Like Dogs

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Love the move scar thou probably let everyone know about it but I'll probably watch it again good scary movies though just wanted to let everyone know ok your welcome.

I sat down to watch the 2021 thriller "Like Dogs" from writer and director Randy Van Dyke here in 2022 without ever having heard about the movie. So I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into, but it being labeled a horror/thriller was sufficient to make me have an interest in the movie. And also since I hadn't already seen it, of course I opted to do so. And while "Like Dogs" definitely was off to a killer start and maintained the suspense for a good long way, I have to say that the steam started to vanish from the kettle once it was revealed what was actually going on. Sure, I was a bit thrown off by the reveal, but thought 'hey, why not? We can work with that' and continued on with the movie. However, by the time you get to the laughable ending, the movie had gone from good to being one where you just shrug your shoulders. A shame really, because "Like Dogs" had a lot of potential. "Like Dogs" is a movie that clearly is a low budget movie, and it shows on the screen. I will say, however, that the first third part of the movie was definitely working out quite well, despite this being a low budget production, so thumbs up to the movie crew on that accomplishment. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "Like Dogs", and that is something I do enjoy in movies. And yeah, it was working to the movie's advantage here as well. Just don't expect to be in for an evening of Shakespearian performances and you'll be set. I found "Like Dogs" to be a semi-watchable movie. It was adequate enough for a single viewing, if you can look past the downhill slide that the movie was on. But that is one of the problems with "Like Dogs", it is a movie that you watch once and then never again. My rating of "Like Dogs" lands on a four out of ten stars.

This one needed some MAJOR work on the script. Randy should find a writing partner. The lines written for the actors (particularly the "comedy" duo in the control room) were atrocious. Get someone to polish your work and you might be onto something, Randy. Art direction and cinematography are mostly competent and occasionally intriguing. But the pacing and (especially) dialogue needed a LOT of work. This feels like a first draft even though I'm guessing it went through several revisions before becoming the shooting script.

It is a low budget indies film and as such, I thought it was done pretty well considering others I've recently watched. This is attributed to both the acting as well as the screenplay. What I hate most in amateur films is overacting and in this film the actors, both major and minor, both seemed to escape that and did a very good convincing job. The story was reasonable, nothing spectacular, but props on the mid film twist. I didn't see that coming. However, I felt that like a lot of films I've seen recently, it started out strong but ended weak. The beginning really do keep you engaged and wondering how they ended up in that situation, however after the mid film twist, then it seemed to run out of ideas and they were just winging the script. My suggestion is take a little more time to develop the story, put the twist at the end, not in the middle. You lose your whole build up at mid point, which is why the 2nd half was like a completely different movie. I would give the first half a 7 and the 2nd half a 3, average both together at 5.

Lisa (Annabel Barrett) is abducted and placed in a kennel and treated like a dog. She is experiment 5407. They introduce Adam (Ignacyo Matynia) in a nearby cell. He is experiment number 5399 and tells Lisa the food is drugged. They wear shock collars that can be lethal. We discover more about the experiment and the film spirals downward through multiple twists that were not very well handled. Once things got going I didn't understand why Lisa was abducted and was in a cell alone for several days. The actions of the controllers was too far over the top too soon. Guide: F-word. Brief sex? No nudity.

This is about a mysterious experiment where a woman is made to live like a chained up dog. She is then given a kennel mate. There is a big twist and then several more. It's got a good pace. It keeps moving and there are no real bits that make you feel bored. It's believable and the effects are good for the budget. Its also well written. It's the acting that lets it down. The actors make it feel like an amateur dramatics production. The acting is okay in most places but occasionally not great. It's a shame as there is a good film in there but maybe didn't have the budget. It's worth a watch but just makes you feel a bit let down.