Southbound

2016 "One way in, no way out."
5.9| 1h29m| NR| en
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The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales.

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Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Christophe Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
ny-99056 Interesting art piece if you like anthology types of horror. The director makes a point to give you the ability to interpet this movie the way you want, and delivers it with a sort of "Fellini meets Freddies Nightmares" attitude. If you need explanations to justify your viewing experiences, this probably isn't the type for you. He takes you on and interesting journey that ends as it begins with decent actors and a professional delivery. I'm certain and hopeful to see more from this director.
Imme-van-Gorp I have watched this entire movie through (although I felt like quiting during most of it) and I am still unknown with the plotline.The fact that there were 5 storylines that followed eachother up was a cool concept that could have worked really well, but the only problem with it was the execution. The links between the storylines were too minor. They didn't have anything to do with eachother and might have well been 5 different short movies. Even the parts that were supposed to be scary, were just too vague and weird to make me feel even the slightest bit of thrill or shock. This movie has honestly not even done one thing that qualifies it to fall under the horror genre, so I wonder why they sell it as such. Each storyline was way too short as well, which made it impossible for the watcher to connect with any of the people being "chased(?)". This led to me not caring about what happened to any of them. At the end of the movie I just felt confused, unsatisfied and annoyed about the hour and a half I would never get back.3/10. -Imme van Gorp
Rainey Dawn I found this one a watchable modern horror anthology. The stories are intertwined or blended well - one story seamlessly blends into the next and I liked that about the film. The short stories are pretty good, not bad at all but some of them really didn't grab me. Most all of special effects are fine. Most of the acting was alright - some really good for a film of this type. I liked the film fine - it isn't anything special, nothing about it stood out to me to make me want to watch it again but it is fine for a one time watch. 6/10
RileyOnFilm These small films fit into one another just like the Twilight Zone movies. If you're looking for a common theme, you're likely to be disappointed, There are these giant devilish skeleton bats that chase some of the characters, apparently for justice. Other than that, it's just a fairly well made, and simply made, horror movie with a few clever twists.There is one part where a man is distracted by his phone while driving and he hits a girl who had just escaped a satanic sacrifice ceremony. He calls 911 only to become more confused by what has happened and of course frustrated. Some of the stories are like that, unsatisfying.Th giant bat effects ARE satisfying, along with the final scene where we are brought up to speed about what's happening in the chase in the opening scene. The movie works like a circle, setting you on a path and then replacing you there after you've finished another story.This film has a lot of killing and blood in it. There isn't much explanation for any of it though. I suppose you could draw the conclusion that if you live an immoral life, you'll have to reckon with the grim reaper or the devil or some being at the end of your life. Not a very original idea for a horror movie but there are enough clever twists to keep you guessing. It lost two stars with me for the lack of explanation about many elements in the stories.I suppose it could be seen as the devil is coming for those who have killed or sinned terribly but they never say why. If you don't mind open ended movies, you'll probably not get my criticism. I like finding out why the mysterious things happen. It pleases me when everything fit, Southbound is a good movie but seems to leave so many thinking projects up to the viewer. For plain text horror with minimal production, I recommend it!