Plus One (+1)
is a Sci-Fi/Thriller released on 10 March 2013. It was written by Bill Gullo
and Dennis Iliadis and directed by Dennis Iliadis. PLEASE BE AWARE OF SPOILERS
IN THIS REVIEW.
PLOT
Three college friends hit the biggest party of the year,
where a mysterious phenomenon disrupts the night, quickly descending into a
chaos that challenges their friendships -- and whether they can stay alive.
WHY I WATCHED
I don’t know about this one really, this film doesn’t have
any actors and actresses I closely follow. The premise was what dragged me in I
prefer plot outlines like the one above nice and vague and I’m not someone who
will watch a trailer unless it is something quantifiable like X-Men or The
Avengers as we all know what is up with that except all too often I think
trailers take either all the best scenes or make the plot and likely ending of
the movie so obvious it renders watching the movie pointless.
WHAT I THOUGHT
I love it when I can go into a film like this not knowing
anything with no hype to ruin things and just watch and come to my own
conclusions. The setting at a house party is interesting it has been done
before but it really works here where a number of different stories weaved
together.
The film is certainly not perfect the whole random falling
objects with strange powers. It is never explained although the last scene might
go some way into offering a bit of an explanation.
The actors do a great job of throwing a little life into
characters that are always going to veer towards one dimensional because of the
lack of back story we are privy to. You end up liking some and probably hating
others.
To the story itself David is a very messed up very sad individual.
It seems like the writers wanted to envision the worse possible boyfriend, the
stalking, drop your friends for your girl type. I didn’t like him from the
moment he did the weird stalker turn up at his girl’s big competition and even
less when he lip locked that girl (how much can you love your girl if you can’t
recognise her from behind).
Teddy and Allison are much more likeable and were what kept
me invested in the ongoing craziness as the party and the sci-fi craziness both
reach their crescendo. Teddy shines as a guy with the confidence of ten men and
Allison with her dialogue that wouldn't feel out of place on a Whedon project
is just that cool geek we all wish we knew.
The pre-meditated murder of David’s girlfriend is
controversial but I can see why it is in their as the whole theme of the movie
is just like she said that of replacing someone which seems to be the choice
David made as soon as he understood what was happening. At the beginning of the
movie you might be fooled into believing that he is just a hopeless sap in love
but by the end we see something a lot darker though the heavy hints start much
sooner than that.
In closing if you want a thriller with a sci-fi twist all
wrapped up in what had to be one of the biggest house parties ever then you won’t
go wrong with this. I had a great time watching it.
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