Negative

Give me back my 1.5 hour? Bad in everything. 3 stars for me ( courtesy )

Everything about this screams "B" movie! The only thing missing are the seats & funny riffs from MST3K

Negative is a rare treat. It is a limited budget Indie action film that has the look, feel, and heartfelt acting of a high-quality big budget movie. Katia Winter gives Academy Award worthy performance. Would be terrific to see on the big screen. No spoilers. Just sit back and enjoy as the story unfolds. Would Rate as 12 if possible.

Loved this movie. Joshua Caldwell actually takes the time for the audience to get to know and understand the characters so you care about them once things get tense. Most Hollywood movies could take note. The action is well done, performances are spot on and I love the little details throughout the movie that add suspense and character. Most films like this would jump straight to the next location. Instead we get to see how things develop for the characters. Very well done, beautifully shot and excellent editing as well.

Crap, crap and totally crap. Did I mention this film was totally crap? Well, it's totally crap 👎

I watch a lot of movies and I like to give them all a chance just in case there is something interesting or exciting to warrant a viewing Unfortunately this movie has none of these features it is pointless and offers nothing in the way of story line,acting or direction The plot is non-existent with the actors just going through the motions and the dialogue is sooo boring its embarrassing. I wish the previous reviewers had posted earlier as this would have saved me 95 mins of my time

I rarely stop watching a movie although how crappy it is. Well for this one I made an exception since its beyond boring. I cant leave long reviews so this is it.. SKIP IT

Well. What did I just watch ? I'm not sure if I can find words to describe this train wreck. So, a ramdom dude takes a photo of a random woman in a park. All the mess starts there. The same woman knocks on the dude' door because...of convenient script. Minutes later, two people (killers) are coming to the dude's door too because of... convenient script. No action there. Woman and dude take a car and drive away. Still nothing happens. Half the movie, they finally met an old friend of the woman because of... convenient script. A few stupid and useless speaking about food or dogs starts there. What's the point ? Guess it's because amateurish script. There starts a fight between the woman and her "friend". What the what ? The man is way more muscular than her : check their arms o_O The photograph takes a little punch in the face and get instantly knocked out : but the woman can take 3 punches in the face, but no problem at all. Easy peasy because of... convenient script. Then (because the mess isn't over yet), the two "killers" comes. They are smarter than James Bond, so they park their car in front of the entrance door, because of...convenient script. The woman gets a plan : we run into the desert, and turn a flashlight on. This way, we will lure the baddies to an empty space. Wait. Seriously, it's your plan ?!? Finally, the photographer shoots the bad lady, because of...convenient script. The woman kills the bad guy who is telling her a few nonsense lines. OMG. Now, they're safe, and they split. The end.

A negative rating for Negative. I'm not sure what accomplished director/producer/cinematographer Joshua Caldwell was thinking taking on this project. This film has got to be the epitome of terrible writing and should be a classroom example of 'what not to do' when writing a screenplay. Why would Joshua take on (clearly) amateur writer Adam Gaines script is beyond me. Even his good directing and excellent cinematography could not save this disaster. Aside from the super obvious plot holes and very poor story overall, the dragged-out unnecessary dialogue made this film unbearable and extremely boring. The way too long 1h 39min film length felt like 4 hours and I found myself saying "get on with it already, who cares!" when the two leads would just ramble on about nothing relevant. This movie may have been interesting if it was a 30 min short film (which oddly enough is the only minimal writing experience Adam Gaines has). The acting was decent and Katia Winter was very easy on the eyes to look at, but her chemistry with Simon Quarterman was very unconvincing. Maybe it was the boring dialogue they had that made their chemistry absent. Even the maybe total of 10 minutes of action scenes were overly dragged out. The rest of the film was primarily useless garbage dialogue with absolutely no point to the story - start to finish. Don't waste your time with this one. See the trailer, and that's all the good and interesting parts you'll need to see. This gets a 3/10 strictly for the directing and cinematography.

Was drawn into seeing 'Negative', with a cool poster/cover, a promising trailer, an intriguing premise and as someone with a general appreciation for drama/thrillers. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there, made me though apprehensive. It is sadly however yet another film seen recently, hence some reiteration because the exact same strengths and flaws are here present in those films, that to me was incredibly disappointing considering its potential which it doesn't do anywhere near enough with. 'Negative' is lacklustre, with so many huge flaws and doesn't do enough with its potential, which was hardly small. There is not much to recommend in 'Negative'. Lets start with the positives.. The scenery is atmospheric and spooky, and is surprisingly well shot. 'Negative' also starts off promisingly, it does intrigue and it does have creepiness in parts. There is the odd assured directing touches and Katia Winter is quite good. Going on to the negatives, the story does feel over-stretched and some of it comes over as vague and under-explained in the last third where the film especially became duller, more predictable, more senseless and less unsettled and never gaining momentum. Too many characters are too sketchy and with nowhere near enough to make one want to endear to them. Their annoying and illogical decision making and behaviours frustrates. Making the film feel bland and forgettable with not enough heart put into it. The effects are ropy at best, the sound quality is obvious and utilised cheaply (being too loud in the build ups and people's reactions) and excepting the quite good Katia Winter the acting isn't great, Sebastian Roche coming off worst, and the chemistry is bland. Dialogue can be stilted and rambling while the pace and film drags on forever after such an intriguing start and doesn't recover. Even the ending however is botched, due to being so afterthought-like and with no sense of how to end it. Found too many of the supposedly shocking moments not surprising or scary and the supposedly creepy atmosphere dreary, due to the excessive obviousness, a lot of dumb and vague moments and explanations and the lack of tension and suspense. A lot of 'Negative' has underdeveloped plot elements and often nonsensical and confusing character motivations, while too many of the things to make you shocked are far from creative or unsettling. There is not enough threat here and what there is of it tends to be used poorly, while it is unimaginative and is more odd than scary or suspenseful, completely failing to show any sense of horror. Some badly sagging momentum too and a lot of weirdness. The direction is uneven, with some assured moments but a lot of ill-at-ease ones too. Concluding, lacklustre but not without its moments. 4/10 Bethany Cox