Recovery

I was going into this film with high expectations due to high rating on here but was totally disappointed. Acting was subpar, the editing and camera shots were amateurish at best and the story was really boring. I fell asleep a few times trying to watch this trainwreck. I dont usually rate 1 stars but this one truly deserves it.

This needs a lot of work. It's low budget but it was filmed ok, the acting was subpar but I've seen worse and the story lacked depth. The characters weren't likeable and it was all a bit predictable. It just doesn't deliver enough for the viewer to invest much into it and ends up being a bore.

Bonnie checks into a court ordered rehab in a remote female facility. She often blacks out, has a hallucination of a scary man, and comes out of a violent trance. After such an attack on another patient, Dr. Taylor decides to return her to jail but a snow storm has shut in the facility. This could have been a good horror but it's not shot in the genre. The killer is not scary enough and the jump scares aren't there. I like the characters. It could have better. It really needs a scarier killer.

I personally enjoyed this film. It did not scare me with horror. It did not dazzle me with action sequences. It did not shock me with graphic depictions. All of which are probably basic elements of horror thrillers. It made me think about the various issues that plague such individuals . . . but not too deeply. I was entertained, which, I believe, is the primary purpose of a movie. I was drawn into a state of isolation and vulnerability in a realistic setting. The cinematography was beautiful, and effectively trapped me in an institution in the middle of nowhere, cut off from the rest of the world by a blizzard. The plot twists might have been tuned more tightly, but they kept me guessing, and they kept me engaged until the end. And, as far as the all girl cast . . . I don't see the problem.

Ronnie Price (Stephanie Pearson) is an ex-military heroin addict as a remote rehab center. She has periods of blackouts and sometimes commits violence. When folks start to turn up dead, she is the prime suspect. Because of the never-ending blizzard, the police can not show up. Terror runs through the recovery center as a killer is loose. This is a bittersweet slasher, slow at times. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.