The first part is excellent; touching, creepy, interesting and really very chilling at times. A mix of believable characters and relationships, very well acted. The stage is set perfectly, but unfortunately in the second half the violence somehow undoes the tension already established. It's as if they couldn't resist the temptation to overdo it. Less would have been much more. Rather than build on the psychological and atmospheric creepiness, they throw it away with a rather unimaginative, predictable story arc, where the very dramatic actions feel over the top, and lack impact. A shame, as this really could have been excellent. Nonetheless, worth a watch.
251 Reviews
Twisted reflection
TheLittleSongbird10 January 2019
'Look Away's' main attraction was its premise, maybe not exactly original, the ideas themselves are not new really but it did sound like the film was trying to do something fresh with them. Nonetheless though, it actually sounded very creepy and interesting. Some of 'Look Away' sounded like it could be relatable too. The cover and advertising were attention-grabbing and looked creepy, almost nightmarish, and also like Jason Isaacs quite a lot as an actor.
Seeing it, being encouraged by people saying it was for them better than expected and the above average rating as of now, 'Look Away' is not a great film and has flaws. Which actually happened to be the general consensus for the film hearing about it. Unfortunately these flaws are not large and a couple bring the film down rather significantly. As indicated though, there are quite a number of good things here in 'Look Away'. Would call it decent but uneven, which is actually not too bad a position to be in as a film and an acceptable distinction.
Beginning with 'Look Away's' good things, the acting is better than average. India Eisley carries the film intensely and poignantly and Isaacs is good support. So is Penelope Mitchell. Mira Sorvino is not the best used but she does a reasonable job too. The film shows a foreboding atmosphere and has a slickness to how it's shot. The use of sound is suitably ominous and not obvious or cheaply recorded.
Most of the story compels. There is a genuine creepiness, with the mirror image being appropriately sinister. There also is some subtle tension and the melancholic tone to some parts is poignantly done. Found myself relating to the protagonist, none of it is intelligence insulting (generally the viewer is treated with relative respect) while there is an effort to not be predictable. The direction is more than competent.
There are issues though. The script can be quite weak and sounded underwritten. Some of the pace is a bit too slow and like trudging through mud in the scenes where there is not as much as going on as others, a bit of trimming might have helped.
Am aware that Mark is not really a character one is meant to be like, one that one is meant to feel anger towards, but he never really grows in development and irritates throughout. Worst of all, as others have said, is the ending, which took ambiguity and unresolved questions to extremes and came over as confusing and unfinished.
Overall, an uneven film but with a good deal to commend it. 6/10 Bethany Cox
Seeing it, being encouraged by people saying it was for them better than expected and the above average rating as of now, 'Look Away' is not a great film and has flaws. Which actually happened to be the general consensus for the film hearing about it. Unfortunately these flaws are not large and a couple bring the film down rather significantly. As indicated though, there are quite a number of good things here in 'Look Away'. Would call it decent but uneven, which is actually not too bad a position to be in as a film and an acceptable distinction.
Beginning with 'Look Away's' good things, the acting is better than average. India Eisley carries the film intensely and poignantly and Isaacs is good support. So is Penelope Mitchell. Mira Sorvino is not the best used but she does a reasonable job too. The film shows a foreboding atmosphere and has a slickness to how it's shot. The use of sound is suitably ominous and not obvious or cheaply recorded.
Most of the story compels. There is a genuine creepiness, with the mirror image being appropriately sinister. There also is some subtle tension and the melancholic tone to some parts is poignantly done. Found myself relating to the protagonist, none of it is intelligence insulting (generally the viewer is treated with relative respect) while there is an effort to not be predictable. The direction is more than competent.
There are issues though. The script can be quite weak and sounded underwritten. Some of the pace is a bit too slow and like trudging through mud in the scenes where there is not as much as going on as others, a bit of trimming might have helped.
Am aware that Mark is not really a character one is meant to be like, one that one is meant to feel anger towards, but he never really grows in development and irritates throughout. Worst of all, as others have said, is the ending, which took ambiguity and unresolved questions to extremes and came over as confusing and unfinished.
