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I recently had the misfortune of watching M. Night Shyamalan's latest film, "Trap," and I can honestly say it felt more like a long, drawn-out commercial for his niece's new music career than a cohesive cinematic experience. The film is riddled with awkward transitions and jarring moments that seem more focused on showcasing musical numbers than developing any semblance of a plot or character arc.

The dialogue often resembles a mix of clunky marketing speak and forced catchphrases, making it hard to engage with the story or its characters. It's as if Shyamalan prioritized flashy visuals and catchy tunes over substance, leaving viewers feeling more like they were stuck in a low-budget infomercial than immersed in a thrilling narrative.

While I appreciate the effort to introduce new talent, the execution is painfully misguided. Instead of being intrigued by the story, I found myself cringing at the overly ambitious attempts to blend music with a film that seems to lack genuine inspiration. Overall, "Trap" is a disappointing experience that feels more like a familial favour than a passion project, leaving fans of Shyamalan's work wondering where the magic went.

It's funny how many reviewers on here start off their reviews with where they watched the movie. This is not just related to Alien Romulus but every movie.

Literally no one cares that you saw it at some random film festival, or you caught an early screening.

Just write your review without your life story at the start.

Some of these reviews are like trying to get to a recipe on a blog site where they proceed to talk about the first time they cut an onion for 3 pages.

The mindset of people believing that others care about where some random person watched a movie is bizarre, boring and useless.

Thank you to all the reviewers that write what they feel and not just regurgitate the script while informing us where you a sat down and looked at a screen.

I'll keep this brief, my opinion is most likely unpopular but I needed to vent somewhere.

The original Meg is probably in my top 5 most hated movies of all time. So out of spite to myself, I decided to sit through this one, purely because Ben Wheatley was directing. 5 minutes in and I knew then I made a big mistake.

Going into it, I kind of knew what I was getting myself into. I'm under no illusion that I'm watching a movie about a giant shark that only wants to eat people. Everything was bad, the CG on the sharks at some points was laughable, the dialogue was so cheesy it makes you uncomfortable. Things happen with no explanation as to why, Statham going for a swim 7 kilometres underwater with zero equipment was ridiculous.

Again I know what I'm watching but don't make it so implausible that it comes off as a joke. It felt like I was watching something from Asylum Studios that was made on a quarter of the budget. There were scenes that are literally taken from other movies but filmed badly. The final showdown was like watching a bad John Woo movie from 1995.

It's safe to say that I have tormented myself enough wanting these movies to be something they are definitely not, if there's a third, I'm not putting myself through the pain of watching it. But, like all movies, make your own mind up.