Scare Me

Awful waste of time. Just awful

I don't know if the movie is worth watching for people who are wondering if it's worth it. The endings twist could've been good if written write or done differently, but the ending is just not worth it and leaves the watcher wanting more.

this was refreshing as hell

An original premise that could've done so much more... I struggled to make it to the third act.

A wonderful concept of scripted collaborative story telling. With great acting from the two main characters, it's easy to get sucked into their little stories. That makes it extra unfortunate, though, that most of those stories aren't very original or exciting. After an hour and a half it starts overstaying its welcome. All in all mostly a wasted opportunity, but a very unique one.

It was refreshing! It's EXTREMELY hard to make "cliché" new and refreshing and somehow, they did it. This is what I call a good movie!

SPOILER FREE Okay, so this movie was weird. I've seen some weird films, but this was up there. That's not to say I didn't like it, because I did. It kept me entertained the entire time I watched it. But it was not at all what I expected. It was extremely funny and I would say I laughed far more than I was scared. In fact, I didn't find the movie remotely scary until the last 15-20 minutes, and then it was a bit of a suspense/thriller more than a horror. In fact, I honestly wouldn't even call this movie a horror film. I'm not really sure why it's listed under horror - I would put it under comedy/suspense/thriller I guess. I don't know…this movie is hard to categorize. If you want my breakdown, there is one below to give you more details. Overall Plot: 6/10 I know the plot should probably be a higher rating. The reason it is not is that it is a very simple plot and I didn't really love their choice of how they played it out. I don't feel like this is a spoiler, because they basically tell you the plot in the summary, but this movie is about two writers who spend the evening telling each other scary stories. However, instead of actually playing those stories out, which you expect from a *movie*, they have the two main actors act out the scenes. Which is creative, definitely, but I think I would have preferred to see the stories if you are going to bill this as a horror film. Watching them act out scenes was not at all scary - but it is perfect if you bill it as a comedy. Plot Creativity: 8/10 I really think this movie was extremely creative. As I said, it was not at all what I expected, which is saying a lot because I am a writer myself and I can almost always predict movies and TV shows to the point where my husband is constantly accusing me of watching things without him. Now, that's not to say I didn't predict the ending of this film, which I did. I actually thought it would end a lot worse than it did. But this movie was definitely creative. I mean, even though I didn't prefer the way they told their scary stories, the fact that they did have the actors act out the scenes instead of just moving into actual separate movie scenes to play it out, was unique. I have not seen that done before which makes it creative. Acting: 9/10 The acting in this movie was excellent. Josh Rubin and Aya Cash were the two main stars, with Chris Redd and Rebecca Drysdale being the only two co-stars. There were only four actors in this movie, which is another part of its creativity, I suppose because that does not often happen. I believed every character and I think they were very well played and portrayed. I honestly wasn't sure who would be the villain in the end, although I did predict it. What I mean is, even though I predicted who it would be, the movie did a pretty good job of making me doubt myself. Great job! Character Likeability: 8/10 Surprisingly, I liked the characters. Even though both Josh's and Aya's characters had dislikeable things about them (more realistic honestly) I still really liked them both. I also really liked Chris' character. Not only were they well-acted, but they were also well-written in my opinion. They could have been better because I probably won't remember them in the future as I do some other characters, but they were definitely likable. More than I thought they would be during the first 20-30 minutes of the film. Dialogue: 8/10 I feel like this movie was written by a screenwriter(s) who truly enjoys books. I could tell that they were avid readers and I enjoyed the dialogue a lot. I couldn't rate it higher because I honestly don't have any lines that I can remember, but they were truly good when watched at the time. Very realistic, funny, and interesting dialogue which truly made the movie, because there were little to no visuals. The dialogue (with plenty of sound effects) was the entire movie. Ending Satisfaction: 8/10 As I said earlier in this post, I did predict the ending, but the writing did have me doubting myself several times. I didn't know exactly how it would turn out, but I guessed who the villain would be and turned out to be right. I found the ending semi-satisfying, although not perhaps as satisfying as it could have been. There were some things I would have changed as it was very…abrupt. But I can't say more without spoilers. Still, I was happy. Overall Enjoyability: 8/10 Overall, I really enjoyed this movie as a comedy. As I said earlier, it was not scary. They tried to do some jump scares but I have seen so many horror films that they didn't work on me at all. I would love to compare it to other films but I honestly can't think of anything to compare it to because I have never seen a movie quite like this one. I think the reason I connected with it so much was that it is about the struggles of writing - how hard it is to be creative as a writer, to not steal or borrow from the work of others, and to struggle with writer's block or thinking you just aren't up to the standards of other writers. Even thinking that some writers are just lucky (looking at you Stephanie Meyers), even though most really great writers became great through hard work (J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, etc.). I wouldn't watch this movie again, because of the lack of visuals, but I would definitely recommend it if you want something funny and different.

ABSOLUTELY jaw dropping Directoral debut from Josh Ruben. Aya Cash steals every second she is in the film and Chris Redd shows up at the perfect time to inject a jolt of electricity into the story that completely catches you off guard in its final minutes! A++

A delightful funny horror ride

Christ on the Cross! For the sake of the children, give expletives a rest! Folks, at the risk of sounding like an absolute prude, it's about time writers exit the juvenile phase of their evolution and ceases the proliferation of cuss words. We have come a long way since ‘Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn' earned a hefty fine for MGM in the 40s, but that's another story. The writers' room is a salient voice in this all-consuming industry that ought to give a flying flamingo (borderline French for kiddies) when foul language becomes a prerequisite to telling a story. It does not, nor does it establish a character trait, compliment, or add power to expressing oneself; instead, it only demonstrates the lack of available and polite synonyms on the part of the writer. Ironically, given children are time-tenured, you would imagine writers who were little ones themselves were all fun and love and did not give a rat's bum (still passable) on what horror-flick was on the telly. They had to have the whole "outrageous, unpredictable edge." The point is, notwithstanding the corny title when it comes to first impressions, children love Josh Ruben's Scare me, his writing, directional and acting debut. They would scowl, crawl and mimic his two-character dark masterpiece, but only if mum left them to their own devices. The little ones are inexplicably drawn to an array of colors like a moth to a flame, and when we adults scramble for the brakes at the stoplights, we are unwittingly shooting askance in that general direction. That said, Ruben is brilliant for his triple effort. He gives drama students a tutorial on completely disappearing into a badass troll with a range of emotions in a single take. Still, he could use some cues from Andrew Kevin Walker, his contemporary, or perhaps align with the likes of Noel Coward (good heavens, it's a tall order), his predecessor, for some solid kiddie-friendly entertainment. Peace! Words, Tommy Peters. @scaremeofficial