Don't Look Back

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Don't Look Back

2020

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The witnesses to a fatal assault are targeted by someone or something after they do not help the victim.

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Don't Look Back does an impressive job of working within obvious budget constraints, but writer-director Jeffrey Reddick is overly reliant on genre clichés.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

06/07/2021

2/5

With Don't Look Back very much feeling like a ropey first draft of Final Destination, Reddick's gimmick here is fuzzy compared to the franchise's ruthless focus on the feasibility of outsmarting death.

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Jessica Scott

Nightmarish Conjurings

12/27/2022

Wooden dialogue, jump scares that never actually scare, and a script that heavily endorses a “tell, don’t show” philosophy weigh the story down and leave the viewer wishing they were watching Final Destination instead.

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

02/14/2021

2/5

Horror/thriller about someone or something targeting those who did nothing when they saw a man being badly assaulted. Preachy, yet still muddled about its message.

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Zena Dixon

Real Queen of Horror

02/02/2021

4/5

Reddick reassures us that his skillset has only improved with time.

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Steve Erickson

Nashville Scene

01/22/2021

Don't Look Back aims for atmosphere but instead piles on cliché after cliché.

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Mark H. Harris

Black Horror Movies

12/12/2020

3/5

Despite its shortcomings, Reddick manages to deliver an attractively shot product with impressive practical effects for such a modest budget.

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Ian H

@Howellsey 04/01/2025

I quite liked the concept but the execution was too hit and miss and acting a bit patchy

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Tom M

@RT73684648 07/22/2023

It has a coherent plot and decent pacing. Beyond that, all bets are off. Its vibes are corny, its thrills are cheap, and its religious morality is nauseating.

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Regina P

@RT45936356 06/15/2023

These faith-based movies are getting better with production quality. I actually don't have a problem with the visual look or the acting here. I am critical of the message, though. I think the movie is too harsh on people who are thrown into a state of shock when witnessing violence. You want to help but are not sure if you are physically strong enough to prevail. Most people don't wake up expecting to be a hero that day. That is distinct from the opening scenes of real-life cold-hearted bystanders. That is completely different from what was shown in the story. But there was a twist in the end that seemed to suggest that wasn't the real lesson after all. Not a bad film. It did get annoying in the middle, though.

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03/24/2022

Absolutely awful. Almost insulting it was so bad.

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03/24/2022

A fetid affair with zero originality and tons of virtue signaling.

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07/02/2021

This movie should not be called Don't Look Back. Instead, it should be Don't Think Back or Don't Think Too Much. It was not scary and plot was too easy to guess. Acting part is not bad.

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Synopsis

The witnesses to a fatal assault are targeted by someone or something after they do not help the victim.

Director: Jeffrey Reddick
Producer: Roman Dent, Ashleigh Snead, Andy Steinman, Andrew van den Houten
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Reddick
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Setlife Films, Hood River Entertainment, Storyteller Media, Title Media
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 16, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2020
Runtime: 1h 33m

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