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Cobweb (2023)- REVIEW - [ENGLISH-SPANISH]@maaasha573d

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I was looking for a movie to watch and I stumbled upon Cobweb, a horror movie from 2023 directed by Samuel Bodin, it says horror but I didn't think it reached the top in this genre, there are movies that leave you with a scare for days but I didn't feel the same with this one even though the story is kind of creepy. It's about a boy named Peter who is the typical kid who gets bullied at school, it turns out that Peter starts to hear strange noises at night in his room and like a voice coming out of the wall, at first Peter is scared of the voice, but when his parents scold him the voice calms him down, it's like he is an imaginary friend but he is not as nice as Peter expects.

Estaba buscando una película para ver y me topé con Cobweb, una película de terror de 2023 dirigida por Samuel Bodin, dice de terror pero no me pareció que alcanzara el top en este género, hay películas que te dejan como con un susto por días pero no me pasó lo mismo con esta aunque la historia es algo espeluznante. Trata sobre un niño llamado Peter que es el típico niño al que le hacen bullying en el colegio, resulta que Peter comienza a escuchar en las noches unos ruidos extraños en su cuarto y como una voz que sale de la pared, al principio Peter se asusta de la voz, pero cuando sus padres lo regañan la voz lo tranquiliza, es como si fuera un amigo imaginario pero no es tan amable como Peter espera.

[Source](https://medium.com/i-dream-of-movies/review-cobweb-is-dark-in-all-the-right-and-wrong-ways-91828bf396a8)

[Source](https://www.gamesradar.com/cobweb-director-samuel-bodin-interview-coraline-halloween-lizzy-caplan/)

This movie has certain horror movie clichés, Peter's parents are nasty, there is a teacher named Miss Devine who is very caring and seems to be the only person who cares about Peter, plus it all happens on Halloween, although truth be told that doesn't really add to the terror. As the movie progresses I could tell that Peter wasn't imagining things but that there was something else, the thing on the wall needs to be released and according to the movie only Peter can help him get it but it's not simple and the movie doesn't really show what's going on, it's hard to understand what that voice on the wall is and if Peter's parents have something to do with it.

Esta película tiene ciertos clichés de las películas de terror, los padres de Peter son desagradables, hay una profesora llamada Miss Devine que es muy cariñosa y parece que es la única persona que se preocupa por Peter, además todo pasa en Halloween, aunque la verdad eso no hace aumentar el terror. A medida que avanza la película me pude dar cuenta que Peter no estaba imaginando cosas sino que había algo más, la cosa de la pared necesita ser liberado y según la película sólo Peter puede ayudarle a conseguirlo pero no es sencillo y la película no muestra realmente lo que está pasando, es difícil entender qué es esa voz en la pared y si los padres de Peter tienen algo que ver.

[Source](https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3778799/cobweb-exclusive-bonus-features-clip-fully-reveals-halloween-horror-movies-practical-monster-spoilers/)

As for the actors there is Woody Norman in the role of Peter a terrified and completely lost boy, who tries to find out things that no child should have to find out. Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr play Carol and Mark, Peter's very scary parents. Lizzy is the star as she's a little crazy at the beginning of the movie and then goes into full on crazy and Starr looks like the perfect dad on the outside but it's not real something is wrong with him. Cleopatra Coleman plays Miss Devine, she seems to be the only relatively sane person of authority in Peter's life. The actors do a good job but I found the script rather ridiculous.

En cuanto a los actores está Woody Norman en el papel de Peter un niño aterrorizado y completamente perdido, que intenta averiguar cosas que ningún niño debería tener que averiguar. Lizzy Caplan y Antony Starr interpretan a Carol y Mark, los padres de Peter que dan mucho miedo. Lizzy es la estrella ya que al inicio de la película está un poco loca y luego pasa a estar totalmente loca y Starr parece el padre perfecto por fuera pero no es real algo le pasa. Cleopatra Coleman interpreta a la Srta. Devine, parece que es la única persona de autoridad relativamente cuerda en la vida de Peter. Los actores hacen un buen trabajo pero el guion me pareció bastante ridículo.

