An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
No spoilers! If you would like spoilers – check out the Spoiler post
I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the POV of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic.
Today we’re looking at 2020’s Held which at the time of this posting is streaming on Hulu.
On their anniversary a married couple spend the weekend at a remote house but are soon terrorized by an intruder watching their every move.
Is it Scary?
Held definitely leans more into the mystery aspect of the story instead of the horror. There’s maybe one jump scare in the entire movie and the story overall isn’t scary but that doesn’t make it bad.
Review:
Held is one of those movies I would, without question, put in the category of “That was a movie”, it’s neither good or bad. It has it’s ups and downs, it has an interesting twist, and has okay acting. Would I recommend it to everyone? Eh maybe if you have nothing else to watch, give it a shot.
The story overall makes sense but I do question the overall impact of some scenes. I understand the writer’s intent (Jill Awbrey who plays Emma also wrote the script), but some scenes don’t really play as an important role as they could.
Does this ruin the movie, no but it does make it “just a movie” for me which isn’t a bad thing especially since it’s at least entertaining when trying to find out who is behind terrorizing the couple. But it’s one of those movies where now that I’ve seen it once, I don’t need nor want to watch again.
Cast IMBD