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Gerald's Game - Movie Review

Summary: Gerald's Game is a well-directed, beautifully shot thriller. The last 10 minutes may turn some people off, but those who don't care will enjoy every second of them, as I did. 81/100 [B+] I waited for this film for so long, I'm glad it did not disappoint me. I haven't read the book but I had an idea of what the movie was about and I know Mike Flanagan really well. I really like the way he directs horror movies, Hush was awesome, Oculus is in my all time favorites and Ouija: Origin of Evil was fun. So I was very pumped for this. I was surprised for how fast the first act went. It may seem a small scale movie but Flanagan managed to make this movie entertaining. The first 40 minutes went really fast. So moving on, the performances were really good, Carla Gugino as Jessie carried the entire film, she was perfect from beginning to end. The film has many flashbacks and dreams sequences that I really loved. I was confused at first with the pessimist d