[Source](https://www.findelahistoria.com/2023/06/cobweb-trailer/)

In my overall opinion of Cobweb it's not that the movie is bad but I felt it failed to achieve the terror I was looking for, even though it had moments that could be promising it never became really scary, what you expect from a horror movie are scares but here they weren't scary. The performances are not bad but at times Caplan and Starr seemed like they were overacting and although the film tries to bring something new to the haunted house sub genre I think it has too many plots and fails to develop any fully there are parts that appear in the film and then are forgotten like the missing trick or treat or Peter's stalkers, the film tries to achieve many goals but fails to achieve any I think the director had a good initial concept but failed to find a way to connect everything and in the end I felt cheated and at the same time I was annoyed by the loose ends of the story.

En mi opinión general sobre Cobweb no es que la película sea mala pero sentí que no logró alcanzar el terror que buscaba, a pesar de que tenía momentos que podían ser prometedores nunca se convirtió en algo realmente aterrador, lo que uno espera de una película de terror son los sustos pero aquí no daban miedo. Las actuaciones no son malas pero a veces Caplan y Starr parecía que sobreactuaban y aunque la película trata de aportar algo nuevo al subgénero de las casas encantadas creo que tiene demasiadas tramas y no llega a desarrollar ninguna completamente hay partes que aparecen en la película y luego se olvidan como el truco o trato que falta o los acosadores de Peter, la película intenta conseguir muchos objetivos pero no alcanza ninguno creo que el director tuvo un buen concepto inicial pero no encontró la forma conectar todo y en el final me sentí engañada y a la vez quedé molesta por los cabos sueltos de la historia.

[Source](https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3765957/cobweb-official-trailer-family-secrets-creep-out-in-marianne-creators-first-horror-movie/)

In the ending it is discovered that the voice Peter hears coming out of the hole in the wall is that of his sister who has been locked up by their parents, when Peter frees her, she turns into an ugly spider-like monster, and starts destroying everything, here tone of the movie changes from psychological thriller to a monster movie and this is pretty weird. Peter and Miss Devine manage to catch the sister and then the movie again takes another change, now there is Peter living in the house, and it seems he has murdered his parents, and keeps his sister isolated just like them, this change wants to surprise but rather confusing plus it is absurd, how an eight year old boy stays alone in his house and has killed his parents? And I never knew what happened to Miss Devine? I think the ending was not well thought out and written in a hurry, it left a lot to be desired in terms of plot and linearity as well as the ending, maybe if it had been better written and had a clearer objective, it could have been a good movie. Score 5.9/10.

En el final se descubre que la voz que Peter oye salir del agujero en la pared es la de su hermana que ha sido encerrada por sus padres, cuando Peter la libera, ella se convierte en un monstruo feo parecido a una araña, y comienza a destruir todo, aquí tono de la película cambia de thriller psicológico a una película de monstruos y esto es bastante raro. Peter y la Srta. Devine consiguen atrapar a la hermana y entonces la película vuelve a dar otro cambio, ahora está Peter viviendo en la casa, y parece que ha asesinado a sus padres, y mantiene a su hermana aislada igual que ellos, este cambio quiere sorprender pero más bien confunde además de que es absurdo, cómo un niño de ocho años se queda solo en su casa y ha matado a sus padres? Y nunca supe qué le pasó a la señorita Devine? Creo que el final no lo pensaron bien y lo escribieron apurados, dejó mucho que desear en lo que tiene que ver con la trama y linealidad así como el final, quizás si hubiera estado mejor escrita y si hubiera tenido un objetivo más claro, podría haber sido una buena película. Puntuación 5.9/10.

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›Cobweb - A production where tension and fear are insufficient and mystery is successfully reflected@cute-cactus815d
I remember a saying that whatever happens to a person comes from curiosity, but without curiosity it must be very difficult to learn and discover things. We all know how curious children are, especially when they observe their surroundings with curious eyes. And when they start to experiment with what they observe, nothing can stop them, because their curiosity overrides even pain and fear.
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Peter is an energetic and curious eight-year-old boy. His curiosity is so triggered that it overrides even fear. As you may have guessed, Peter's story is the main plot of the 2023 movie Cobweb.

