Crush (2013)

I regret squandering one and a half hour on this film: it is a great disappointment. The professional movie editing, camera angle, acting and background development can't salvage the horrifying script. It simply lacks complexity, surprises and smoothness. The movie, in my opinion, is much fragmented. Even though there are clear connections between scenes and parts of the plot, they are either clumsily put together or very forced.I didn't get frightened at all while watching the movie. And when it is unravelled who is responsible for the awesome stalking, the audience must find it extremely effortless to guess what ensues. The predictability, sadly, deteriorates this already crummy film.

The story takes on what was quite a popular theme about one's obsession to another person, like what we saw in "The Fan". But this movie gave it a more specific theme of high school boyfriend crush. The story was set up quite neatly, with the movie able to return the mood to neutral almost every time thriller part cedes. But the movie ends itself weirdly by forcing the strange end twist into the story. For me the twist itself on its own feels quite nice. But how the movie incorporated it without really building supporting hints, aside putting Caitriona Balfe as the actress for that part, really confuses me. The acting overall is not so good. Lucas Till really need to improve his acting. Sarah Bolger also didn't give out good performance. Crystal Reed's acting is the only one at adequate levels for her character.

I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. It is very effective in creating a suspenseful thriller vibe. Throughout the entire movie you will be continually guessing who the crazy one is. Or maybe it's not as simple as that. One thing I know for sure is that apparently it sucks to be the school sports star.The movie is full of talented young actors who have lots of potential and manage to shine in a low budget film. They have put everything into their characters that it feels completely plausible. It's creepy to think that this sort of situation hasn't happened more often.If you have considered watching this movie then take the plunge. It is totally worth it.

It's a who done it type of movie.Progress is slow in the first half of the movie. This is because the plot is thin and they have to fill up the movie with fluff.During the climax of the movie, I found myself yelling out instructions to the victim: "grab a weapon", "hit her again", etc.Why does all thriller or scary movie always have to have some stupid victims? I also don't like seeing "high school kids" played by actors that's ten years older.It is a low budget movie and is just as bad as some big budget Hollywood scary movies. It is easier to sit through the movie if you find something else to do at the same time, like playing simple computer game.