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 dead guy "Gerald" and the optimist Jessie, talking to the real Jessie. I felt the cringe during those scenes, but then I understood how traumatized and desperate she was in this situation that she started to see this hallucinations.
I love Mike Flanagan, he makes us care about the characters and their backstory. The entire eclipse sequence was so beautifully shot, and also disturbing in not a conventional way, I'm also happy to see Flanagan's wife Kate Siegel back in another movie from him even if she had very few minutes of screen time.
This movie had an awesome scene in which me and my sister screamed our lungs out (I'm serious). It's one of the most gruesome moments I've seen in a horror movie since Bone Tomahawk (2015). I do not know why so many people complain about the last minutes of the film, I thought the ending was fine and it did not ruin the whole experience, at least for me.
So in conclusion, I think this is a pretty good choice if you are a Stephen King or a Mike Flanagan fan. It's a small-scale, well-directed movie. I would have loved to see this movie in theaters. I hope Flanagan continues directing and writing more awesome horror movies. I can't even decide which one is my favorite now! [B+]
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