TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

cjs6547 This movie breathes fresh life in the found-footage genre with some spazzy photography and creative cuts. It builds suspense beautifully - and keeps it there, so that you find yourself holding your breath for more than half the film! It takes a departure from clichéd jumpscares and other horror movie tropes and uses a formula that's not generic so that the final result leaves you unnerved and conscious of the silence of the night. The TRUE objective of a seasoned horror-addict, not those loud BOOs that give you a temporary adrenaline rush.The backstory is a bit weak, and character development lacking. A couple, Scott and Penny, take off from their city life to make a nature documentary. 'Don't you ever feel like leaving it all behind and running to nature?' Scott asks in the beginning, or something of the sort. No, we don't. Scott realizes pretty soon (in the first 5 minutes) that he doesn't either. And not a minute too soon. His exposure to the wilderness leads him and Penny straight to the door of Mr. Jones.Called Mr. Jones by (fans?), this is a guy in a mask and a cape living in isolation and leaving bits of what this movie's characters seem to consider 'art'. Yeah, nobody would consider that art, unless it came with references from an art college, an agent and a 20 dollar entrance fee.Penny is enchanted with what can only be described as creepy tribal tribute effigies, and so they instead make a documentary about Mr. Jones. This is when it gets scary (again, not a moment too soon).While the backstory doesn't hold up too well, my main issue with this movie is in two things: the switching front-to-back camera, and the ending. Other camera-work is simply riveting, but I don't know whose idea it was to turn found-footage into found-footage + cameraman's face. The face shots of a scared Scott lend little or nothing at all of value to the movie.Lastly, yes, the ending. It makes everything (all the nightmares) go away. That sort of dulls the horror. I was disappointed to know that Penny had been right all along and Mr Jones really WAS trying to protect them. It would have been so much fun instead if he was evil and they slowly lose their minds between dream and reality. But that's just my opinion.Definitely worth your time, if only for the scares that really work.

agondocs This film is getting quite a bit of hate, and some of it is warranted... but some of it is not. As others have stated, the film centers around a young couple who move into "the woods" for a year. The film offers up both the creation of a nature documentary as well as "working on your relationship" as reasons for the move, and although this might not be a popular opinion, I don't find it to be that absurd. I know people who have decided to live in the wilderness and "find themselves" ... I can't personally afford to do so, but the characters in this film don't seem to be lacking money. It doesn't ring that hollow to me. I thought the found footage was done quite well. Contrary to another review who found the voiceovers to be annoying, I found them to be interesting. They often allude to a character's true feelings rather than what they're telling their SO, for example, and grant more insight into what's going on in the character's head. The documentary approach actually works well for the beginning of the film, and it grabbed my interest. The film does seemingly change perspectives in the last third of the movie, however I don't think it's the director deciding to go with fixed shots rather than found footage. It's a bit hard to say for certain, but I believe the last bit of the film is shot by the "other" Scott. There are a number of scenes leading up to the switch that hint towards this happening, and I find it to be a logical extrapolation. I mean, we're even shown footage of Other Scott filming the couple without being noticed. The end of the movie isn't the director just deciding to change things up for the hell of it - the footage is still "found", it's just not being filmed by the original Scott. Finally, I found this film to be interesting. It's not a movie of the year contender, but it's well worth a watch if you like found footage films that show weird/inexplicable happenings with the supernatural and/or occult in the woods. Mr. Jones is intriguing, and I enjoyed attempting to figure out what was going on throughout the movie. With all of that said, the ending does leave something to be desired. It's a bit of a mess - all sorts of timelines and different actions overlap, and reality kind of breaks down. It did leave me feeling rather unsatisfied. I would still recommend giving this a shot, however, because I really enjoyed it for the most part.

Lumaxorb Do not waste your time on this one! I love horror movies and am a huge fan of new 'things' in movies but this movie, Mr. Jones, is nothing but awful and doesn't bring horror, anything new, or entertainment during its runtime... ... ... I strongly recommend watching something else. If you do decide to watch this awful movie, do not expect a deep or even coherent story or ending because it does not have much to it. Highly disappointing lack of plot in my opinion. And what plot there is isn't even that coherent or intelligent (as pointed out and criticized by numerous user reviews on this site). The acting in this film is fine, I can't say it's near the worst I've seen, but instead the problem is lack of a coherent and meaningful plot! Very frustrating flick I thought.

inkdead This original movie is one of the reasons I love and adore horror films. I would suggest this movie to horror movie seekers everywhere. Fantastic! I loved the cast and the visual/auditory feeling through the whole flick. The director did a fantastic job as well as the actors and everyone involved in the making of this unique film. It is about time someone came out with a horror film that could grab your imagination and hold onto it while spinning and turning your mind in ways that you thought were desolated in your past. I love how the movie has a dark and disturbing atmosphere and the way the characters really bring the film to life. I would love to see more films that take this sort of art direction and give this movie a 9 out of 10 for originality and usefulness of occupied time throughout this thrilling tale.