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COUNTDOWN (2019)

10/18/20 - Countdown (2019) - 3+/10

 

It has nothing beneath its surface and doesn’t try to skirt its dumbness, but I will give it its due that its 90 min runtime is sustainably watchable. This is the perfect “just want to see how it ends” film, because the characters, plot, and “scares” didn’t do a whole helluva lot for me. It is a “tagline into movie” and that is it.

An app that tells you when you are going to die. About as straightforward as it gets. But it couldn’t even be bothered to Final Destination it and have these ill-fated numbskulls narrowly avoid demonic digital death entrapment. Less of a guiding invisible hand and more of a straightforward supernatural malevolence, literally grabbing you and pulling you into your demise. Some panache and stressful tension might have gone a long way towards building intrigue. It brings nothing to the table in terms of new genre elements, interesting characters or exciting scares. It is bland in total. But, like I said, it is watchable and doesn’t evoke any hatred. It is just languid and paltry

 

*The only good moment is the “feet bending” scene. That was creepy/”body horror yuck” in the tiniest bit.