The thriller, horror genre production actually has more mysterious aspects in its story. You are tossed back and forth like a tennis ball between a family of 3, consisting of a mother, father and child. This turns into a great pleasure while watching the movie, but when it becomes ordinary; it loses its horror and suspense aspect and suddenly turns into a movie that stands out with its massacre scenes.

You know the movies where death happens and is shown a lot, I'm sure you've seen at least one such production. After a while, the mundane deaths and the details of the deaths get boring and the story ends in the same line without any variation. The movie Cobweb also becomes quite ordinary after taking the horror and suspense off the shelf.
[source](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/awZhUJbtT0LolI7HscbyieKihuh.jpg) The script of the movie is good, and with the mysteries that the director adds, you can't decide who is good and who is bad. This feature of the movie manages to keep the audience on the screen. It is hard to predict the change between a few minutes before and a few minutes after and they have successfully triggered the sense of curiosity.
But when everything becomes normalized and you take sides, the story suddenly becomes mundane and the actors start acting ridiculously one after the other. A production that could have been much more successful falls below mediocre after these moments. It turns into a madman's attempt to kill everyone who comes to the house.

However, if the family drama that emerges right after the horror and tension could have been better staged by incorporating the past into it, I could say that the movie offers great viewing pleasure and makes you feel the horror as much as possible. A female being who lives the drama and who is not clear what kind of creature she is suddenly turns the place into a bloodbath.

I liked the development of the story in the beginning and middle of the movie, I didn't like the conclusion. The final scenes made me feel like I was watching another movie. The way the mystery was added was good and kept the movie from being predictable until the end.
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The way 8-year-old Peter overcomes fear through his sense of curiosity is successfully portrayed and reflected. Woody Norman, the child actor who brings him to life, did the best he could. I can say that he had a successful performance about what curiosity can do to a person. However, I find it inadequate in the story that the sharp turn that a child of that age exhibits is not explained in the film. It is certain that the U-turn that someone will show in their behavior for any reason will have causes and consequences. The transition to the consequences without showing the reasons decreased the momentum of the movie.

If I keep the ending of Cobweb separate, I would definitely recommend you to watch the movie, but since I can't keep the ending of the movie separate; I am in favor of you making your own decision about watching the movie. The movie is successful up to a point, but when the big picture is revealed by adding the ending to the story, it falls short. I'm torn between a good movie and a bad movie, and I think it's appropriate to call it mediocre. Thank you for being here and reading, and I wish everyone who will watch the movie a good time. May you get the most pleasure from the life you live and the movies you watch!

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›Cobweb (Review) ESP/ENG@mairene1935d

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Hello friends, how are you? This time I bring you a horror film that I decided to give a chance despite my little faith in horror projects lately and the truth is that I confirmed my disappointment, although I must confess that even so the film, although I can't qualify it as good, I did find it somewhat entertaining.

¡Hola amigos! ¿Cómo están? En esta ocasión les traigo una película de terror a la cual decidí darle una oportunidad a pesar de mi poca fe en los proyectos de este genero últimamente y la verdad es que confirmé mi decepción, aunque debo confesar que aún así la película, aunque no la puedo calificar como buena, sí me resultó algo entretenida.

Overview/Resumen

Peter is an apparently normal boy who suddenly begins to experience a disturbing situation, at night he hears noises behind the walls of his room, his parents pay no attention to the matter and try to ignore it, but eventually and thanks to persistence, the boy discovers that it is not his imagination, the noises are generated by someone real that is inside a kind of cavity behind the wall of his room, this person, which is a girl, assures Peter that he should not trust his parents because they are not what they seem and that he should be very careful with them.

Peter es un niño aparentemente normal que de pronto empieza a experimentar una situación inquietante, por las noches escucha ruidos detrás de las paredes de su habitación, sus padres no le prestan atención al asunto y tratan de ignorarlo, pero eventualmente y gracias a la persistencia, el niño descubre que no se trata de su imaginación, los ruidos son generados por alguien real que se encuentra dentro de una especie de cavidad detrás de la pared de su habitación, esta persona, la cual es una chica, le asegura a Peter que no debe confiar en sus padres porque no son lo parecen y que debe tener muchísimo cuidado con ellos.

