Number Rolled: 85
Movie Name/Year: Honeymoon
(2014)
Tagline: After
the ceremony comes the ritual.
Genre: Indie
Length: 87
minutes
Rating: R
Production Companies:
Fewlas Entertainment
Executive Producer:
Julie Parker Benello
Director: Leigh
Janiak
Writer: Leigh
Janiak, Phil Graziadei
Actors: Rose
Leslie, Harry Treadaway, Ben Huber, Hanna Brown
Bea and Paul have just been married, so they’re off to Bea’s
family cabin for their honeymoon.
Selina’s Point of View:
This film was slooooooooooooooooooooooow.
By a half hour in, nothing had happened yet. I understand
that it was necessary to show the audience the nature of the couple’s
relationship in order for the main plot to hit home, but they could have done
something to make it feel less like having to watch a friend’s vacation video.
I spent a good deal of the movie trying not to yawn and
wondering where the horror was going to come in. However, when the story hit a
turning point, it became immediately interesting.
In fact, by the end of the film, my eyelids were practically
glued open.
I hated the character of Paul. I don’t think Harry Treadaway
(Truckers, The Night Watch, Pelican Blood)
played him badly, I just don’t like the way he was written. The character of
Bea was a different story. I loved her and I loved the way Rose Leslie (The Last Witch Hunter, The Great Fire, Game
of Thrones) played her. She really gave the part everything she had.
Even with a slow first half I really enjoyed this movie. I’d
recommend it to others in a heartbeat.
Cat’s Point of View:
At the outset, I was expecting something interesting with
this film. A friend of mine had dropped a spoiler regarding a particularly
disturbing scene from the movie, and I was gung ho to see if it measured up on
my own disturb-o-meter.
I have to admit, I have mixed feelings.
I love a good build up in a movie. You know that something
wonky is going to happen when the film is billed as a thriller or horror movie.
The longer things seem ‘normal;’ the more anticipation builds for when ‘the
other shoe drops,’ as the old saying goes.
This movie takes its time with layering in the foundation
for the wonky-to-come. Some might consider it rather slow-paced. I remember
idly wondering when that proverbial fan was going to start splattering the
situational mess around.
That being said, I don’t think that the story took any
unnecessary detours. Every scene has
some sort of significance, even though that doesn’t become clear until the
climax begins to weave the pieces together.
I love Rose Leslie (Now
is Good, New Town, Downtown Abbey) and Harry Treadaway (City of Ember, Cockneys vs. Zombies, Penny
Dreadful). For that reason, I had
high expectations for their performance.
The movie focused primarily on their characters, and they
didn’t disappoint. I could feel the underlying frustration and uneasiness that
was growing between them. They drew me into their story.
Unfortunately, the story lacked something -it just didn’t
entirely satisfy me. I liked the movie, in general, but it’s not one I would
add to my collection.
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 70%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – 43%
Netflix’s Prediction for Selina – 2/5
Selina’s Trust-the-Dice Score – 4/5
Netflix’s Prediction for Cat – 2/5
Cat’s Trust-the-Dice Score
– 3/5
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