![]() ![]() The way things actually play out is very contrived. Had Jackie given herself her injection without watching the video, the end wouldn't have made any sense. Had she logged onto her computer before she does, Jules' posthumous plan for retribution (yes, she very deservedly dies!) would have been a complete waste of time. ![]() After much more stuff and nonsense, the film closes with a totally contrived twist that requires Jackie to act in a very specific manner. And when she finally has the upper hand, having stabbed Jackie with a tranquilliser dart, Jules doesn't finish off her attacker (or even incapacitate her): she drives to safety, but then turns around around only to discover that Jackie has woken up and isn't very happy. While trying to cross a lake in a boat, pursued by psycho wife Jackie (Hannah Emily Anderson), a neighbour on the shore asks if everything is okay rather than shout for help, Jules invites the neighbours round for the evening. Instead of using the cover of night to make her escape, she cowers behind a tree and falls asleep until morning. Victim Jules (Brittany Allen) does little to help her situation. The result is a film that is frustratingly dumb, with both women making unbelievably stupid decisions simply to further the plot. The other big difference is that, while Revenge acknowledges its preposterousness and goes all out for excess, What Keeps You Alive fails to realise how incredibly implausible it all is, aiming for realism. One notable difference between the two films is the main characters' sexuality, the couple in What Keeps You Alive being gay women. Guess what happens in What Keeps You Alive. Meanwhile, the lover goes on the hunt for the missing woman, but doesn't account for her lust for life and ability to fight back. She somehow survives this ordeal and crawls to safety, where she patches up her wounds. Horror, Thriller, LTBGQ | Canada, 2018 | 15| Netflix, Digital Download | Dark Sky Films | Dir: Colin Minihan | Brittany Allen, Hannah Emily Anderson, Martha MacIsaac, Joey Klein, Charlotte Lindsay Marron.The night before last, I watched Revenge (2017), in which a young woman is pushed off a cliff by her lover. Make sure you see it before someone spoils it for you. What Keeps You Alive is the perfect twisty thriller for a late night viewing with friends. ![]() Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw) is particularly memorable as Jackie showcasing remarkable range and control. The cast is committed and capable and does much to keep the picture tonally consistent. No more of the plot will be discussed here as much of the film’s potency derives from an epic rug pull and an elegantly serpentine narrative.Įdited with a shrewd economy and swathed in a diverse, and seriously loud, soundtrack the movie retains its sense of focus even when the protagonists do not. The talented Colin Minihan follows up his cult zombie flick It Stains the Sands Red with a much more mature minimalist shocker that throws stone cold curveballs for fun. These secluded structures are voracious magnets for all things nefarious and nothing good comes of visiting one. never, ever, ever go to a cabin in the woods to do anything, what so ever, at all with anyone…. The pairs idyllic life is shattered beyond repair when a ghastly turn of events tests their relationship to unthinkable limits. Cute couple Jules and Jackie arrive at a woodland cabin to celebrate their first year of marriage. ![]()
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