Overall, an uneven film but with a good deal to commend it. 6/10 Bethany Cox
Nice Surprise!
zeelu-895502 November 2019
I caught this on Showtime with time to kill and my expectations were low, but wow, nice surprise. Love the atmospheric feel, and wow India did a great job! For some reason, i thought it may be some kind of Lifetime movie type deal, i was soooo wrong. It kept my attention the whole movie, and with India that's not hard to do. It's worth a watch.
Intriguing Horror/Thriller
Pairic19 July 2019
Look Away: The Evil Twin is a much (ab)used trope in Horror but this film puts some life back into the genre. Maria (India Elsley) is an introverted teen, bullied at school, her demanding father (Jason Isaacs) doesn't really listen to her, her mother suffers from depression due to Isaac's philandering. She notices that her reflection differs from her and is at first freaked out but gradually starts to converse with her mirror image, Airam. Maria's life gets even worse, the bullying intensifies and she comes into conflict with her one friend. Airam persuades Maria to let her "come through" the mirror" and take the driving seat. This Dark Maria causes mayhem.
It is never clear as to whether Maria is suffering from a disorder or whether the consciousness of a lost twin lives on within her. Iaram is truly a mirror image, turning the tables on bullies and resorting to savage violence. No one is safe once she has set her aims on a desired object. The real horror in this film is the bullying which is ignored/overlooked by adults and tolerated by school students. Nasty though Airam's actions are, they take place in a context. A certain eerie gothic quality permeates the film. Not a classic but Director/Writer Assaf Bernstein delivers an intriguing Horror/Thriller. 7.5/10. On Netflix.
It is never clear as to whether Maria is suffering from a disorder or whether the consciousness of a lost twin lives on within her. Iaram is truly a mirror image, turning the tables on bullies and resorting to savage violence. No one is safe once she has set her aims on a desired object. The real horror in this film is the bullying which is ignored/overlooked by adults and tolerated by school students. Nasty though Airam's actions are, they take place in a context. A certain eerie gothic quality permeates the film. Not a classic but Director/Writer Assaf Bernstein delivers an intriguing Horror/Thriller. 7.5/10. On Netflix.
Great potential but failed nonetheless
Lythas_853 March 2019
Warning: Spoilers
It had indeed great potential. The main character is a loser. Pure and simple. She gets made fun of by pretty much everyone in the school except one guy. The same boy she likes but is banging her female friend.
Anyway, the alter ego thing in the mirror had the potential to be great. She completely changes personality and surprises everybody and do whatever her "sister" couldn't and maybe at the end she'd reveal that it was all her. She already had that fearless persona all along..
But no, she just turned into a psycho who killed pretty much everybody that spoke in the movie besides her mom, of course. The first one was the school bully. Apparently, she breaks his knee and then he just disappears from the movie.. I guess she could must some super strength cause she was able to get the guy twice her weight outta the lockerroom to whatever place she dumped him into... Don't forget her only female friend at the ice skating ring... she could barely move but her friend suddenly gets afraid of her super weird stare and starts running away and ouch, she trips and breaks her spine, I guess... lol
Like I said, it could've been great but it was just a tasteless bland alter ego killing with no purpose whatsoever.. she even killed the boy she always wanted.. just because he wanted to go to the police because they'd called him to ask further questions.. he wasn't gonna turn her in because he didn't know what she did.. and worse, the police knew nothing.. just following protocol, but it doesn't matter, he's gone..
Waste of a good plot to make something out of this movie.
Anyway, the alter ego thing in the mirror had the potential to be great. She completely changes personality and surprises everybody and do whatever her "sister" couldn't and maybe at the end she'd reveal that it was all her. She already had that fearless persona all along..
But no, she just turned into a psycho who killed pretty much everybody that spoke in the movie besides her mom, of course. The first one was the school bully. Apparently, she breaks his knee and then he just disappears from the movie.. I guess she could must some super strength cause she was able to get the guy twice her weight outta the lockerroom to whatever place she dumped him into... Don't forget her only female friend at the ice skating ring... she could barely move but her friend suddenly gets afraid of her super weird stare and starts running away and ouch, she trips and breaks her spine, I guess... lol
Like I said, it could've been great but it was just a tasteless bland alter ego killing with no purpose whatsoever.. she even killed the boy she always wanted.. just because he wanted to go to the police because they'd called him to ask further questions.. he wasn't gonna turn her in because he didn't know what she did.. and worse, the police knew nothing.. just following protocol, but it doesn't matter, he's gone..
