Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Platypuschow Similar in method to Seven (1995) this well cast little thriller doesn't live up to its potential.A new criminal has emerged, one who presents his victims with a horrific choice such as which limb he'll cut off or which family member they have to kill.The concept has potential, the execution however is lacking.The movie has moments of intelligence and strong writing but sadly that's all it has, moments.Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Pollak & briefly Bruce Dern star in this lackluster effort that should have been a great deal better.For a far more intelligent and well conceived movie about forced difficult choices then I suggest Would You Rather (2012) The Good: Couple of nice touches in the script The Bad: Very underwhelming Potential squanderedThings I Learnt From This Movie: Bruce Dern looks identical in every film he's ever been in If Scarlett Johansson & Teresa Palmer had a baby it'd look like Katheryn Winnick

torstensonjohn This film takes you on a ride that keeps you vested throughout. Although the acting is sub-par at best the plot is well enough to round out the film. Definitely not one of Kevin Pollacks films. A suspense filled terror ride that shows the audience a riveting sense of what lies ahead.What makes the human psyche tick, what defines us as what we are? Choice in it's own wording is something we do on a daily basis. If you had to choose between someone's life and your own, what would you do.I would recommend this film and if you choose to watch it it will be a solid investment.

Nitzan Havoc Reading the short plot summary of Choose immediately got me on edge and very excited, on account of its great resemblance to the gist of the Saw series, my favorite Horror/Thriller anthology of all times. I believe my fellow horror freaks also couldn't avoid having some Jigsaw associations, 5 minutes into the film if not upon reading the two lines synopsis.The beginning and first half of the film were excellent and profoundly intriguing, building up a lot of potential by telling a great story using some well thought of (if not all that new) ideas. The "choices" offered were horrific and well thought of, but way too few in numbers (on account of too few victim stories). Katheryn Winnick's acting was realistic and convincing, and along with the excellent exposition paved the way to what should/could/would have been an excellent film.So much for anything flattering, good or even remotely positive I could bring myself to say about this film. Sadly from here on it's bad to worst.The voice of "Mr. Choose-It" lacked conviction, charisma and strength. When a face is not visible - the voice is extremely important, if and when the goal is to make the killer threatening. Kevin Pollak's acting, portraying the Sheriff in charge of the investigation, was at best anemic and unconvincing. Story-wise, for a policeman in charge of an investigation to allow his journalism majoring daughter to walk in and out of police situation rooms as she saw fit, exposing her to police work and top secret investigations, was simply amateur screen writing.All the great exposition and story build-up reached its anti-climatic climax halfway through the film. From there on - no twists, no turns, and barely any surprises. Why not expose the audience to some details about the mentioned psychological theories? Why not add victims? Why not use a few more characters, or give some of the existing ones a little more than 3 lines, in order to at least appear to be trying to throw our guesses off? Why not make the film longer than 80 minutes and allow the story to advance a little slower? Why not make the minimal effort to follow through on the promising exposition? I ask these questions with disappointment, regret and sadness rather than criticism....Everything about the second half of the film felt like it was forcebly rushed, like the director suddenly noticed "oh, I've only got 40 minutes left, lets speed through the rest of the screenplay!". The details of the investigation, the interaction between the characters, the unfolding of events and even the dialogues! Not to mention the crime scene footage.The twists towards the end and in the end were, if to be forgiving, clever. Not mind-blowing nor shocking, and not the least amazing. Just plain clever. After all the build up - the 2nd part is simply a stoop fall into a less than mediocre abyss, and a crash through the bottom.In addition (and pardon my speculating), as if to add insult to injury, the footage ambiance and lighting appeared to be of pretty high quality, supposedly indicating the film wasn't that low budget. However, every other aspect implies a very low budget. Why not plan the budget in a little wiser, more professional and dare I say more mature way?The longer and higher the climb - the harder the fall. Disappointments are as great as expectations. Any similar cliché. With such a promising beginning, the continuation simply left me very, very disappointed.I rate this film 4, if only to reflect that the beginning made me think of 8-9. Too harsh? Not when such potential is diminished to such waste.

Tss5078 Choose is an ambitious horror movie, featuring a psychopath who makes their victims choose their fates, stating that every choice has a consequence. The story is a seemingly good one and the key to finding this person is finding the pattern, a good old fashion detective story. It's a very solid story too, in the beginning they actually pretend you have a brain, and let you try and figure some things out for yourself. Initially, I was fascinated with this film, but somewhere along the way they figured that we wouldn't get it and they started dumbing it down for us, leading to an ending that just destroys the film. I absolutely hate it, when I sit through and enjoy a movie, only to have it ruined at the end by some ridiculous, sensationalized, Hollywood ending that doesn't make any sense! The story was strong, the cast was great, and I was really into this thing, but like our economy, things just started getting worse and worse, leading up to an ending that was completely idiotic. It's not a bad movie, in fact it starts out as a great movie, but if you decide to give it a try, I'm warning you ahead of time, you won't like how it ends!