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My Opinion/Mi Opinión

I wanted to analyse this film with a critical eye, without letting myself be carried away by the prejudice and the stigma that "they don't make them like they used to", so I gave it a chance, but as I was watching the film I discovered that although the main idea and the plot of the story is quite good, I think that at some point it got out of control and it was absurd, even being a horror film, I think that they could have taken much more advantage of the idea of the "monster", I don't know, it reached a point where many scenes seemed basic and even childish, the performances were good, except for the substitute teacher, I feel as if the actress did not end up getting into character.

Yo quise analizar este film con ojo crítico, sin dejarme llevar por el prejuicio y el estigma de que "ya no los hacen como antes" de modo que le di una oportunidad, pero a medida que yo iba viendo la película descubrí que si bien la idea principal y el argumento de la historia es bastante bueno pienso que en algún punto se salió de control y resultó absurdo, incluso siendo una película de terror, pienso que han podido aprovechar mucho más la idea del "monstruo", no lo sé, llegó un punto en el que muchas escenas me parecieron básicas y hasta pueriles, las actuaciones estuvieron bien, a excepción de la maestra sustituta, siento como si la actriz no terminó de entrar en personaje.

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What I did like was the twist plot regarding Peter's parents, I mean, parents are always expected to be protective of their children, not the other way around, I feel they handled that issue very well to generate unease and even helplessness in the audience.

Lo que sí me gustó fue el twist plot en cuanto a los padres de Peter, es decir, siempre se espera que los padres sean protectores de los hijos, no lo contrario, siento que manejaron muy bien ese asunto para generar inquietud y hasta impotencia en la audiencia.

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On the other hand there is something that caught my attention and maybe I'm wrong but it was something I perceived, and that is that I found a certain resemblance in this film, as if it was a wink or something like that, with Coraline, I say this because of the fact that the parents are also involved and also for the matter of the unknown on the other side of the wall, I don't know, maybe it doesn't make sense but I perceived it like that.

Por otra parte hay algo que me llamó la atención y tal vez estoy equivocada pero fue algo que percibí, y es que encontré cierto parecido en esta película, como si fuese un guiño o algo así, con Coraline, lo digo por el hecho de que también se involucra a los padres y también por el asunto de los desconocido al otro lado de la pared, no lo sé, tal vez no tiene sentido pero yo lo percibí así.

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And that's all for today, I don't want to tell you that I recommend this film or that I don't recommend it, that's something I prefer to leave to your criteria, because probably you will find it a great film or maybe you will end up hating it more than me 😆 tastes are relative. I hope you have a great week, friends, I send you a hug.

Y eso ha sido todo por hoy, no quiero decirles que les recomiendo esta película o que no la recomiendo, eso es algo que yo prefiero dejar a su criterio, porque probablemente a ustedes les parezca un gran film o quizá terminen odiándola más que yo 😆 los gustos son relativos. Espero que tengan una semana grandiosa, amigos, les mando un abrazo.

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›Cobweb a good choice within the genre@ismaca1019d
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Peter is an isolated boy, raised under the strict supervision of his parents, who is bullied at school.

One night he begins to hear noises in the wall of his room.

From then on, dark family secrets begin to unravel.

Good horror film. It's as simple as that.

Lizzie Caplan plays a great role and Antony Star is still struggling to shake off the homelander shadow.
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But here, the one to watch is the infant Woody Norman as he looks set for more powerful roles.

The director knows how to make the most of every last place in the house, without falling into long contemplative or symbolic shots.

The use of the scare jump is moderate, leaving the terror as a logical, and unstoppable, logic.

A good choice within the genre
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›[ESP-ING] Review: "Cobweb"@gigi81034d

¡Bienvenidos a una nueva entrada en mi blog gente linda de Hive!

Welcome to a new entry of my blog pretty Hive people!

