*0/10 - A Mind-Numbing, Soul-Crushing Experience* "Old" is an absolute abomination of a film that insults the very concept of cinema. It's a mess of a movie that's as dull as it is convoluted, with a plot that's as dumb as a kindergartener's playtime. watch - worst movie I've watched this year, dumb acting, they didn't put energy into the characters, didn't explain how the magical beach came into existence, Lmaoo even a 9 year old would do better😂if you've watched the trailer it's better like that don't watch any further 🙂it's a waste of time and data. The "twists" are predictable and laughable, with characters making decisions that are so stupid, you'll wonder if they're secretly trying to win a Darwin Award. The dialogue is cringe-worthy, with lines that sound like they were written by a middle schooler trying to be edgy. The pacing is glacial, with long stretches of boring, uneventful scenes that will put even the most caffeine-fueled viewer to sleep. The cinematography is

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When I saw the ridiculously low rating it got on here I was already suspecting I was going to like this movie. It's not the first time this happens and I'm sure it won't be the last time. I must have a really bad taste in movies (and so does my wife apparently). When I saw the director was M. Night Shyamalan I really doubted this movie was going to be that bad, like the hate reviewers tried to convince the rest. In my eyes M. Night Shyamalan knows what he's doing, making most of the time interesting movies with a captivating story. Old isn't different, in fact I thought it was one of his better ones. Intriguing plot, nice build-up, good acting and cinematography, and a more than decent and surprising ending. I really can't fault anything in Old. So yes, once again I have to totally disagree with the people that thought this movie was bad, it's quite the opposite and I'm glad there are other people that can enjoy a good movie like me without having the urge to bash it for no reason.

There was a time that people wanted to give M. Night Shyamalan the title of our generation's Rod Serling, but as time goes on, his films have gone from Twilight Zone to Outer Limits to Tales from the Darkside in quality and now, they hover somewhere around stories that even shows like Monsters would say, "Well, that seems pretty bad." Actually, I really like Monsters and feel bad associating that show with Shyamalan's output. Maybe a better example would be to imagine if Night Gallery was only the Jack Laird comedy bits and The Sixth Sense with none of Serling's contributions. To be even more honest, I feel bad dunking on Old and the works of Shyamalan, which get worse with each release and his hamfisted attempts at being a modern William Castle, like when he got SyFy to air a documentary that claimed that he died as a child and could therefore speak to the dead, suffer from a lack of aesthetics and none of the wonderful hullaballoo that Castle exhibited. So yeah - Old is not good. What did you expect? Each of his films is the very definition of something I usually love, the hijinks ensue film. Get a great concept: an island makes people prematurely age and then...hijinks ensue. But the hijinks here are pretty predictable. And while the director said that he wanted to explore the way his father saw the world through his dementia - dude, I'm dealing with that in my family right now and I don't really want to wade through it in my entertainment - I think this movie would be best experienced if you had no way of comprehending just as shallow and pointless it all is and just enjoyed the pretty pictures. The most entertaining thing about this movie would be the director's statement, which claims that this was influenced by Australian New Wave films like Walkabout and Picnic at Hanging Rock, along with The Exterminating Angel, which actually made me giggle and then get really mad. Also, throwing out Ran, Rashomon and other Japanese films is a desperate stab at "hey I'm an artist!" while saying you're influenced by Twilight Zone and Jaws is like saying that you enjoy drinking fluids and eating food. This story was based on the graphic novel Sandcastle which gives no answers as to why the island rapidly ages people. Of course, we needed the twist to explain it. You know, the real twist would be the director not having a twist in his next film and trying to push himself beyond the hackneyed. Here's to hoping.

If this was a B movie for a first time director I would applaud the effort (key word: effort), but this is a movie directed by a well known Hollywood director and we get this: something that barely qualifies on a national level. The only good thing to come out of Old was a clever synopsis and a conclusion that was somewhat satisfying. But that's where the line draws. The execution was piss poor and it felt awfully generic that eventually it doesn't seem all that original not long into watching the movie. I also couldn't stand how one plot point doesn't connect to anything and all these random occurrences happen to basically fill in the movies time. The acting was decent at times but the writing was terrible and no one character is likeable. They try to hit you with these backstories to give the characters some life but it only makes the movie worse. The movies run time isn't very long but it feels like you're on the island with them forever with how the pacing goes. I think I had crows eyes at the end of my viewing "experience". A movie like this could've worked with much better writing and likeable characters and the whole "old" island setting could've been further explored, which I feel it might have brought more intensity to the movie, especially if there was more of backstory to the island and it's condition itself. This movie felt long with little intrigue and ultimately this movie was boring. If a thriller movie is boring, that often spells trouble.

A waste of time of however long it was. The acting was terrible. Character development was lacking. The plot did not follow in a way that made much sense - mostly rambling. The supposed aging that happens to everyone on the beach was not even very evident, unless you count the change of actors for the children. This is easily the worst movie I've seen so far this year.

With actually good movie. Or atleast in my opinion it was quite good one. I can see that some peoples might not like it. This is purely scifi or even fantasy movie so you have to think that when watching it. Trailers were actually made quite cleverly. At first i thinked that they showed too much when they actually didn't show much at all. Story was unfolding slowly and it was done very well in my opinion. It has quite unique, tought provoking and suprising plot. Very well casted movie too. Characters in all ages were well made. Thomasin McKenzie and Alex Wolff were definitely standouts for me. And yes some cast members have quite strong ascent because they are most likely supposed to. Movie has very international cast. That beach was so beautiful location to make movie. I liked cinematography in this movie too. It has some quite unconventional shots in it. I like also how they did some very long seeming takes with nice camera movements. And you know that it's M. Night Shyamalan movie. I really was blown away by that ending. I really liked it.

Worst script and acting in recent memory. Sounds like a workshop for new actors showcase.