Same diff with Heartbreak Motel is how I felt about this. Both started with me being super hyped to see em, but after watching, both turned out to be not as I expected them to be which led to me not really enjoying em as I initially hoped for.

I kinda expected to have lotsa LoL moments which I didn't get unfortunately. I know that they blended horror, comedy & drama, but I kinda wished they'd up the ante more on the comedy. The way I see it this was more drama with just a teensy bit of horror & comedy thrown in. Even the horror was more prominent than the comedy.

Acting wise, always such a joy to see Putri Ayudya. Mbak Putri & Yasamin kinda carried the movie on the acting front.

On another note, the score kinda gave me Stranger Things vibe and vibing I was! Such a nice direction they decided to go there, chef's kiss! 🥴🤌🏽

I really, really, and I do mean really wish I'd enjoy it more.. but unfortunately it didn't live up to my expectations despite me being super hyped to see it.

Don't get me wrong, this movie has everything you'd wish for a movie to have: stellar A lister casts with the main 3 each boasting their own Piala Citra, Angga DS as Director, uber high budget which is super obvious (have you seen the trailer?), and a very very beautiful ost even though it's just 1 song on repeat.

I haven't read the novel, but unfortunately the story didn't live up to what I had in mind which kinda attributed to why I didn't enjoy it as much I guess?

Such a breathtakingly beautiful anime, esp the background art presented with a heartfelt story along with scoring which will tug on your heartstrings..

💯% fan service movie, so go in fully aware of that, just bask in the nostalgia & enjoy the ride! 🥴🤌🏽

I found it hard to believe at first that this was directed by that one nerdy guy in Legally Blonde who turned out to be the OG Norman Bates' son, WoW

That aside, great direction & cinematography here, all the wide shots with dark environments leading to you believe something was looming somewhere making you queasy in your seat feeling like something gonna jumpscare you at any given moment

Maika Monroe & Nic Cage both ate in their respective roles, how I wish they'd interact more

Unfortunately for me it doesn't quite live up to the overhype though as it was quite something else than I'd imagine it to be. The brilliant marketing turned out to be a double edged sword imho. Despite this, totes worth a viewing at least once in the cinema where you can seep in all the dread it oozes

I've always enjoyed movies in this format where it's just 2 people engaging in long convos the entire movie. The 1st time I saw the trailer I knew this went straight into my watchlist. I was anxious though if it'll somehow end up showing in cinemas here considering warga 62 is still (and sadly probably won't?) not ready for these kinda movies. That's why I'm very grateful that KlikFilm brought this movie here & I knew I gotta watch it 1st day cause it won't stay long.

Truthfully I was kinda let down a bit that Sean Penn's character was annoying at first but then I realized that it's just a realistic portrayal of certain people & of course this movie was no fairytale so it stayed true to being humane.

As for acting, I enjoyed both Dakota's & Sean's chemistry, no boredom at all for the whole run time. Not a movie for most people though. Totes worth a viewing if you enjoy these kinda movies.