HoneyBee

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I could even get past the amateurish filming of the thing, and it goes along for awhile where if you get past that its not too bad, but still nothing is happening. Then when things actually start to happen the whole thing goes completely off the rails. Amateurish 'fight' scenes, bad editing, ridiculous jumps in logic to just plain no rationale at all... As is my custom its not a 1 if I make it through... but I wish I'd moved on once it started to get bad.

The director had good taste when they were casting the actors. The family of boys and their mom actually look so much alike, and they move alike, they sound alike, and that is sweet because in other movies when they don't look alike its hard for me to follow the story because I don't believe anything. But in this I was like looking up everybody to see whose related to each other. The actress playing Hilary I would like to ask her hand in marriage, oh swerve doe, she was amazing. Some of the acting was kind of cheesy with the blond girls but maybe they were supposed to be stereotyped like that or something? I figured out the family is like a group of creatures and they go from town to town quietly so the mother can feed and they're all sneaky and charming. I bought it and it's good and I'll watch it again.

I had a blast watching this especially because I know the area it was filmed and I loved how gorgeous everything looked and could tell they filmed in June which is the month the story takes place in so the crazy weather was fitting. I thought the acting was good and the chemistry between the red haired son and the girl Hilary was SO believable I wonder if they were actually together. I also liked the relationship of the girl Hilary with her Dad and how it wasn't stereotypical like other movies where they fight all the time. While I do have some questions and I took a point away because I really wanted a bit more goriness I have it all figured out and am wondering why the other reviewers didn't... My 9 year old figured it out so .. Just saying. For us this was fun and I would watch again.

Just full disclosure, I know two people who worked on this and one of the them is the Director/Writer whom I have read other work from as she did some script doctoring and another is a crew member. That being said I told them I would give an honest review and I couldn't just give it 10 stars unless I felt that way. However, I loved it, I just loved it... But it has flaws and I could not give it 10 stars. It does deserve 7 though. If you are someone that needs all of the answers and doesn't like to imagine things then no, this will bug you. If you like to chat with your friends about a movie afterward or you loved the Sopranos Finale then you will love this. The acting is so good, I just couldn't believe it. They rose the bar way high for other indie films - way way high. Great directing, great acting, and great fight scenes. But come on, you have to give us some more answers! That is my only let down and enough to take 3 stars away. The camera work - perfection. The sound was fine, could have been better, but editing was really good and I don't even know how they made this on this small budget. Seriously, that takes talent alone. So if you like movies like "It Follow" or "Lights Out" or "Lost Boys" or "Bullet Proof" or "SleepWalkers" you will eat this up.

This is for sure a B horror movie so don't expect a lot of crazy special effects or anything. I actually appreciated that because I'm so distracted by them when they aren't done right. It looked like in this movie the brothers were actually fighting and that being said, the fight scenes were very well done and didn't drag out too long either. It had a kind of rawness to it. However someone of it was really campy like the the cliché of a small town and a boring high school. Yeah yeah yeah we get it, it's a small town. The math teacher who is a punk rocker in real life was actually a nice wink. The acting overall was pretty good and the film LOOKS really nice. It doesn't look like a horror movie it looks like a sweet romance. The story was unique and I did not guess the ending so for me, that means it's good. But I have a lot of issues with not having all the answers and again, the cliché of the small town. How OLD is Louisa actually? Are the twins actually the oldest brothers? Is Hilary now like Louisa in the end and will have to live that way? A very fun film though, I give it 6 out of 10.

I'm going to level with you. This film is not without its flaws. But what it lacks in production value it more than makes up for with great casting, clever dialogue, and a well-developed story. Not everything is explained, there's no great backstory, but this is not that type of film. The story we see is enough without having to explain the history of the characters (even though we do get a little of that). What I loved about this quirky B-horror/comedy flick was the electrical chemistry of the cast (seriously, it was so fun watching them hang out), the fun 80's-style music (complete with a cameo from the GoGo's Jane Wiedlin!), and a slow-burn style story that pushes to a solid climax.

So yes I have many questions after just now finishing this and its the first time I watched a movie I can't just go to Wikipedia and read the full synopsis to see what I am missing so if you're reading this miss director please make a wikipedia page for people like me! So there's a lot to just fall in love with because this movie looks like a fancy indie music video with lots of colors and warmths and everyone like the whole cast literally glows beautifully golden while the "normal" folks are darker haired. Very very good art department and I really loved the chemistry between the son and Hilary (so hot!) I thought at times the girl playing Hilary seemed young and at other times it was like she seemed 30, but in the film she's more like the parent to her dad than him to her. She takes care of him a lot and that really connected with me on a personal note and I think it will with others too. There were so many layers to this. But I have questions and I really really really want answers so I am taking 2 points away as Hilary said to her bestie via FaceTime "Sorryyyy"

I had a friend who worked on the crew and I just watched this and let me tell you, as a fan of horror/comedy I had thoroughly enjoyed it. I was never bored, I don't think I got up once from watching it on my laptop which says something. I loved how it looked! I was like wow, I'm from upstate NY and this movie makes it look the most beautiful place in the world. Yet it there were dark undertones there the whole time since you know... it doesn't end well! So spoiler alert, the brothers are a LOT older than they claim to be, especially the twins who are actually the oldest and shown in an old newspaper clipping. They're basically like drones taking care of their mother, the "Queen Bee" and feeding cute girls to her so she can stay ageless. I'm never sure if she would die without feeding or if she is choosing to feed? Anyway, it was awesome and I thought completely obvious. I want to see what this Writer would do if they had a big budget!

It's a decent horror film, very true to this era with its style and cool music. I had fun watching it, but annoyed I didn't get exact answers. I didn't want hints, I didn't want to guess WHAT they were, just wanted to be told exactly. I think I have it figured out but seriously make a wiki page and spell it out for me please. I'd also say rent but don't buy. Really good acting by the cast also which I can't say about most movies in its category I watch on amazon. So there's that. It's about as good as Death Note, but not as good as The Night Before.