Movies to watch after Don’t Move – Carswellfamilyfoundation

There’s something darkly sinister about a serial killer thriller that begins with said killer “saving” a woman from committing suicide so he can kill her himself. This is the twisted opening sequence Don’t movea nasty little genre piece from directors Brian Netto and Adam Schindler that’s blowing up on Netflix just in time for Halloween.

Situated on a magnificent stretch of remote wilderness, Don’t move it’s all about the cat and mouse movement between “Richard” the cat (Finn Wittrock) and Iris the mouse (Kelsey Asbille). In reality, Iris is a grieving mother who lost her child in tragic circumstances in this very desert several months ago, and “Richard” is just one of many aliases adopted by the serial killer who, after coaxing Iris off a ledge, literally words, injects her with a paralytic agent. The next 80 minutes or so are dedicated to a woman who is rapidly losing the motor functions of her body. Can she stay away or hide long enough to avoid becoming another Richard disappearance?

Much of the fun in Don’t move stems from the performances as well as the way the characters move through the idyllic but unforgiving landscape. Close whitewater rapids, calm lakes and rustic gas stations provide a rugged backdrop for the thrills of the core genre. And if you liked this, you’ll probably like some of these…

Deliverance

Perhaps the ultimate “nature excursion gone awry.” Deliverance remains director John Boorman’s best film and a major work of the 1970s, making Burt Reynolds one of the biggest and most courageous movie stars of her generation. In this film though, Burt was just part of a larger ensemble, the seeming alpha among a group of former high school buddies that also included Jon Voight, Ronny Cox and poor Ned Beatty. Now in their 30s and most with families and children, the quartet traveled to the Appalachian wilderness to tame the mighty Kahoolawasse River on a canoe trip.