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3/10
Lacking in so many ways
LovesBlues12 January 2021
This movie is about a missing girl. The movie was poorly written and the acting was sub par with the exception of the players of the missing girls parents.

There was no 'mystery' the audience could begin to develop their own list of suspects from, no clues, just direct point a to point b to point c story.

The actor who played the reporter lacked the ability to speak the English language properly and was obviously NOT a writer, much less a reporter.

It says based on actual events, my guess is the author of the screenplay read 3 articles and based the whole movie on a poorly reported story, never digging deeper than what the paper said.

Finally the end was ridiculous in that this 2020 movie stated that Polly Klass was still missing.

I can't understand why STARZ purchased this terrible movie that had so much unrealized potential.
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Absolutely no reason.
jebjobs12 October 2020
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WTF??!? All these other reviews HAVE to be fake.

This has to be one of the worst movies ever made. The story was incomprehensible, the acting was horrid, and the editing was surreal. It felt like they filmed scenes from about 30 different bad movies and randomly spliced them together.

The cops are bad, until they turn good - for no reason.

The dad is really upset that his daughter is missing, but whenever anybody offers help, he angrily refuses it - for no reason.

The reporter is a swell guy who loves boxing and has a friend on the police force, but nothing ever comes of either of these subplots (or of dozens of other dead-end story lines). He is truly concerned about solving this case - for no reason.

Eventually, a suspect is identified completely out of the blue, and is described as a deranged creep. However, nobody wants to believe he is guilty - for no apparent reason.

Then they all believe he's guilty, again for no reason, but instead of arresting him, they keep threatening him while he pleads his innocence.

Finally, after no new evidence comes to light, they arrest him and he confesses to everything - for absolutely no reason.

There is no reason to any of the actions in this film. None of the characters are likable, and none have any depth at all.

So why should you watch this film? Absolutely no reason.
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1/10
Interesting story, VERY poorly executed
mdebotton21 November 2020
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This movie was so poorly done I find it hard to believe the good reviews here aren't fake. With the exception of a 30 second scene with the fantastic actress Zazie Beetz, and the actors that play the parents, the acting was hideous. The cops were uncomfortable to watch and not because of how they treated the family and the suspects, though that was difficult for another reason, but because their acting was beyond horrible.

Then there's the story line. On the face of it it's an interesting story. But somehow the director (and maybe the writers?) go and F it up royally. It jumps around. Virtually zero investigation and without warning, they somehow they find the girl. Tied up in the basement she's alive after 6 weeks? How is that possible? Was someone giving her water and food??? Who knows. Nothing is explained.

Absurd.
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8/10
Powerful Performances
oaklep5 September 2020
Superb acting from a largely unknown (by me, anyway) cast. Engaging and involving story. I have to say I'm always more compelled to watch movies based on true events. This one held me throughout. As a side note fans of Zazie Beetz (the one face I DID recognise) should be aware her role is of a 'Cameo' nature and lasts only a couple of minutes. Great film.
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6/10
2 Bad Actors
pcforhope13 February 2021
The 2 main detectives were horrible actors. I couldn't take them and it was hard to overlook. i would rate this an 8 but they brought it down. It was a good movie though, main characters were great, (Father and Reporter) If you can get past the over acting and try hard detectives (especially Johnny Holm) you'll love it.
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7/10
Good intentions...
Makers4029 August 2020
Johnny Whitworth is raw and unfiltered. He grounds the reality of his scenes and steps into a vulnerability and humanity anchoring the darker moments of Still Here. Maurice McRae, although theatrical at times, brings heartbreak and despair to a very tough role. The circumstances of this script are heavy, and the weight of the world is showcased. There is an energy present in this film that supports and empowers white privilege. Vlad Feier, a filmmaker with an obligation to tell his perspective of the truth skews the importance of this topic with exaggerated earnestness. Hollywood has used the white savior trope for a long time as a structure to tell stories of POC. This false and limited perspective is damaging and ego driven with the "intention" of supporting Black stories. The continuation of this narrative is not in support of what it claims it stands for but rather of White people who carry the god complex. Some of the performances are over the top and there are slight technical issues, (i.e. breaking 180 line). The V.O.'s were not necessary and distracted from the behavior of the two leads.

Still Here is difficult to watch at times but hopefully the emotion of a father looking for his missing daughter will impact all audiences regardless.
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10/10
This movie is the Best of the year!
bullock-beth-576-60253613 January 2021
I'm a white lady and old. But these actors were so powerful in their performance that I actually felt their pain not only because they were black but because their daughter was black and no one cared. Because they were black. This movie was so full of emotion. The actors made me see into their pain. I'm not prejudiced at all but I can see this same thing happens a lot in real life. This movie should win an Emmy and an Oscar. And the performance of the entire cast is superb but the guy that played the dad....man you need your own reward. You did a really good job. I hope to see all these actors again.
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5/10
Excited to see this...but a flop
riszla7 September 2020
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Based on a true story - except it's not. What story ? It's made up nonsense. It's a hodge-podge of a white deranged liberals view of society. Such a shame as a real case could have been good.