Los nuevos lanzamientos de films del género de terror cada vez me decepcionan más, pero aún así les sigo dando la oportunidad de sorprenderme. En esta ocasión les hablaré de:

The new releases of horror films disappoint me more and more, but I still give them the opportunity to surprise me. This time I will tell you about:

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🍿 Cobweb | No tengas miedo

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Es una película de suspenso y terror estadounidense del 2023, dirigida por Samuel Bodin en su debut como director y está protagonizada por: Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman y Antony Starr.

It is a 2023 American thriller/horror film directed by Samuel Bodin in his directorial debut and stars: Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman and Antony Starr.

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🎬 Sinopsis

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Peter es un niño de 8 años que vive con miedo por los ruidos provenientes del interior de la pared de su cuarto, y mientras sus padres insisten en que es sólo su imaginación, su pesadilla cada vez se hace más real.

Peter is an 8-year-old boy who lives in fear of noises coming from inside his bedroom wall, and while his parents insist it's just his imagination, his nightmare is becoming more and more real.

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🍿 Desarrollo | Development

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Peter es un niño muy solitario y sin amigos, y su situación empeora cuando alguien empieza a hablarle a través de una de las paredes de su cuarto, lo que lo mantiene en un estado de terror, pero todo se complica cuando esa voz que escucha le dice que es su hermana y sus padres son los enemigos, por lo que tiene que decidir a quién creerle y nada es lo que parece ser.

Peter is a very lonely and friendless boy, and his situation gets worse when someone starts talking to him through one of the walls of his room, which keeps him in a state of terror, but everything gets complicated when that voice he hears tells him that it is his sister and his parents are the enemies, so he has to decide who to believe and nothing is what it seems to be.

[Fuente](https://images.app.goo.gl/wMwAXmiEtw5Gy3bb7)

🎬 Lo bueno y lo malo | The good and the bad

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Me sorprendió ver a Antony Starr , pero debo decir que encaja muy bien ya que su actuación es muy buena al igual que la del resto del elenco, más que todo Lizzy Caplan que tenía años sin verla.

I was surprised to see Antony Starr, but I must say that he fits very well as his performance is very good as well as the rest of the cast, especially Lizzy Caplan who had years without seeing her.

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El inicio de este film parecía bastante prometedor, su atmósfera tenebrosa e inquietante nos atrapa y nos lleva a sumergirnos en la historia y el misterio, lástima que el resto no esté a la altura de esa buena premisa inicial.

The beginning of this film seemed quite promising, its gloomy and disturbing atmosphere traps us and leads us to immerse ourselves in the story and the mystery, too bad the rest is not up to that good initial premise.

Sin embargo, no todo fue malo, lo que pasa es que en la segunda mitad del film todo empieza a tornarse un poco torpe y el mejor acto lo llevaron a cabo de manera apresurada y sin la atención que merecía, lo que me pareció bastante decepcionante, eso y que el final nos dejó con más preguntas que respuestas.

However, it wasn't all bad, what happens is that in the second half of the film everything starts to become a bit clumsy and the best act was carried out in a rushed manner and without the attention it deserved, which I found quite disappointing, that and the end left us with more questions than answers.

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[Fuente](https://images.app.goo.gl/pW4CpZrgBzTtrdKC6)

Y un personaje que siento que estuvo de más fue la profesora, tal vez porque no le dieron la profundidad que necesitaba o porque la sentí innecesaria. En resumen, quedé decepcionada con lo que pudo ser y no fue, porque tenía el potencial para ser mejor.

And one character that I feel was too much was the teacher, maybe because they didn't give her the depth she needed or because I felt she was unnecessary. In short, I was disappointed with what could have been and wasn't, because it had the potential to be better.

[Fuente](https://images.app.goo.gl/raYfoX5DXCmqPFDC7)

Pero bueno amigos, estaré viendo otras cosas y dándoles mi opinión. Nos estamos leyendo.

But hey folks, I'll be watching other things and giving you my opinion. We are reading each other.

