We Need to Do Something

Name: We Need to Do Something
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Released: September 3, 2021
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Dan John Miller, John James Cronin, Lisette Alexis, Logan Kearney, Ozzy Osbourne

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: September 3, 2021 | NR

Starring: Dan John Miller, John James Cronin, Lisette Alexis, Logan Kearney, Ozzy Osbourne, Pat Healy, Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw

Summary: After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family - and the entire world, apart.

Director: Sean King O'Grady

Genre(s): Mystery, Horror

Rating: NR

Runtime: 97 min

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Sep 3, 2021

Even the crazy twists of this story that don’t quite work impressed me with their ambition in a film that gets incredibly dark and narratively insane. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Sep 2, 2021

The cramped environs and the paranoiac thrum that runs throughout the film like a main circuit cable straight to hell are almost outmatched by a third-act explosion of horrifyingly excellent practical gore effects. Read full review

Slashfilm Chris Evangelista

Sep 5, 2021

There are moments of dread and tension, and as the narrative wears on it goes to some commendably weird places. But by then it's too little too late, and the movie ends with us wishing that the characters really had done something — anything, really. Read full review

The Playlist Brian Farvour

Sep 3, 2021

There’s something present here, something perhaps even brilliant, but whatever that may be; it’s just not enough. Read full review

The Guardian Mike McCahill

Nov 18, 2021

It’s moderately diverting Halloween filler – earning points for reviving Taco’s electropop cover of Puttin’ on the Ritz – but still way too static to become actually entertaining. Read full review

Liam Trump

Sep 23, 2021

We Need to Do Something simply doesn’t have the character-centered backbone to create an engaging 96-minute long story. It’s painfully obvious that atmosphere and style were the priority even though the premise made it so that the characters took the spotlight. Read full review

Screen Rant Debopriyaa Dutta

Sep 4, 2021

Unpredictability being its lone strength, We Need To Do Something is an uneven survival horror that gets caught up in its own pretentious trappings. Read full review

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bertobellamy

Sep 8, 2021

The first part is very intriguing, but it all becomes very repetitive very early. Acting is not that bad, but the characters don't have a very satisfying trajectory; it's quite obvious what will happen to them from very early. And the last act is just bonkers; the director tries to channelThe first part is very intriguing, but it all becomes very repetitive very early. Acting is not that bad, but the characters don't have a very satisfying trajectory; it's quite obvious what will happen to them from very early. And the last act is just bonkers; the director tries to channel 'Suspiria,' but it feels very cheap. There's also a supernatural element that will make your eyes roll. Wished the plot could've followed what was laid out at the beginning.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 16, 2021

Now from IFC Films, another long and uninspired film that could easily have been a short one.

The whole concept is based on suggestion, and how much you're willing to accept how the story works. Which becomes quite complicated after about 25 minutes, for two simple reasons. The first oneNow from IFC Films, another long and uninspired film that could easily have been a short one.

The whole concept is based on suggestion, and how much you're willing to accept how the story works. Which becomes quite complicated after about 25 minutes, for two simple reasons.

The first one is that almost the entire film takes place in the same location, and from the beginning it's made very clear that the people there have problems, so the confinement will deteriorate the situation. That's immediately inferred.

Second, something evil seems to be looming over them, from the inside and from the outside, and one of the characters is to blame for it.
As events unfold around that resource, there's only one possible outcome in a horror film: Annihilation.

An explanation is given with flashbacks of why those things are happening, but the truth is that it's just very frivolous, and nothing that this film does justifies the whole mess.
And the ending is just a **** joke.

A total wasted effort.… Expand

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MrJPrime

Dec 12, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a garbage film. They had some really good content till the end. Where yeah apparently there are zombies or monsters or whatever....and they literally show NOTHING. ONE shot of "what's outside" would have moved this from a two to a six. Derp… Expand

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The_right_guy

Sep 12, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Had something brilliant set up but fell flat on its face with its execution, the characters don't even try to do anything the except for 2 examples where one was Robert being stupid and the other was Robert being abusive, also the monster outside is only brought up 3 times in the whole movie making id's addition seem meaningless. Another thing is that it was hard to keep the fear and tension throughout because in every stressful scene jt cut to the very stupid, very confusing plot with s the girl and her girlfriend… Expand

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Mack9393

Jan 22, 2023

At first it’s intriguing, and has some seriously weird scenes dispersed among a broader film full of fluff that no one really gives fly F about. Characters are based on tired dysfunctional family & social tropes and possess the interpersonal depth of a sheet of paper. 1/4 of the way throughAt first it’s intriguing, and has some seriously weird scenes dispersed among a broader film full of fluff that no one really gives fly F about. Characters are based on tired dysfunctional family & social tropes and possess the interpersonal depth of a sheet of paper. 1/4 of the way through it cuts to a flashback concerning the teen girls self harm “boohoo woe is me” wiccan-lesbian relationship; get ready because it‘s a recurring theme playing into the situation the family is *presently* in. Does Sierra McCormick only play damaged girls with an alternative lifestyle? Seems like a decent actor who’s just shoehorned into this character over and over again. You’re really not missing anything if you skip this one.… Expand

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