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The Pool (2018)
This movie is awful and it made my mother cry
Important preface: the actors were generally fine and did not deserve to be subjected to this movies grinding plot. They have my condolences.
For starters, I am not generally that passionate of a viewer. Even when I don't enjoy a film I usually just go "meh" and move on. But this movie... I truly LOATHED this movie. I created my IMDb account purely because of how deep and burning my hatred for this movie is. The two core failings are thus:
1. The main character Day is written as a complete fool. While his luck is indeed horrid, he clearly wishes not to let his misfortune outshine his incompetence, consistently making terrible decisions. Should I nap in the deep ladderless/rampless pool that I have been explicitly told is draining? Sure, what could go wrong! The phone is hanging almost within reach and seems stable, should I go and get my float back so that I can get the necessary elevation to avoid dropping it in the water? No, of course not! I found a grate held shut only by a rusty metal lock, should I try to force it open as it is probably weak? Nah, I should just hangout for a few day! It is no wonder Day knew to bind Koi's head wound to stop the bleeding, as cerebral trauma is clearly a subject he has firsthand experience with.
2. They kill the dog. It is not quick. It is drawn out. You see it die hanging. It was unnecessary to the film in anyway, and as the title of my review suggests it made my mother cry. This turned an already irritating movie into an awful one. We stopped the film here.
TL;DR: the actors are fine, but the main character is a complete idiot and they kill the dog graphically. The viewing experience was infuriating and disappointing, with all of the tension feeling driven by a mixture of absurdly bad luck and starfish level decision making.