Waste of a good plot to make something out of this movie.
A surprisingly well done low budget psycho-thriller
Top_Dawg_Critic13 October 2018
Novice (only his 2nd full length film) director, writer and producer Assaf Bernstein did a fantastic job with this film. Outstanding directing and cinematography, perfect score, and great acting by all cast especially India Eisley in her double role. Sure this story has been done before in many different ways, but I still enjoyed the constant thrill and tension throughout - even during the predictable scenes. The set locations (home and school) were great as was the winter scenery. I felt the length was too long for the pacing, and should have been edited down from 103 mins to 80-90 mins. Otherwise a great low budget production by Assaf Bernstein. A well deserved 8/10 from me.
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall!!!
lavatch6 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
There is a defining moment in "Look Away" when Maria Brennan is sitting in class with her new boyfriend Sean. It has only been days since Maria was responsible for the death of Sean's girlfriend, Lilly. The lecturer is describing Dante's ninth circle of hell in the "Inferno." The name of this region is Cocytus where souls are encased in ice. Maria and Sean then leave class and enter into the freezing cold outdoors. Welcome to Cocytus!
The most interesting relationship in this film was that of Maria and her doppelganger named Airam. A possible meaning of that name in Urdu is "wished for child." Such a child was abandoned by the Brennan family because it was born deformed. But she now returns in the form of the mirror image of Maria.
Airam has everything that Maria lacks: ego, self-confidence, and the determination not to be a doormat. When they switch places, Airam moves into action, and it is payback time! First, she hobbles Mark, the young hockey player who has been harassing her in school. Next comes Lilly, who was presumably her best friend, but in fact, was her bete noir. Finally, Airam is left to deal with her parents, especially the father whom the film more or less portrays in an act of infanticide.
The actress playing Maria/Airam was successful in character differentiation. Far from being the anti-social and timid Maria, Airam knows precisely what she wants to achieve: control over others. Maria was hoping for a miracle when she switched places with her mirror image. Instead, they both landed in hell.
It was disappointing that the film included so much violence and did not include an effective resolution. Its strength was as a psychological film, and it moved too far into the horror genre. It also became too arty at the end with trick photography. Apparently, the police were onto the antics of Airam. It is only a matter of time when she will want to retreat back into her safe world of the mirror on the wall.
The most interesting relationship in this film was that of Maria and her doppelganger named Airam. A possible meaning of that name in Urdu is "wished for child." Such a child was abandoned by the Brennan family because it was born deformed. But she now returns in the form of the mirror image of Maria.
Airam has everything that Maria lacks: ego, self-confidence, and the determination not to be a doormat. When they switch places, Airam moves into action, and it is payback time! First, she hobbles Mark, the young hockey player who has been harassing her in school. Next comes Lilly, who was presumably her best friend, but in fact, was her bete noir. Finally, Airam is left to deal with her parents, especially the father whom the film more or less portrays in an act of infanticide.
The actress playing Maria/Airam was successful in character differentiation. Far from being the anti-social and timid Maria, Airam knows precisely what she wants to achieve: control over others. Maria was hoping for a miracle when she switched places with her mirror image. Instead, they both landed in hell.
It was disappointing that the film included so much violence and did not include an effective resolution. Its strength was as a psychological film, and it moved too far into the horror genre. It also became too arty at the end with trick photography. Apparently, the police were onto the antics of Airam. It is only a matter of time when she will want to retreat back into her safe world of the mirror on the wall.
Too long and too slow, among other problems
Wizard-829 March 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I've always had a soft spot for supernatural thrillers that concern tormented outcasts who one day get the power to have revenge and get whatever they long desired. However, this particular telling left me quite unsatisfied. The main problem with the movie is that it tells its story in a manner that's too slow and too long. The first 40% or so of the movie basically shows over and over the crappy life of the lead character. True, it's necessary to show the character's life before the transformation, but the movie basically beats this part of the movie to death while we in the audience are saying, "Okay, we get it! Get on with it!"
