Don't Move: Keep Watching

Here's a short, mostly non-spoiler review of Don't Move, the movie just up on Netflix this week.

This is an original, high-anxiety movie that will keep you guessing until the very last minute. Which is an impressive accomplishment, given that we've seen something like the overall plot on the screen at least dozens of times before: a woman kidnapped by a handsome, highly intelligent, articulate, fiendish stranger.

Ok, that gives something away, but it happens close to the beginning, and is touted in the trailer and tagline for the movie.

It happens out in the country, not the big city, with rivers, rugged terrain, and leafy green trees as background.  A cabin in the woods, a gas station, and everyday cars play major roles.  Our victim receives help from unexpected and expected sources, but you'll be unlikely to guess what happens in the end.

The movie in its own way has Hitchcockian flavor, and a Nordic noir ambience, too, though it all takes in America.

But I've said enough.  Don't move once you start watching Don't Move.  You'll be rewarded.