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Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner. © 2022 Lionsgate, Tea Shop Productions, BuzzFeed Studios, Capstone Pictures, and Flawless. Directed by Scott Mann.
Watched it on Starz
Fear Reaches New Heights Quick Review: Skydiving can be insane but doing mountain climbing is risking your life like it's the Olympics but your family is humiliating you. However, this film mixes things up with a simple plot but with friendship drama that really works well due to the performances of our two main leads. Plus, the scope of this film seems high which paid off in the end. It's a well-made small film with very solid cinematography and pretty good sound design. The CGI can be wonky in certain scenes but with its low budget, it does work well. I loved the tension throughout the film and by the second act, I was fully into the story and the stakes get higher by the end. It's a somber film but it has a vision behind it and some great sequences caught my filmmaking attention. The biggest thing I was worried about going into this film was its pacing since it's a one-location story but with only two characters. However, they kept raising the stakes every time they tried something different with some consequences for each attempt. It's clever and there's an interesting plot twist that made me shock in a good way. The execution is done well and by the end, I was relieved. What also really made my expectation way different is that it took this simple young adult story into a dramatic grounded story that felt like real adults, especially since one of these characters is an influencer. I would say that this film still has the typical cliches that were expected in a survival duo film. However, even with those cliches and tropes, I was still invested in the characters' personalities. Virginia Gardner's character stood me out due to her influence personality and her complicated relationship with her friend in the story. However, Grace Caroline Currey's performance and character were well-written. I didn't stick well with the father subplot unfortunately but it was nice to see Jeffrey Dean Morgan in a film. Still, I really was surprised by this film's plot, and with the solid performances, I was hooked on the film. It's nice to see a small survival thriller back on a big film landscape. Next time I go rock climbing, I'll make sure I have my rope as tight as possible before I see Kratos freefalling. Now Streaming on Starz and on VOD. Vizeit Score: "B" (Share this review with your film friends and on social media! Thank you for continuing supporting my indie film website.) Copyright © 2023 Vizeit Reviews / Vizeit Studios. All Rights Reserved. Review Written By: Everardo Garcia Jr.Editor In-Cheif/Owner of Vizeit Reviews | (Chicago Indie Critics Member [CIC])
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