As it turns out, the remaining 60% or so of the movie isn't that much more speedy in its unfolding, with the plot plodding along at a glacial pace. Actually, it could have been much worse, since there are signs that some key sequences were cut down or eliminated entirely somewhere along the line. This leaves quite a few unanswered questions, such as the fate of the lead character's main tormentor after the locker room shower scene, and what exactly happened in the past with the lead character's mother. At the end of the movie, you are left hanging in several aspects, and you'll be far from satisfied.
The movie is fairly well produced on an extremely low budget (though occasionally the seams show slightly), and the lead actress is willing to get naked several times. But as a whole, the movie is too muddled and bogged down to get much enjoyment out of it. If you should come across it on Netflix or elsewhere, I suggest you do the title action.
As it turns out, the remaining 60% or so of the movie isn't that much more speedy in its unfolding, with the plot plodding along at a glacial pace. Actually, it could have been much worse, since there are signs that some key sequences were cut down or eliminated entirely somewhere along the line. This leaves quite a few unanswered questions, such as the fate of the lead character's main tormentor after the locker room shower scene, and what exactly happened in the past with the lead character's mother. At the end of the movie, you are left hanging in several aspects, and you'll be far from satisfied.
The movie is fairly well produced on an extremely low budget (though occasionally the seams show slightly), and the lead actress is willing to get naked several times. But as a whole, the movie is too muddled and bogged down to get much enjoyment out of it. If you should come across it on Netflix or elsewhere, I suggest you do the title action.
creepy
SnoopyStyle9 November 2018
Maria (India Eisley) is a timid high school senior. Her father Dan (Jason Isaacs) is a plastic surgeon who is obsessed with perfect looks. Her mother Amy (Mira Sorvino) is struggling with depression. At school, her only friend figure skater Lily is possessive of her boyfriend Sean. She gets bullied by schoolmate Mark and his friends. She starts having visions of her reflections acting differently and talking back to her. The reflection calls herself Airam.
It has the tone of a good slow moody horror without the scares. It is a bit too slow and Mark really needs to die to set it off. Mark's bullying is problematic when the only person coming to her rescue is Sean. The skating party comes off really weird when everybody is laughing at her. There is one creepy aspect to this movie. While India is 25 and the character is 18, India looks really young and the sexual erotic aspect gets voyeuristic. It would be less creepy if she's playing a college student. She's a quiet actress and seems limited in range. She is able to play two separate personalities and that works better than expected.
It has the tone of a good slow moody horror without the scares. It is a bit too slow and Mark really needs to die to set it off. Mark's bullying is problematic when the only person coming to her rescue is Sean. The skating party comes off really weird when everybody is laughing at her. There is one creepy aspect to this movie. While India is 25 and the character is 18, India looks really young and the sexual erotic aspect gets voyeuristic. It would be less creepy if she's playing a college student. She's a quiet actress and seems limited in range. She is able to play two separate personalities and that works better than expected.
Unexpectedly bold and surprisingly psychotic
Aktham_Tashtush14 October 2018
WOW ,, I didn't really expect it to be that good at first ,, but the plot is somewhat genuine and the events escalate with no dull gabs almost 80% of the movie had that mysterious tense dramatic effect ... the script was a bit short but for a low budget movie the montage, directing and casting .. all exceeded my expectations..
The casting was good .. India Eisley was phenomenal .. and i just remembered she was on the Underworld third movie i think back 2012 ,, and here she did well presenting the psychotic mind even if it had a bit of (sci-fi) element if you might call it ,, still she's all set to reappear in the next couple of months in the Drama "Adolescence" .. loved seeing Jason Isaacs and Mira Sorvino too.
final judgment .. definitely recommended ;)
The casting was good .. India Eisley was phenomenal .. and i just remembered she was on the Underworld third movie i think back 2012 ,, and here she did well presenting the psychotic mind even if it had a bit of (sci-fi) element if you might call it ,, still she's all set to reappear in the next couple of months in the Drama "Adolescence" .. loved seeing Jason Isaacs and Mira Sorvino too.
