‘Don’t Move’ Review: Contrived Netflix Thriller Sets a Daunting Acting Challenge for Kelsey Asbille
variety.comPeter Debruge Chief Film Critic Here’s a suicidal hypothetical only a horror director would think of: What if the moment a deeply troubled young woman (Kelsey Asbille) was about to throw herself off a cliff, a serial killer (Finn Whitrock) showed up, talked her off the ledge and then abducted the woman for some far grislier purpose?
Would this psycho’s plan still count as murder, or because this victim had already made up her mind to die, is there some less damning word for it?
Conspicuously subpar Netflix cheapie “Don’t Move” starts with that contrivance and then piles on another: Once the woman regains consciousness, her captor reveals that he’s injected her with a “special relaxant” that will start to kick in at any moment.
From the moment it does, the sedative will take 20 minutes before Iris is completely paralyzed. What would you do in her situation?
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