good story if {thing} happened , but I cant think of a situation or reason or explanation of how it would , so I'll skip that bit"

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