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Now we could argue that the theme of the movie is so overused that there is no point in expecting anything truly great, yet, if you look at superhero movies you will find some, like The Dark Knight that make everything just right, and I really want to start this review, basing what I am going to say upon it.

Yes, The Unfamiliar is not original, it has however a better, somewhat of a The Others vibe to it, managed to trick me into thinking something else entirely and for that, well my hat is off. The problem here is the fact that it reveals itself too early and tries and manages to offer a lot of action in the third act, but it felt unnatural and even bored me at times. The ending itself is a bit too out there, but not a deal breaker, but a worthy conclusion I guess, and that is about all I can say without revealing anything that will spoil the action for others.

There are pluses, good actors/characters, good tension built in the beginning, some nice reveals, good offtrack throws, but they didn't really bring anything new, they simply did their job right but in the same way others done it before them. The people involved in the production of The Unfamiliar needed someone with more guts, that would have had the courage to go further and blend in some new elements here. All in all a good production, but still, nothing you haven't seen before.

I do recommend it, it should be viewed by horror fans, goes down great with junk food and beverages and in the end, it will probably be soon forgotten.

Cheers!

The film starts off really well and has some spooky moments but once it gets to about the half-way point, it devolves quickly. To be frank, the last half is a total train wreck. They pretty much were just throwing all the possession tropes against a wall to see what would stick. The lead actress is quite good.

This really rides right down the middle for me. Concept isn't exactly ground-breaking, but there was enough variety and differences to be enjoyable. Moves along pretty fast at times, but then will leave you questioning what just happened.

Not the worst thing ever by a long shot, but not at all scary.

When the director wants it to be scary, it tries too hard but fail. This is a typical example. I feel want to laugh more in some scenes.

If you need to fall asleep at night! No thrills in this dull performance bore fest knock off.

This film would give B-movies a bad name. The Brady Bunch Hawaiian special was scarier. Why not have an active bee hive near the house when you have a kid with severe bee sting allergies? Makes sense.

Literally the worst movie i have ever seen. absolute garbage.

*NON-SPOILER*

Yes, this is a mid-low budget film. Yes, not many people have heard of it. Yes, it doesn't have huge named actors in it.

But...... The storyline and acting in this is actually really good. If I'm honest, I was unsure on both fronts to begin with, but as the film got further along, you could see the talent on show.

As for the storyline, I don't like to give away any spoilers, but it does start very quickly and you'll be wondering what exactly is happening. Things do develop and then explain themselves in time. It has genuinely creepy moments and moments of horror with a decent storyline to go with it.

I would've rated this more but there are aspects to the film that let it down, like the lack of background on why what happens actually happens. Scenes jumping quickly from one to the next without any middle ground is another reason.

Regardless, this film isn't less than a 4/10 which it's currently rated at, if you like horror and are open minded, it's definitely a solid 6.

There is bad, really bad, plain aweful and then 'The Unfamiliar'. Fell asleep after 15min

I really enjoyed this film, it was a fresh new concept to horror, bringing together the impact of war and what it does to a person alongside the fear of the unknown when returning to a family you know but who are strangers at the same time.

Visually I found it quite intriguing and appreciated the effort which had been taken to tell us the story of such an unknown culture and its own demons and urban legends.

Well made and well received!

9/10

The film house and associates must surely be rating this a 10... Hats off to them for trying to make the rating more appealing - get spambots to assist with the 10's for this was REALLY painful to watch .

Don't judge the movie by its cover - a very predictable and clearly low budget production. At least some money was spend on the cover to dupe the consumer.

All entitled to our own opinion but this is just garbage it's so confusing it starts off and u think itll be decent until they change it up way too much and just twist things I mean come on.. why does the devil sneak around like hes in a spy movie.

This movie was just bad. I dont believe any of the writer's, actors or crew had ever been to Hawaii making it hard for me to wach. The Brady Bunch Hawain curse telivision episode was much better. This movie is not clever not any attempt at a story that is original or compelling.

Had potential with a couple good creepy spots but not one good jump scare & honestly the very end was EXTREAMLY predictable! I rate this as Junk with potential!

After creating a comfy environment (popcorn, drawn curtains, blankets, lights off, sound on) I sat down to watch the much anticipated The Unfamiliar. From rich imagery to eerie sounds I was definitely intrigued. Needless to say, my popcorn bowl went flying a couple minutes in, that was the only real jump scare that I got, which I can appreciate.

I felt that the movie had a strong plot BUT I would have liked some elements of the story and characters to be a bit more exposed. The cinematography was awesome and the movie score was impressive. Jemima West's performance was spectacular, I felt like she really leapt into her character and created a feeling of relatability for the audience.

All in all, I enjoyed The Unfamiliar and would have loved to have seen it in the cinemas. The first few reviews I read do not do it justice.

I seen some bad reviews but still gave it a go and I have to say i'm impressed. I don't normally write reviews on here but I had to support this film as I would consider myself a big horror fan and i felt like the way they shot and edited this was original and refreshing. It was cinematic, creepy and will have you glued to the screen right to the end. I haven't seen to many indie films this year but if your like me and into original horror films this is one to watch for sure!

Woman starts seeing strange stuff, but husband doesn't believe her. Will one of these families in these crap movies divorce for once. You would have to go to a hospital after getting a epi-shot. You would think the a person that allergic to bee stings would vacation no where near them. This is like me(allergic to fish and shellfish)walking into Red Lobster and ordering a buger.

I don't like it and i don't know why this movie exist?