Police are ignoring a missing kid - (because the family is Black!). We get a statistic totally out of context on the screen that states about half a million kids are missing in the US. (But neglects to tell that 99.9% are back within a few hours).

Anyway, It starts with the missing girl's father pathetically trying to put 3 flyers up and then attending a pointless 'group talk' meet, (which crops up again and again throughout the film) - rather than doing something about publicising his daughters plight. When the white liberal hero journalist tries to interview the father, at his project high rise apartment he irrationally gets angry about it and kicks him out wanting no publicity (Because he's Black and thats just part of the Black experiance no doubt??). But the Journalist manages to 'jive talk' with a agressive black gang outside to get a lead on a suspect which he writes about. Now in the heat of publicity, the corrupt police are forced to act.

However, the suspect is Black and therefore doesn't survive Police Custody.

The corrupt Police then try and arrest the Black Brother of the missing girl. And it goes on and on - the Black father is a cardboard character who gets sidelined to blabbing impotently at group meetings and other useless impotent behavour, while the focus is on the hero White liberal Journalist who does the job, gets beaten up etc... and pounds the pavement to dive deep to find out what happened to the girl.

You simply can't get over how conceited and biased the film is when watching it.
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4/10
Still Here - Only Just
krocheav8 November 2021
Having good intentions is not always a guarantee of making a good movie - unless you are good at what you do. 'Still here' looked promising on paper but comes in as a difficult watch on many levels - including, messy editing, direction, photography, and a poorly realised script - featuring very few convincing situations and many unfocused characters. It comes across as another excuse to push the agenda of the unhelpful law and its big bad white guy type policing...offering little more than supposition to back up its accusations.

Then, as if attempting to add some form of balance, one of the white detectives is shown in a detailed scene having an unexplained change of heart - but of course, his epiphany results in changing nothing, next we see of him he's right back to his nasty ol self. These types of character inconsistencies tend to continue across the board.

Most acting is from the over the top school of expression - while some of this might sometimes work, overall , it's ultimately tiresome. The story is claimed as based on facts but these 'facts' come across as manufactured and mostly unbelievable (especially the resolution). Pity, as it offers the odd good line, and might have been better if given a sure-handed approach. A pile-on of endless foul language adds nothing to the general proceedings.
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5/10
It was alright
noemptyhands31 August 2020
I don't know how to take this movie. But this is how black people are treated in this country and it's so sad that the victims are victimized over and over again. I know it's a movie but it's all to real day to day life for many black people living in America. And black police officers and officials that continue to work in these institutions of oppression and inequality should be shamed! Hard movie to watch. I was just not that impressed by the acting or storyline. I felt it was missing something not sure what it was but something was missing.i felt it tried to hard.good attempt though.
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5/10
Well Meaning and Informative... But
zorroaca12 April 2021
Some good acting counterbalanced by a lot of bad. Because of the subject matter you forgive a lot of it. Overall it was a bit disjointed and sometimes off the wall. The ending which might have saved the film... instead was like letting the air out of a tire.
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10/10
Heartbreaking - Amazing
dan_solis28 August 2020
The acting and the photography are both marvelous. I was in awe during the whole movie. It is heartbreaking (and very reveling) to live a story like this through the perspective of real people, specially in a time where this is a reality for so many others in the world.
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6/10
They don't care
nogodnomasters4 November 2020
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This is inspired by true events.

Monique Watson of Brooklyn goes missing. Only her family seems to care. Christian Baker (Johnny Whitworth ) a reporter doe his own investigation to help locate her. He gets a clue and runs a story claiming the police are not doing their job.

It is interesting on how we accuse folks on loose circumstances and coincidences.Well done. I just did feel it.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
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Makes you feel
Gordon-115 September 2020
This is a hard film to watch. It makes you feel, and makes you think whether everyone is caring for one another enough.
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10/10
Great Movie!! STILL HERE
LaFrances2631 August 2020
I watch STILL HERE this weekend and l have to say it was a great movie! It was one of the best movies l have seen all year! I will definitely recommend this movie to a friend.
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10/10
Absolutely Fantastic
antoala1 September 2020
Still Here is a brave movie, raw, realistic, specially In the times we are living, the acting was superb!!
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10/10
Breathtaking, must see it!
dananedelciu29 August 2020
Real, strong and touching story so much so that it made me have a better understanding of the tumultuous world we all live in today. Acting is intense and powerful. I discovered a Johnny Whitworth I never knew existed and got mesmerized by Maurice McRae. This story of human trafficking will change everything you thought you knew about it:

It's a powerful lesson to be learned!
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10/10
Beautiful Acting
patricia-890645 February 2021
This movie is filled with raw emotion and symbolism that will have your eyes watering throughout. The family relationship is very well tight all around. We need more stories around resilience and family like this one. I enjoyed the story and the beautiful acting. A timely film
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8/10
Very authebtic
francishamit6 June 2021
Having been a reporter and a detective, I found this film very authentic . Anyone who has lived in a major city in the USA and known people of color will find that part of iut relateable. Tho cops are a bit overblown but all of the evets portrayed ring true.
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