final judgment .. definitely recommended ;)
Disappointing Ambiguous Conclusion
claudio_carvalho20 November 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The shy seventeen-year old Maria (India Eisley) lives a repressed relationship with her parents, the perfectionist plastic surgeon Dr. Dan Brennan (Jason Isaacs) that is unfaithful to his depressed Amy (Mira Sorvino) that unaware of his love affairs. Mara is bullied at the high-school by her schoolmate Mark (John C. MacDonald), who is a hockey player. She is outcast and her only friend is the skater Lily (Penelope Mitchell) and she has a crush on her boyfriend Sean (Harrison Gilbertson), who is gentle with her. One night, Maria finds that her mirror reflection is an independent teenager called Airam that knows her inner feelings and fears that proposes to swap places with her to solve her problems. When she is humiliated by Mark at the prom and by Lily, she accepts to swap places with Airam. She revenges Maria´s abusers and when the trapped Maria requests her to stop, she ignores her appeals. What will happen to Maria, her parents and her mates?
"Look Away" is a dark and melancholic thriller with an ambiguous story of a repressed and bullied adolescent without self-confidence. The way she is treated at school and at home by her father is very sad. The image in the mirror is ambiguous and the viewer does not know whether Airam is a supernatural being (her deformed twin sister) or her repressed desires. The plot is intriguing but the conclusion is disappointing. The 25 year-old India Eisley convinces in the role of a seventeen year-old teenager. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): Not Available
"Look Away" is a dark and melancholic thriller with an ambiguous story of a repressed and bullied adolescent without self-confidence. The way she is treated at school and at home by her father is very sad. The image in the mirror is ambiguous and the viewer does not know whether Airam is a supernatural being (her deformed twin sister) or her repressed desires. The plot is intriguing but the conclusion is disappointing. The 25 year-old India Eisley convinces in the role of a seventeen year-old teenager. My vote is six.
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our daughter has problems is an understatement
gustheaffen30 August 2019
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The house, scenery and winter atmosphere were excellent but the story was bland amd boring. For no apparent reason a wealthy attractive girl has no friends except one from childhood and is tormented mercilessly by a fellow student. She basically loses her mind after a traumatic humiliation and has her psycho alter ego ruin or kill everyone around her. And yes the ending was just a cop out. It has been done before and this may have had decent actors but the story was so unrealistic and all over the place and the violence wasn't scary it was just ridiculous. Everyone is terrified of someone 90 lbs soaking wet that somehow manages to off or maim a handful of people.
Everyone Loves an Evil Twin
alexqueens30 October 2019
In what universe does the skinny girl with model looks get picked on at school? I guess in this one.
But wait, turns out the blonde kendoll popular guy just had the hots for her all along and her only friend who's not-really-her-friend just kept her close to look superior alongside her, despite feeling threatened by her.
Now, I try to avoid teen movies in general, but I honestly thought this mirror-evil-twin tale would be ...interesting? It wasn't.
This could have been so much better, but it was considerably underdeveloped, beginning with a very dull first half, and just when things were about to pick up, the 'murderous spree' was an unimaginative dud.
However, India Eisley played the sad and mousy part well enough, but she really shined as the more confident and wicked version of herself. I expect she'll be seen a lot more of from here on. And Mira Sorvino was great. Shame she doesn't get meatier roles to showcase her skills in full. As for Jason Isaacs, he seems to be stuck in the same character as the doctor-scientist in Cure for Wellness and the OA series. Not necessarily a bad thing.
Now, I try to avoid teen movies in general, but I honestly thought this mirror-evil-twin tale would be ...interesting? It wasn't.
This could have been so much better, but it was considerably underdeveloped, beginning with a very dull first half, and just when things were about to pick up, the 'murderous spree' was an unimaginative dud.
However, India Eisley played the sad and mousy part well enough, but she really shined as the more confident and wicked version of herself. I expect she'll be seen a lot more of from here on. And Mira Sorvino was great. Shame she doesn't get meatier roles to showcase her skills in full. As for Jason Isaacs, he seems to be stuck in the same character as the doctor-scientist in Cure for Wellness and the OA series. Not necessarily a bad thing.
