★★★½ (3.5/5)
The budget shows: a key chase scene is clumsily edited, and a supporting role (a local sheriff with one scene) delivers laughably wooden exposition. The truncated title suggests possible last-minute cuts; some subplots (Jenna’s past with a cult) feel introduced and then abandoned. At 78 minutes, the pacing drags slightly in the second quarter before snapping taut. Psycho-ThrillersFilms - Christie Stevens - Surv...
A Tense, Low-Budget Cat-and-Mouse Game That Punches Above Its Weight ★★★½ (3
Stevens plays Jenna , a reclusive trauma survivor living in a remote desert cabin. When a charismatic but disturbed drifter (a suitably unnerving performance by male lead Alex Vane) shows up claiming his car broke down, a psychological chess match begins. Is he her new protector—or the serial killer who has been leaving taunting notes at her door? The film plays cleverly with the “final girl” trope, flipping expectations in its taut third act. A Tense, Low-Budget Cat-and-Mouse Game That Punches Above