Filmmaker Jason flies to Asia to see Kate, a fellow filmmaker who he’s been chatting with online for six months. Jason claims to have traveled around the world, but based on the stupid decisions he repeatedly makes that is hard to believe. He's also pretty narcissistic. He films himself trying to sleep, with her photos spread out next to him on the pillow.
The next day he meets Kate on a country road and films the entire thing. Jason doesn't get that it’s creepy to meet someone for the first time with a camera in your hand and film them. Kate is uncomfortable but Jason doesn’t care because he lacks normal boundaries.
Jason also lacks a brain stem because he gets in a car with Kate and drives more than two hours into the middle of nowhere and then walks down a path deep into the woods to get to her home. Dude, don't do that. You’re in a foreign country with a person you don’t know. People can be anyone they want online. Even if she is being honest about what she does reveal to you, she can still hide major issues and you have no idea of her true intentions or real personality.
The village seems deserted. Jason doesn’t ask if she’s the only one there, why she would stay there alone, or anything about the history of the village or structure. When Kate gives him a glass of water, he spits it out because it has bugs in it. Am I the only one who looks at what’s in my glass before I drink?
At dinner time, he calls his college friend and asks when she’s coming to visit. It seems weird to invite a friend to someone else’s house. He also ramps up the creep factor when he arrogantly says to his friend, “Trust me. I will not be sleeping alone tonight.” Good god man, you just met Kate and there has been absolutely no innuendo or flirting. She is polite and reserved. Also she must be able to hear you because you're in the same room.
From the first night, weird things happen and Jason repeatedly shows poor judgement. Kate says she’s starving, but doesn’t eat any of the dinner she made. Jason eats it even though he later says it tastes horrible. When Jason goes off into the woods to film and runs into two people who say, “shhhhh”, Jason replies, “Hi I’m Jason. I’m… what do you mean Shhh?” Although every person in the village other than Kate has been violent, when he sees a man in the middle of the night, he goes after him because he thinks he might be hurt. He tries to be stealthy when filming at night but it’s pointless because he is using a spotlight.
The best thing about this movie was the village. It’s architecturally interesting. Unfortunately, Jason isn't likable and the characters act like they don't have full cranial functioning.
Ridiculous dialogue:
I was born here. I grew up here. The law and order in this village are really good. (Said after everyone they’ve seen has attacked them)
Wow look at all the trees. Jason it’s so beautiful here. How can there be anything scary here?
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