Director: Justin Dec
Cast: Elizabeth Lail , Talitha Eliana Bateman , Jordan Calloway , Peter Facinelli , P.J. Byrne , Anne Winters , Tom Segura , Charlie McDermott , Tichina Arnold , Dillon Lane , Matt Letscher
Plot: When a nurse downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock ticking and a figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
My Movie Review: The movie is supernatural horror about an app that tell's you when you die! Countdown is a rare sighting its based on modern society and how easy it is to get pressured into doing something you don’t want do like downloading an app that's why I give a time to see! Yet I arrived in theater 15 minutes late so I didn't see all I rush into the cinema because horror flick like this get remove quickly and replace for 3 days by another film like see it fast or never:( But now that I watched it for some reason this movie is still showing in the theater near me I felt a bit cheated if only I knew watch it in more convenient time I'd like to see it from the start:( Its not that bad film a couple of good scenes that make you jump and decent pacing worth a watch but ultimately underwhelming- so what's funny it gets angry if you try avoiding your fate:) Countdown can never be taken seriously enough to work as a conventional horror thriller but it got enough eccentricity and self-awareness to entertain despite high concept film deficiencies:)
Critics Consensus: Countdown may offer a few fleeting jolts for horror fans with barren queues, but it lacks enough wit or creativity to leave a lasting impression. As proven by Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Final Destination 3 or the spunky Jessica Rothe in Happy Death Day, these fate-driven, high-concept horror flicks can be redeemed by a committed performance. Countdown's Elizabeth Lail joins their company. Its influences are obvious, but that hardly matters, when the film deftly delivers the scares. This isn't a subtle, moody film filled with a sense of unease; instead, jump scares are around every corner. If that's all you want from a horror movie, you'll have very good time and elevated heart rate for its speedy 90 minutes! Countdown is just above the usual "rent-em-and-forget-em" horror fare out there. Yet another example of a high-concept idea that doesn't deliver enough of the goods. Nothing really makes sense, even by the movie's own crazed rules with uninspired ending adding further resignation!
Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/countdown_2019
Critics Consensus: Countdown may offer a few fleeting jolts for horror fans with barren queues, but it lacks enough wit or creativity to leave a lasting impression. As proven by Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Final Destination 3 or the spunky Jessica Rothe in Happy Death Day, these fate-driven, high-concept horror flicks can be redeemed by a committed performance. Countdown's Elizabeth Lail joins their company. Its influences are obvious, but that hardly matters, when the film deftly delivers the scares. This isn't a subtle, moody film filled with a sense of unease; instead, jump scares are around every corner. If that's all you want from a horror movie, you'll have very good time and elevated heart rate for its speedy 90 minutes! Countdown is just above the usual "rent-em-and-forget-em" horror fare out there. Yet another example of a high-concept idea that doesn't deliver enough of the goods. Nothing really makes sense, even by the movie's own crazed rules with uninspired ending adding further resignation!
Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/countdown_2019
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