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›Confusing Resolution! Cobweb (2023) || Movie Review.@esther-emmanuel1047d

The aim of watching a movie is actually to get entertained from the start to finish and also enjoy the resolution of the story. However, watching a film with an impressive start and then getting to the end you were fed with a lazy, confusing and unrealistic resolution. Ouch! That will hurt! After investing a great amount of your time watching the movie. Well cobweb is a perfect example of this.

At first when I heard of this movie I was a bit reluctant to watch it because of Antony Starr. I am not a fan of his work and it was because of him I stopped watching the TV show titled 'The Boys'. However, I read a positive review online and decided to give it a try. I love horror and this movie is horror. So I thought, it can't be that bad. Then I gave it a try.

'Cobweb (2023)' is an American horror thriller that was written by Chris Thomas Devlin and directed by Samuel Bodin. This movie was distributed by Lionsgate and the story revolves around an eight-year-old boy named Peter who discovers that a voice is trying to communicate with him from the wall of his bedroom and he has to find out who or what it is behind the wall. The movie starred Woody Norman, Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman and Jay Rincon.

The movie starts by introducing us to a timid boy named Peter who lives with his parents in an old house. He is always bullied at school because of his timid nature. Yet at home he is emotionally detached from his parents who act mysteriously. On a beautiful family dinner night, Peter asked his parents if he could go trick-or-treating but his parents immediately rejected his proposal and told him what happened in their city some years back when a girl disappeared on Halloween night. This story made Peter scared.

In the middle of the night when Peter was fast asleep, he began to hear muffled knocks, thuds and footsteps in the wall of his bedroom. Then, a young girl's voice called out to him, he got terrified and immediately called for his parents. His parents came and dismissed all he said and told him it was all a dream. These muffled sounds and voices kept on until Peter decided to find out who was behind the wall. What or who will Peter find? Is it a ghost? Or is their house haunted?

My Review And Rating.

My experience with this movie is strange and confusing. This is the first time I am experiencing such after watching a movie. At the start, I was impressively invested in the movie because of how interesting the beginning was. However, on getting to almost the end, I was thrown off course like a signboard during a tornado. I was thrown into confusion because I began to question myself about what I was watching. Is it a paranormal or horror? Why am I seeing a human spider creature? How did it come to be? What is the back story? Let's leave it at that.

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I have to commend the director of this movie for directing the first part of this movie in an intriguing way. It was good, the tension and suspense build was amazing. Also, the writer (Chris Thomas Devlin) conjured up a fantastic story that had potential but in the middle he went of course, lost his MOJO and began to write a story that has nothing to do with the beginning which brings us to the bad script of this movie. However the director did his best to actually give the movie a good outlook, but still it wasn't enough.

Let's talk about the cast. The Cast were amazing with their performances and they were able to portray their roles well in a realistic way. The only problem I think the cast had was the terrible script writing. It destroyed some of their talents and I wished the script was written in a better way. Before I forget, Antony Starr was annoying in this movie as usual. 😑

For the visual and cinematography, it was terrible for me. Everything was dark, shoddy and no proper lighting. Even Peter's house was lacking effective electricity. I would go blind if I lived in that house for months. I love Lights! Also, the human spider creature was terrible and not showcased well. I saw nothing else except for legs, arms and rapunzel-like tangled hair.

Rating this movie, I will give it 4 out of 10 stars. Cobweb is a movie that comes bearing sweet things then leaves you with confusion and no lasting impression. It's suitable for once watching and then just forget you ever watched it. If you haven't seen it yet, go watch it now. Perhaps your experience might be different from mine.

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›'Cobweb' by Samuel Bodin Review: An okay thriller, but some wasted potential@namiks1051d

It has been a while since I last saw a relatively new release. I had that itch to check out something new these past days as I realised I'm actually very out of the loop when it comes to modern television series and feature length titles. Streaming services are a chore to sit through to find something, and often enough I just don't have that patience. I Googled through some newer releases much like I did a few months ago, and found a few titles to check out. It is rare that I choose a modern horror or thriller film due to the genres being plagued with annoying tropes that just make them all the same. Recently it appears there's a new trope playing out within these genres: the house. The idea of the house as a setting for something far more sinister than meets the eye. Barbarian was a film much like this, indie but with a decent enough budget and story to hold your interest. Well, I assumed that'd be the case here with Cobweb, but I tried my best to avoid the synopsis. In fact, even as the credits ran I was surprised to see Seth Rogen listed as a producer, given his work recently elsewhere in animation and The Boys.

