Smart premise. Concise execution. Strong performances. This easy formula makes Don't Move an engaging watch. The idea here is a woman tries to escape a killer who has injected her with a drug that will paralyze her temporarily over time and therefore only has limited time and increasingly limited body movement, to make her way to freedom. The writers and directors of Don't Move stick to the idea without straying too far out, keeping the film (ironically) moving forward at a good pace which doesn't over stay its welcome.
Asbille and Wittrock are both strong in their roles in a film that mostly demands they play off each other. Asbille has the added burden of often barely being able to move anything but her eyes. Yet they both pull it off. The script is able to generate enough pathos to really draw us in and make it all hit home.
Sticking to a rather brisk runtime and keepings its plot points fairly grounded so that the film doesn't jump the shark, Don't Move still manages to say something grander as part of its tale, something about women's safety and the processing of loss. The film very economically shows us who Wittrock's character is and just how normal of a man he is as he's attempting to do something horrible to Asbille. The weight of this isn't ignored by the film which acknowledges real world dynamics while also telling its traditional thriller story.
Don't Move is a very satisfying and easily digestible watch which also gives you somethings to mull over after the credits role.
Don't Move
Starring: Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock
Directors: Adam Schindler, Brian Netto
Writers: TJ Cimfel, David White
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