Countdown is refreshingly average. It's not trying to be the best horror film ever and it done its best with the idea. The layout of the story is not original; the characters get wrapped up in something supernatural and unexplainable, they try to figure it out by doing research and meet someone who can explain what is happening which is usually a curse from some even deity, and then the main characters try and figure out a way to beat the curse and they do and they all live happily ever after... except in this film, the ending isn't completely happy. They do beat the curse, they do begin their happily-ever-after, but then the rug is pulled out from underneath their feet.
I've stated many times before about how it's difficult not to include a bunch of cliches within a horror movie, and this doesn't attempt to separate itself from them, but in keeping with the middle-of-the-road style, Countdown embraces the cliches and creates an erie, jumpscare-filled atmosphere, complete with plenty of supernatural elements.
When a nurse gets curious and downloads an app which claims to predict when the owner is about to die, she, Quinn Harris (played by Elizabeth Lail) natural believes it to be a fake designed to scare people, but as evidence begins to mount up about this being completely real, she must race against the clock to find a way to break the curse.
If you're looking for a normal horror movie that isn't bloody and gory or so scary you can't even watch it properly, then Countdown is a good choice. You may be scared, you may not even find it remotely scary, but the story is gripping enough to keep you invested.
The original storyline is what keeps this film fresh, and is utilises that as it's number one strength. Upon understanding the synopsis, it did allude to a modern take on Final Destination, where they have to find out certain patterns in order to overcome the inevitable, but after watching it, I was pleased to see that it wasn't anything like Final Destination, but its own thing instead.
Countdown doesn't strive to be the best, it just strives to be best it can be.
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Antony Hudson
(TonyHadNouns)
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