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The acting is just appalling

posted 9 years ago by zacharyrelliott
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Its really too bad. The film has quality, and Eli has great ideas, but unfortunately it is delivered by the worst group of "actors" I have ever seen. I'm sure it had a lot to do with the distribution issues it had. If they were to get Hostel level talent I think it would have added a better sense of realism to the film. The "California valley girl" voices from the females it enough to make me cringe. Does anyone else agree that the acting was harder to watch than the gore?

[–] tstumo 9 years ago

I'm not one of those people to nitpick but I agree. The banter with the main girl and her friend was rough to watch and even just her interacting with Alejandro before the trip as well. And Jonah too. I think it got much better though when things started happening but prior was very cringe worthy to me

[–] MisterSky 9 years ago

Jay Hernandez <3

Most underrated Latino in Hollywood. Hell, Latinos are underrated in general.

[–] david-1998 9 years ago

It was freaking horrible

[–] lupitag-11852 9 years ago

Hmm...I can't get behind this criticism. No one stood out as awful to me. They played characters and I believed those characters, end of story. I don't get the criticism at all, really.

[–] Lott444 9 years ago

I mostly agree except for the roommate in the beginning. She was AWFUL.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I thought the acting was fine. They seemed legitimately horrified.

[–] the_butch 9 years ago

the only good actor in this was that alejandro or however you spell it because of his lolworthy "beating it" scene and showing no remorse lmao

[–] FawnOmatic 9 years ago

I thought Ariel Levy (Alejandro), Ignacia Allamand (Kara), and Nicolas Martinez (Daniel) were all pretty decent. I wish Ignacia would have been around longer.

I notice that the characters I found believable were not Americans. I think because the American characters all seemed so unprepared and just not realistic.

Much of the dialogue was stiff when trying to be funny, vocal fry is always annoying, and they were surprised they would have to *beep* in the woods and that the threat of gun violence would be real. I didn't find that believable at all. Except for Justine because she was new.

[–] soldier_one_2 9 years ago

Hey come on man! We actors have gotta start somewhere ! It's not easy.

[–] Props001 9 years ago

Sorry, but the script must have sucked. No guns, but the students all take their time to switch their phones to international calling (there's cell phone towers out there?). The groups leader couldn't convince a ball to roll down a hill, yet they unquestionably follow him completely unprepared into a rain forest? He doesn't mention that it's life or death until they're already there? Not even a knife? A bunch of healthy young adults can't overpower a village of malnourished children, 3 or 4 men and women. The group leader gives up, just get eaten alive, no resistance what's so even? There's more, but I've already wasted enough time in this movie.

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[–] MilkWithHoney 9 years ago

I thought i was the only one so I came on here to post and I am very happy to see that I am not the only one?

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