Running Time: 80 minutes
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Review by: Stacey
Holy shit, this movie pissed me off so much in a way that I didn't think was possible just from watching a movie. I think the last time a movie made me legit angry was when I saw Kevin Smith's Red State (for obvious reasons), but Amber Alert was aggravating to me on a whole other level.
Shot in found footage style, Amber Alert follows Nathan (Chris Hill) and Samantha (Summer Bellessa), who, while filming an audition tape for a reality show, spot the car that an amber alert has been posted for. Deciding to follow the car, the tension builds up until they discover the awful truth with the man behind the wheel.
Let's just get right into it, there was a whole lot wrong with this movie. The performances, the script, the plot development...every where you turned, there was the movie trying to head in the opposite direction of the right one. It's safe to say I won't be the only one whose biggest complaint is the sheer annoying-ness of the two main characters. More than half the movie involves them screaming at each other and it really is enough to make you turn off the tv entirely. I get that the director, Kerry Bellessa, wanted to make everything as realistic as possible but at the end of the day, you want to make a GOOD movie, and sometimes that involves taking it down a notch to make it enjoyable for your audience.
The amount of illogical things that happened in Amber Alert were truly astounding. From following the abductor, to the cops being virtually non-existant in this, to the ridiculous ending; it missed the mark every damn time. One scene in particular, when they see the abductor stop at a gas station and leave the car (w/ child inside) unattended, was so infuriating to watch because instead of informing people of the situation and possibly stopping him, they bug his car with a mic and run back to follow him again for the rest of the movie. WHAT.
The last 20 minutes or so of the movie made me want to throw my tv into the fucking fire pit in my backyard. After actually breaking into the guy's house, they're presented with several opportunities to save the day but of course, they don't and everything turns to shit. Then again, if the main characters had done the logical thing, the movie would have been over in 15 minutes, but that's not a good enough reason to make your leads and their actions as unappealing as possible.
Holy shit, this movie pissed me off so much in a way that I didn't think was possible just from watching a movie. I think the last time a movie made me legit angry was when I saw Kevin Smith's Red State (for obvious reasons), but Amber Alert was aggravating to me on a whole other level.
Let's just get right into it, there was a whole lot wrong with this movie. The performances, the script, the plot development...every where you turned, there was the movie trying to head in the opposite direction of the right one. It's safe to say I won't be the only one whose biggest complaint is the sheer annoying-ness of the two main characters. More than half the movie involves them screaming at each other and it really is enough to make you turn off the tv entirely. I get that the director, Kerry Bellessa, wanted to make everything as realistic as possible but at the end of the day, you want to make a GOOD movie, and sometimes that involves taking it down a notch to make it enjoyable for your audience.
The amount of illogical things that happened in Amber Alert were truly astounding. From following the abductor, to the cops being virtually non-existant in this, to the ridiculous ending; it missed the mark every damn time. One scene in particular, when they see the abductor stop at a gas station and leave the car (w/ child inside) unattended, was so infuriating to watch because instead of informing people of the situation and possibly stopping him, they bug his car with a mic and run back to follow him again for the rest of the movie. WHAT.
The last 20 minutes or so of the movie made me want to throw my tv into the fucking fire pit in my backyard. After actually breaking into the guy's house, they're presented with several opportunities to save the day but of course, they don't and everything turns to shit. Then again, if the main characters had done the logical thing, the movie would have been over in 15 minutes, but that's not a good enough reason to make your leads and their actions as unappealing as possible.
If ya'll know me by know, you know I hate to COMPLETELY rip a movie apart and try to find at least one thing I enjoyed about it. In Amber Alert's case, this was harder than expected, but I really think that they were working with a solid idea and it could have at least been a decent movie had the characters not been completely insufferable, especially when they dominate the screen 98% of the time.
Word of advice: don't bother seeing this movie unless you have 80 minutes and literally nothing else better to do.
.5/5 useless cops in the movie
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