After a few days of streaming, I decided it was time to hit
Family Video. Not knowing what would be there, I searched until I found
something that caught my eye. That movie was the 2017indie flick The 5th Kind.
Plot/ Three best friends try to get 'internet famous' by
filming their own survival show out in the woods. A weekend trip to accomplish
this project turns deadly when a mysterious and foreign visitor ends up in
their neck of the woods.
It has been a while since I sat down and watched a true
piece of no-budget indie cinema, and I am glad that I did that tonight. While I
am not going to sit here and say that The
5th Kind is a perfect film, but what was accomplished on the micro-budget
was better than some of the bigger budgeted flicks I have watched over the
years. Sure, the movie is dialog driven found footage without a tremendous
amount of action or effects, but that worked within the confines of the short
run time. The performances were uneven and the pace somewhat slowed, but those
issues were expected. At least the idea was interesting and you could see what
direction this one was moving in. Overall, it left me wanting more (of course,
I am also a huge believer in the subject). In the end, are there better movies
out there, absolutely; but this one is one that shows more than just potential.
With a larger budget and an elongated script, this could be something even
better.
