Held

Name: Held
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: April 9, 2021
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Bart Johnson, Jener Dasilva, Jill Awbrey, Liz Fenning, Paul Mischeshin

2021

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Magnet Releasing | Release Date: April 9, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Bart Johnson, Jener Dasilva, Jill Awbrey, Liz Fenning, Paul Mischeshin, Porchea Carroll, Rez Kempton, Ryan Shoos, Tessa Munro, Zack Gold

Summary: A couple's ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move and threatens harm if they don’t obey.

Director: Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Frank Scheck

Apr 7, 2021

Cannily exploiting #MeToo themes and the opportunities for cinematic mayhem provided by technology-driven smart homes, Held proves an uncommonly thoughtful and provocative suspenser. Read full review

Anna Stafford

Apr 8, 2021

The film is scary not in its extraordinary imaginings but in the mundane familiarity that underpins those imaginings. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Apr 5, 2021

The film doesn’t quite cut to the heart of the socially nurtured fantasies that splinter men from women. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Apr 8, 2021

Beyond the premise though, Held is pretty much stale ginger ale, not fresh, no fizz, thinly acted and tepidly paced. While it’s passably interesting, watching co-directors Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing (The Gallows) explore the antiseptic house as if watching a a real estate video, the accompanying thin drama drifts into episodic genre violence and doubtful logic. Read full review

Noel Murray

Apr 8, 2021

It lacks the cleverness or the panache to give its schtick the proper zing. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 6, 2021

Held may have messaging that fits the cultural moment well enough, and visceral violence that pulls us in and engages — eventually. But that first hour has beaten our interest in this slow-moving indie thriller to death long before that. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Apr 9, 2021

And while I understand the anger that animates Awbrey’s script, anger doesn’t excuse its overall weak argumentation, not to mention its rampant plot holes. Read full review

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Kingalpo23

Apr 16, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just a solid thriller! I enjoyed the heck out of this movie. Great little twist at the end!… Expand

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Thefazbomb

Apr 14, 2021

Smart and timely plot line, amazing acting and beautiful cinematography! I loved it!

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Britmovie99

Apr 13, 2021

Great Indie thriller movie. Loved the story and kept me engaged til the end.

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JLuis_001

Apr 18, 2021

What I found quite problematic and annoying is the lack of ideas considering the concept lent itself to something more detailed, if not so disturbing.

Unfortunately for the plot, the way it unfolds makes an attentive viewer notice what is happening faster, at least from a certainWhat I found quite problematic and annoying is the lack of ideas considering the concept lent itself to something more detailed, if not so disturbing.

Unfortunately for the plot, the way it unfolds makes an attentive viewer notice what is happening faster, at least from a certain perspective and at least faster than I think the film expected.

And that's just the script problem. The lack of imagination of the directors hurts, and it's because the cat and mouse story is quite predictable, and at the same time it lacks a better execution.
At the very least, I would've liked an execution that managed to create a healthy amount of suspense and tension.

The mystery exists, but it only remains there because as it happens with any mystery, you want to know the answer and the one that this movie offers is discouraging.

Amateur horror.… Expand

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