I really wasn't sure what to expect from this one. But I think I actually enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, especially after seeing the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Though with this film came some wasted potential as it started to reach its conclusion, going a bit off the rails to pursue an action packed finale rather than expanding upon its oddness. It held a great build up of tension and questions to begin with, however. Starting off quite strong, ultimately leading me in one direction as it went in another. Subverted expectations are rarely done well in films and television shows, but one of the main strengths here was how it handled it all. Another strength was in how the film progressed mostly with the perspective of a child, giving us a lot to connect with and feel for, contributing to those subverted expectations as the story went on and became more strange. The fact that this film didn't feel like a slow burn with a relatively short runtime also added to the positives. It didn't overstay its welcome, and thus never got boring with filler.

So, for now I can already suggest watching the film, perhaps more fitting over Halloween for the atmosphere. It'll be a lot more fun then.

Cobweb

For a thriller and horror film, I would say that Cobweb is a film that isn't actually scary at all. It's purely atmospheric in how it builds up its story and throws various questions at the audience. This film introduces its main protagonist as a young child, one that gets bullied often at school and believes he's hearing a voice in the wall. His parents of course don't believe anything, telling him its nothing and that he's just misbehaving. These dismissive parents at first just seem stupid, but as the story progresses it starts to look malicious. This works alongside a concerned teacher that pokes their nose around the family trying to figure out what's really going on in her student's life. Clearly something is afoot here. What adds to the suspense is how the child slowly begins to to act out on the words he's hearing in his room. Pushing one of his bullies down the stairs in school, breaking his leg in the process.

The more we see of his home life, the more it appears as if the parents are holding something from the world. There's talks of a young girl that went missing in the area not long ago, which implies something sinister as the parents start acting very suspicious. I really liked how this was handled, at first it felt a bit generic, a bit too blatant with its story. But it sure took me for a ride as it turned out everything I had assumed was in fact wrong. And the film rarely implies anything other, making that final pay-off really take you off-guard. Though, the problem here is that the reality of the situation isn't that interesting. Instead, it's a bit disappointing. As the film picks up with the action, the truth gets revealed to us, but that truth just doesn't really appear all that interesting or scary. Especially having had the film build up this suspense for almost an hour. It's this last 25 minutes of the film which really focuses on wrapping things up that things sort of fall flat, and don't get me wrong, it isn't bad, just in the narrative seems a bit too normal. Part of this is due to how well your expectations get subverted, your mind starts to question all options, and the truth just doesn't have much weight in comparison.

From the cinematic perspective, the film is done very well. I really liked the lighting and directing in this. It didn't pursue any weird horror tropes in the sense that you have violins screeching and long, slow dolly shots moving inward into the darkness -- though I admit there is a few similar ideas here. But they don't throw out any jump scares sudden loud noises. A strength here is that once the truth is revealed, it still keeps it quite hidden. We don't really see the thing that is hiding in the walls. One thing I have to mention though: why are American houses built so poorly that their walls are paper thin with enough space to walk through?! So many horror and thriller films focus on this idea, it seems the genres would crumble without the idea of massive housing space being wasted with empty walls. Anyway, the utilisation of showing very little of our supposed threat means it continues being something we aren't so sure about. We don't need to see everything, just enough of it to get an idea of its shape and size. Hands on the flooring from beneath the door; long, grey hair that drags around. These are a few examples in which I felt not showing a lot was actually better!

I really don't want to go too deep into the story or spoil anything, so that's as far as I'll go in discussing the story and its main idea. But I will say that I actually quite enjoyed this film. It was a really nice surprise despite having a few weaknesses here and there. In terms of visuals and performances, there wasn't really much wrong with it. Very few characters, and given just enough screen time each.

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