The Circle. (On Netflix)
I like board games. I like social games, like Werewolf, so movies based on a real-like horror game that people are trapped in I like. The appeal is that I want to learn the rules and figure out the strategy to it and how the characters will somehow ‘win’ if possible.
The idea is that these people are in a room, they have to kill each other, kinda like Werewolf. They are voting.
This is one of those super cheap films, that realizes solely on the dialog and social commentary, unfortunately, it’s not the best. It’s okay, but I’m critical of films like this that are trying to say something about our way of life and this doesn’t bring anything new to the conversation.
It’s also missing some reveals or new elements that should have came into play in the second half, and again it’s just the same thing going on, every 2 minutes someone dies.
I’m probably a bad person because I would probably vote for the little girl or pregnant woman early on, and that was deemed ‘bad’ in the film.
I really like the very ending, and wish it went on for another 10 minutes.
I liked this film, wouldn’t say it was great, but it was ok-good.
3 skulls.
Andres
Andres Salazar writes a horror graphic novel called Pariah Missouri, you can learn more at www.pariahmissouri.com