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Gone in the Night is a mildly intriguing movie with an interesting story. It's helped by non-linear story-telling. I didn't hate watching it. It's not a terrible choice if you really have nothing else to watch.

Why didn't I like it more? I don't really know. I just wasn't that engaged. I could tell it was more of a streaming-level movie. I looked up that it had a limited theatrical release, but it's not theater-worthy in my eyes.

I also found the story to be mostly predictable. Maybe I watch too many movies. I think others will enjoy this much more if they don't see everything coming. But you're probably better off rewatching a great movie instead. (1 viewing, 4/8/2023)

It begins with a decent build up, buy slowly decends into absurdity. At the end, there is no end...no real dramatic resolution...it just ends and you wonder why you watched this. Just plain bad.

Very lame movie. Wish I didn't spend $7.99 on this disappointment of a movie. Save your money and rent a movie that is actually good. The ending especially was the worst.

I like movies that keep you guessing until the very end and make me go WTF I never saw that coming. This is not one of those. Had this one figured out early on yet I kept hoping there would be a twist to prove me wrong. Nope. Come on, Winona Ryder, you can do better than this! Not much else very noteworthy to say about this movie but they don't like short and sweet reviews here so will keep typing until I meet the minimum character limit and that's not easy to do and it reminds me of trying to write a one page essay for school by using lots of filler words so let's just say I was very very disappointed.

This is a fun little movie. It's not the most clever mystery, but it's interesting enough that it didn't overstay its welcome (and I say that as someone who mostly figured it out fairly early). The flashback structure is hit or miss, sometimes giving you enough to make you more intrigued, and sometimes dispelling the tension it's already built. I knew absolutely nothing about the movie before I saw it, and I left happy to have seen it. It's nothing you'll be talking about weeks later, but it's an enjoyable way to spend 90 minutes.

'Gone in the Night' is one of those films that I know is riddled with problems, but I don't care - I loved almost every minute of it. The cast was just strong enough that I decided I needed to see it, based on the IMDb rating I could easily have skipped over this one otherwise. What I got was everything I love in a mystery/thriller film.

If you're in a dusty mood or this isn't your favourite genre you could easily find a lot to hate about the film. Nobody is going to take that away from you. The plot has some holes, logic goes out the window at certain points and the flower shop negotiation scene was one of the worst things I've ever seen put to screen. Even I'll happily bag that. How that made it into the final cut I'll never know.

However, if you're in a great mood or this is just the type of movie you absolutely love, then I would suggest you're going to have a great time. The cast has some fun names in it and they give it their all. The plot, for all its flaws, is never boring and has a lot of fun and dark twists along the way. The film is also edited in a very clever way so that the reveals come later in the story. I had a blast with this film and have no shame in giving it a perhaps generous 8/10.

NOTE: The barrel gave me 'Megan is Missing' PTSD.

All the actors in this lazily written, poorly conceived thriller have been really good in other movies and shows so the blame can't be put on them. The dialogue almost makes me think this was a parody. It's paced like a bad Lifetime movie. Don't waste your time. You will never get that 90 minutes back.

I hated this film. I'm sure you will too.

Why? Because of the writing mainly. I honestly don't understand how Winona Ryder was convinced to be in this garbage film. How do you read a script with so many holes in the plot and not know how bad it will end up. I patiently watched this piece of trash until the end. They didn't even try. So frustrating that people can have this stuff produced.

I think Winona Ryder is a decent actress generally speaking. But her acting can't make up for the poor direction along with terrible writing. I'll try to forgive her for enticing me to waste an hour and a half I'll never get back.

Beautiful imagery and not much else. The story had the potential to be good, but fell flat at the end. The ending was trying to be more clever than it actually was. Aging, time lost, love lost, death and immortality are all big themes of this film but the themes overshadowed the actual story, which was poorly written at best. I found the young actors performances so cliche it was almost comical. Where did they get these two? The film missed the mark of mystery or thriller and made me wonder whats the point here? The acting itself was over done and not even Winona Ryder could keep this shipwreck afloat.

From the start, I began to wonder if I was just watching a romance movie. Halfway through, I nearly nodded off and began thinking about my credit score. By the end, I was ready to go home and watch something else on Netflix.

This movie is slow to reveal anything resembling a story. I wanted to be lured into the narrative, but even Winona Ryder couldn't keep me interested. The last fifteen minutes should've been more intriguing but we're lost in the previous 75 minutes of development. The characters almost dissolve into pointlessness the longer the story plods on without revealing anything of interest to the audience. This movie isn't even a tease, but more like a ruined joke.

Ryder may not have signed up for an award-winner in this one, but if you can hang on to the plot line long enough - it's a good kind of crazy turny. When her and her boyfriend show up at an Airbnb and find a couple already there, the backstory starts to play.

Unless you suffer from spats of existential dread (...wait. Everybody does). Then in that case, this movie is relatable yet depressing by end credits 🤣.

Both the two movies wonderful Winona Ryder's made in the past seven years are hidden gems, and while low-key thriller "Gone In The Night" isn't a patch on "Destination Wedding" it's still original, compelling, well paced & nicely played. Imperfect couple Ryder & John Gallagher Jnr get double-booked at a mountain AirBnB cabin (owned by Dermot Mulroney (good)) with hipsters Brianne Tju (superb) & Owen Teague... from where Gallagher disappears, apparently with Tju. Despite some holes, the script (from co-writers Matthew Derby & debut director Eli Horowitz) cleverly cuts timelines to layer up its satisfyingly (if not mind-blowingly) twisty tale. Good stuff.

I liked it. I had it in my watch list for a while and had been debating giving it a go. I watched despite the poor rating, knowing that neither Winona nor Dermot would connect themselves to a crappy script. Admittedly I was able to call the twist about halfway through, but I still enjoyed watching it unfold. It's a cool concept. With so many reboots and remakes, it was nice to have some original content. I would recommend giving this movie a chance. Ignore the bad ratings and judge for yourself. If you still don't enjoy it then, fair enough but give it a go and you may be pleasantly surprised.

The movie sucks. It's a bunch of wack dialogue and the plot is so one dimensional. It's non linear so you get to watch some scenes twice! Yay. Why bother with movies like this? It's not funny, scary, thrilling, engaging or anything of value. Would have rather watched some cooking videos on YouTube than this trash. The end.

This is a crappy film that could only be someone's attempt at a big break. They must know Winona somehow personally or else I can't imagine how she got roped into this absolute travesty.

Where does it go wrong? Where doesn't it?

The dialogue The plot The acting It all just plain sucks The ending is atrocious.

Winona could not have possibly wanted to do this. There had to be some sort of compulsion at work. Either a contract or a favor or family obligation.

It's the dialogue and the delivery that really fails.

Nobody enjoyed making this movie.

Just spare yourself. Nothing works. Nothing.

Winona! Oh my sweet Winona!

I watched this movie because I recognised the actors and had seen the trailer before it intrigued me. I just feel like the story wasn't really there, the pacing was weird too. It was fine FOR me, but it might be good or even great for YOU.

Watch it for yourself!