Had a lot of potential, just didn't deliver!
mariopilloni12 April 2020
Great cast, great premise but the director needs to reestablish the value of details. The atmosphere was effectively set, the cast did a fantastic job (especially India Eisley) but the director just seemed to neglect the details which impact the overall story. I understand that the beauty of films is it is not restricted to reality but effectively creating a reality you want your audience to be drawn into, is all in the details. Such a wasted project. I saw another review entitled All atmosphere, no substance, perfectly sums it up.
WTF did I just watch?
haroot_azarian17 October 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Ok so I see a lot of positive reviews here. It was a good movie in general, good acting etc. but as for originality, people compared it to Carrie, but I go one further and say that it's been done before, Another Me starring Clare Forlani. the story is practically identical. an identical twin dies during delivery and the star gradually is overtaken by her dead twin blah blah blah.
With this movie, I thought the ending was terrible. she went around a killing spree seeming to not care leave fingerprints behind, and after slitting her dad's throat she goes home and gets in mother's bed and cuddles up and The End? Are the cops from Police Squad or something?
why all the sex and nudity
fleurdeli-hn23 April 2020
This is truly one of the creepiest movies i've ever seen. and not because it's a horror or a thriller or creepy by plot: creepy because it's like the writer of this movie wanted to see this young girl touch herself, be naked, and have sexual situations as often as possible. really? sexual tension with her own father? not one of the nudity, sex, or sexual tension scenes did a single thing to drive this story forward. not one.
i'm not a prude, i don't mind nudity as a form of driving plot forward. sex is apart of life and therefore movies. but seeing this young girls boobs "just because" had a weird tone to it. seriously... weinstein creepy vibes if you ask me.
i'm not a prude, i don't mind nudity as a form of driving plot forward. sex is apart of life and therefore movies. but seeing this young girls boobs "just because" had a weird tone to it. seriously... weinstein creepy vibes if you ask me.
Disturbing
ericdhall7714 July 2020
A new take on an old story line!
yada21215 April 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This movie hints at interesting side stories from the very first scene. The echo sound showing twins, the mother seeming to still be suffering from post-delivery depression eighteen years later, the daughter depressingly unhappy and seeming to know why. Did she sense that she had a twin sister? The closing scene was the key to the whole movie when mom has both her daughters back, one under each arm. Unless I am missing the premise of the movie, I would say the direction was lacking in authenticity details. I mean, the plastic surgeon dad delivered his own daughter(s), treated his wife who couldn't deal with the loss of one twin at birth, and getting to make the decision to end the life of the deformed twin. I also would have played more with his apparent fascination with perfection, which seemed too implied. The violence in the second half of the film was I bit too much, in my opinion. But it did make sense in telling the story. I think I would have played more with the storyline where Mira was stuck in the mirror and chose not to come back to the real world after Airam started her killing spree.
Overall, a compelling movie that kept you interested in knowing how everything would turn out in the end. I loved the cast and the basic plot. I just would worked a little more to make the details more believable. Especially the father, plastic surgeon, delivery room doctor, and psychiatrist all-in-one character. Even though he was portrayed as a very controlling person, it would have been more believable if these roles where given to two or three other characters.
I would also named this semi-horror flick 'Ghost in the Mirror'.
Overall, a compelling movie that kept you interested in knowing how everything would turn out in the end. I loved the cast and the basic plot. I just would worked a little more to make the details more believable. Especially the father, plastic surgeon, delivery room doctor, and psychiatrist all-in-one character. Even though he was portrayed as a very controlling person, it would have been more believable if these roles where given to two or three other characters.
I would also named this semi-horror flick 'Ghost in the Mirror'.
