Don't Look Back Reviews
I quite liked the concept but the execution was too hit and miss and acting a bit patchy
First of all, there is simply too much time and effort being spent on a Man being beaten to death in a park. Although this was terrible news, these people who witnessed it are being treated as if they witnessed something worse. Like, for example, a child being beaten to death, or something along those lines. It's as if what happened to that man happened in a town that has virtually no violent crime especially the way its portrayed on the local news. Realistically, sad to say, almost everyone these days just stares, or even films a fight of someone being brutally assaulted. It's not uncommon unlike in the movie. A news story such as what happened to that victim, would not be treated like the biggest news story of the year, but in this movie, it is all the town is talking about. This stretching of the storyline, took a lot away from what could have been a more interesting film to me. And the ending was no surprise at all. But the acting was good so not bad in that department.
It has a coherent plot and decent pacing. Beyond that, all bets are off. Its vibes are corny, its thrills are cheap, and its religious morality is nauseating.
These faith-based movies are getting better with production quality. I actually don't have a problem with the visual look or the acting here. I am critical of the message, though. I think the movie is too harsh on people who are thrown into a state of shock when witnessing violence. You want to help but are not sure if you are physically strong enough to prevail. Most people don't wake up expecting to be a hero that day. That is distinct from the opening scenes of real-life cold-hearted bystanders. That is completely different from what was shown in the story. But there was a twist in the end that seemed to suggest that wasn't the real lesson after all. Not a bad film. It did get annoying in the middle, though.
This movie should not be called Don't Look Back. Instead, it should be Don't Think Back or Don't Think Too Much. It was not scary and plot was too easy to guess. Acting part is not bad.
The worse movie seen in a long time. Disappointed I've wasted precious life on this. Storyline acting … a lot to be desired..
It is a movie. I am sure that the people who made it have parents that are very proud of them. It is not a good one. It looks like it was shot on someones phone. The screenplay is barebones and seems cribbed from a half-remembered Dean Kootnz novel. The actors would be fine understudies at a local playhouse. But to its credit, it does land the ending with more style than the rest of the movie so I rounded it up to 1 1/2 stars.
Starting with a brutally realistic of news reel footage, Jeffrey tells us that what we are about to see is no comedy, and he isn't wrong. Dont Look Back is a smart thriller which will get you talking about ‘what would you do' if you were in the situation Caitlin is in, would you intervene, or not get involved. Whilst its very easy to decide before the event, its a little more difficult once you find yourself face to face with violence. Jeffrey in his feature directorial debut has crafted a fantastic thriller which holds you from the opening seconds, and doesn't let go until the end. Whilst the film will of course appeal to horror fans, the film also works just as well (if not better) as a psychological thriller in the same way The Omen does, or even Final Destination ( written by Jeffrey Reddick). You can watch this film and see the paranormal elements to the plot to it, or you can view the film without those those, its perfectly balanced and works either way with no lesser enjoyment whichever mindset you watch it with. isually great, wonderfully casted (especially Kourtney Bell as Caitlin) and a great directing (and writing) job by Jeffrey Reddick, with Don't Look Back, being his feature length debut, Im very excited to see what he has in store for us next
I agree that during the beginning of this movie I was sceptical because of the average B grade acting, not to mention the obviously annoying enemy in the brother of the dead guy. However, this movie comes with a final twist/finale that made the 'Karma' theme of the movie mesh and flow so well. Would watch this again and recommend because I believe that without word of mouth this would be an underrated gem.