Michael Ledo
Calvin (Micheal Foulk) and Ada (Lisa Friedrich) have bad sex which she blames on his "cloud of bad stuff around him." (This is as good as the dialogue gets.) He is patient with her, and it makes you wonder if they ever had sex. They return to her backward home town of Sheol, Oklahoma, apparently the US equivalent of Japan's suicide forest judging from the first scene. They hope to do some sort of regression, face the old demon therapy which includes black and white films of dreams and flashbacks. The town is a bit odd, although not too far from the norm for small rural Oklahoma towns that hates outsiders. Up to this point in life we find out Calvin's biggest life regret was "not dancing with the Smurfs" at age 6.The film was boring. The characters were impossible to get into. The camera work wasn't great, and I got motion sickness as the pair walked. The sound inside the psychologist's office had a background noise to it. The acting lacked and the supporting cast was even worse.The DVD cover has 6 award looking marks which upon closer notice are simply "official selection" which is the equivalent of a T-Ball trophy.Guide: F-word, sex, nudity (Lisa Friedrich plus some Druids without tattoos)
RobLazovic
I only gave this film 4 out of 10 but..... This film had real potential but was let down by extremely poor audio recording, somewhat poor continuity and bad camera work. You could put this down to the fact that the vast majority of the tasks (Producer, director,cinematographer, sound editor) were all performed by Lex Lybrand. The locations were well chosen and gave added punch to the creepiness of the film, but too bad the lack of stability on the camera and focus distracted this in many ways. In saying that, the story, however, was solid though acting a little weak - this could have been the director's fault though. Even though it came across as a "C" grade (maybe "B") film, I was still captured enough to watch the whole thing - it certainly had the creep factor. I still recommend watching it as supporting micro- budget films is a gateway for these filmmakers to continue to produce more content as well as learn more as they evolve their processes and technical abilities.
chrismackey1972
About 9 other reviewers gave this movie 8-10 stars. I'm calling BS on their objectivity. I think the high reviews for this were made by those affiliated with the film. It's got a very weird storyline, and the very end makes no sense. Some of the other reviews said there were some jump scares and this movie goes beyond cheap scares. Even cheap scares would've been better than what this movie had, which were no scares. I started falling asleep, it was that boring. And no, not a single jump scare.Usually, low budget films, which this definitely was, gets crappy actors to go with the crappy budget. However, the acting was not bad at all for what this movie deserved. The two leads might go on to better things.There is nudity in the movie. About 6 minutes in, the lead actress shows everything. Later, they have sex in a field, and one of her breasts is shown.The cinematography was not good. It had very much of a low-budget look. The atmosphere was not interesting, neither was the scenery or directing.I gave this a 3-star rating. I do not recommend, unless you're having trouble sleeping. This will definitely cure your insomnia. ZZZZZ!!!
hbkvixen1
"Meet Me There" is an independent horror film that feeds on the innate fear that most of us city dwellers have about small towns. As romantic as the notion is of the quaint, backwater village where everyone knows your name, there's something unsettling about being cut off from the larger population and this film knows that and goes for it head on. Centering on Calvin and Ada (who is revisiting the town she left to try to unearth secrets from her past,) the townsfolk go from simply being unsettling bystanders, to the stuff of your nightmares
the ones that make you triple check your doors at night. Just when you're about to breathe a sigh of relief, the movie sets you on edge again. No one is who they seem and the overarching feeling of hopelessness begins to make you wonder if Calvin and Ada would be better off just throwing in the towel. Some of my favorite moments are ones that set you at ease before the terror begins. The banter between Calvin and Ada are lighthearted and realistic, and Lisa and Michael slip into their dialogue effortlessly. Dustin Runnels was phenomenal as the local preacher who can change your expectations at the drop of a hat.While there are definitely some intense scenes, this isn't the unnecessary blood & gore torture porn that's become the norm in the horror genre as of late, but a tense, psychological terror film that makes you double check your car doors and pray you'll never run out of gas on that lonely country highway.
AD
