Skipping the trailer because a critic said 'go in blind' was a bad call

I ended up watching a film I had zero interest in (and it showed). My date was not impressed, to say the least.

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Man, that reminds me of the time I trusted a review that called something "a slow burn." Sat through the most boring hour of my life before we just walked out. Sometimes you gotta trust your own gut, lol.

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murray.diana22h ago

Ugh, "slow burn" is such a trap. My rule now is to check the audience score, not the critic blurbs. If regular people say it's boring, I skip it. Critics love calling nothing happening "atmospheric." I walked out of that artsy space movie last year after forty minutes of silent staring. Sometimes a slow burn is just bad.

harperperry17h ago

Hold up, @murray.diana, I gotta disagree. A good slow burn lets the story breathe and builds real tension. You miss out on some great stuff if you bail too early.