Creepy and original teen movie
robertemerald25 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Look Away at least doesn't keep one in suspense for more than a few minutes, the alter-Maria appearing very early in the piece. For me, it started really well, and for most of the movie was very creepy indeed. There seemed to be a plan, a good one. But at a certain point past the half-way mark that plan seemed to devolve, rather pathetically, into an ordinary girl's very awkward, and rather obsessive, self-pity. This was odd to me, as that's where the trouble began way back in the beginning. Perhaps this was intentional on the part of the writers. It was certainly interesting, and I understand that a story has to have some kind of direction and attempt to be confident. What I really found unappealing was that at first there was a sort of evil cleverness happening that was fun to watch. And then it wasn't clever, just super emotional. Look Away is the sort of movie where you have to judge these things for yourself. Alas, you actually have to get to the end of the movie to find out. If you don't enjoy the direction this movie takes, then you can at least be reassured that this is an original idea, and certainly there are sequences just after the evil twin is let loose that are super classic. I remember a movie once where Merlin told a friend that looking in the future is like eating a biscuit. If you eat it then it's too late, but if you don't you'll never know (I may not remember the exact words!). That's how I feel about Look Away. The mirror scenes could have been spookier perhaps. I am reminded of a movie called The Broken (2008) which featured doppelgängers, and another called Cruel Intentions (1999), which featured, well, teen cruelty. More specifically, you might compare Look Away to a movie such as Carrie (1976, or remake 2013). If you really enjoyed that movie then you'll probably like this.
They're all gonna laugh at you
LordCommandar13 October 2018
Warning: Spoilers
For a moment there I thought this film was unwinding to a they're all gonna laugh at you moment, like in the original Carrie film especially the scene at the prom on ice, and I thought all hell would break loose. But this film was nothing but freaky Friday aka Trading places with Micheal Jackson starting with the man in the mirror nonsense. A unhappy girl finds her more confident less compassionate fearless alter ego in the reflection of herself and her alter ego wants out of the reflection to take over her fearful, self conscious starved for affection other self. The story was really OK until the nonsensical killings started, and that's when it went completely downhill. And quite frankly, this concept was stolen right out of the Twilight Zone play book, Nervous man in a four dollar room s2ep3, exact same premise. Like I said it was good until the killings started then it became stupid. And the ending? ....a true WTF moment. Maybe someone else can explain, because I simply didn't get it. By the way, Isaac and Sorvino, were useless.
So... twins??
Howling_at_the_Moon_Reviews5 January 2023
This film was going much better than expected for the first half. Was it a little unintentionally campy/uncomfortable in moments? Was the acting a little spotty at times? Was it riddled with loose ends and unaddressed details? Yes to all of that. But it was atmospheric, creepy, and had the foundation of an interesting plot that really could have gone somewhere.
Unfortunately it fell off the rails and the ending.. plainly... was trash. It felt lazy and like a cop out. While we as an audience don't need everything spoonfed... what were we dealing with here? Deformed twin ghost? Mystical evil entity? Personification of hidden wants and desires? Give us something here people...
Now, overall I was entertained and stayed engaged for the most part. There was just a lot "wrong" we will say.
And with that, a little side note... I have never understood how it is acceptable or legal to overtly sexualize and utilize nudity with an actor who is portraying a minor. Yes, I obviously understand the actor is of legal age... but that's not what's being portrayed. It just seems like you're providing creepy spank bank material for pervs. I've never understood it. You could have gotten every point across plot wise exactly as it was without seeing her tits...
With that being said I think this was decently successful but not wildly so. I would love to seen this done again but with the concept elaborated on. Would recommend.
Unfortunately it fell off the rails and the ending.. plainly... was trash. It felt lazy and like a cop out. While we as an audience don't need everything spoonfed... what were we dealing with here? Deformed twin ghost? Mystical evil entity? Personification of hidden wants and desires? Give us something here people...
Now, overall I was entertained and stayed engaged for the most part. There was just a lot "wrong" we will say.
And with that, a little side note... I have never understood how it is acceptable or legal to overtly sexualize and utilize nudity with an actor who is portraying a minor. Yes, I obviously understand the actor is of legal age... but that's not what's being portrayed. It just seems like you're providing creepy spank bank material for pervs. I've never understood it. You could have gotten every point across plot wise exactly as it was without seeing her tits...
With that being said I think this was decently successful but not wildly so. I would love to seen this done again but with the concept elaborated on. Would recommend.
i think they forget about the ending...
AziziOthmanMY15 October 2018
Decent teen horror film
Horror_Flick_Fanatic8 December 2018
I normally don't like teen horror films but I did not dislike this one. I thought it was well done. India Eisley was very convincing as a very shy high school teen. The plot lacks originality and the film wasted Mira Sorvino acting talent. Jason Isaacs was good. Just didn't like the anti-male vibe to this film. It wasn't necessary. The story has every male at fault for something or another.
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