XX

Magnet Releasing | Release Date: February 17, 2017

3.1	USER SCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 42 Ratings

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NotoriousFraudMar 19, 2017

Congratulations women, now you too can make unwatchable piles of garbage. And shame to every professional "critic" who gave this trite train wreck a positive review.

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MattBrady99Aug 1, 2017

"XX" is one of the most embarrassing piece of **** I've seen this year. Never have I been so bored and yet dumbfounded of how clunky the film making is.

This is another anthology film, but it's too bad nothing connects to each other. Only"XX" is one of the most embarrassing piece of **** I've seen this year. Never have I been so bored and yet dumbfounded of how clunky the film making is.

This is another anthology film, but it's too bad nothing connects to each other. Only thing in common is that it's horror. But here's the thing, the movie can't decide what it's trying to be interns of tone. Couldn't tell if it's a black comedy or a horror film. If the answer is both then the film failed hard, because those clash of tones mix with poor film making hurt the movie badly. One segment you get something super serious, but then the next segment is so goofy and silly, it's like I'm watching a different movie.

The segments themselves are not scary or creepy. And what is up with that stop-motion animation. Literately one of the most pointless things in any horror movie ever, as it doesn't add anything, just trying so hard to be creepy.

Not surprising when I found out that some of the directors have never made a movie before or don't really care for the horror genre. Four directors are involved with each segments and all of it was flat.

Doesn't help they got some of the worst actors to star in this "film". The acting was so bad and the dialogue didn't help. There's a scene in the short "The Box", where this father is yelling at his son at the dinner table was so hilarious.

I can't believe this is getting good reviews, as I question if I watched the same movie. There's nothing good.

Overall Rating: It's **** and you shouldn't see it. End of story.… Expand

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ChipyTrikeFeb 18, 2017

Pretty, pretty, pretty bad. Only worth seeing for Angela Trimbur. The Birthday, in particular was awful. Third and the forth installments are watchable. Very confused by the high metascore. If you're looking for a new horror anthology toPretty, pretty, pretty bad. Only worth seeing for Angela Trimbur. The Birthday, in particular was awful. Third and the forth installments are watchable. Very confused by the high metascore. If you're looking for a new horror anthology to spend some time with just rewatch V/H/S/ and V/H/S 2.… Expand

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DanielGillettJul 31, 2017

This movie has no redeeming qualities. Absolutely nothing in this film is good. The acting, the writing, the stories, the direction, everything is horrible. It seems like this movie was only made just to say "Oh hey look we are women and weThis movie has no redeeming qualities. Absolutely nothing in this film is good. The acting, the writing, the stories, the direction, everything is horrible. It seems like this movie was only made just to say "Oh hey look we are women and we direct movies haha take that men", but they put all of their effort into saying that and forgot to put any effort into the actual film. I've watched short films made by preteens that were better than this.… Expand

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The3AcademySinsOct 22, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, XX feels cheap. Now, I don't want you to think this is some kind of attack on the directors. Its irrelevant that they are women when the product that they put out is so sub par. I'll try and review each short film on it's own merit, since the films have no link or throughline with the rest of the movie.

The Box: The most interesting premise in XX is undercut by wooden acting, awkward dialogue, and subpar cinematography. This short would have been a lot better if it ended with the shot of the family eating the mother. It's a real let down. Final score for The Box is 4/10.

The Birthday Party: Absolute garbage. The story is so stupid, so unbelievably stupid, and the movie adds these weird audio stings to try and scare the audience with jump scares that aren't even happening. It then has the unmitigated stones to try and laugh off the whole story as a "suppressed memory." This short is almost unwatchable. Final Score for The Birthday Party is 0/10.

Don't Fall: This is easily the best movie in XX. I'd love to see this one developed a little more. Its a fun creature feature, but it is a little bland. Final Score for Don't Fall is 6/10.

Her Only Living Son: A knockoff of Rosemary's Baby. Just really unremarkable. The script is boring and clumsy. It's not well done in any way, and it borders on abysmal. Final Score for Her Only Living Son is a 3/10.

This really is not a good movie. Please find and watch a better horror film. This is not worth your time.… Expand

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Lugo1993Oct 3, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have a fair bit to say about this horror movie. For starters, it isn't scary at all. There are four female directors in this piece of $#!t film that poses as a horror anthology. One of whom admits to not liking horror movies because they scare her. So why the hell would you agree to participate in a horror film? It comes to no surprise that she directed the Birthday Party, a supposedly black comedy with one major problem, it is not funny. Furthermore, if it is a black comedy, why were there cheap jumpscares, ALL of which had absolutely NOTHING to do with the movie or the "plot" at all. The objective of this was to show how women can be creative individuals that can be considered equal to or even outshine men? Guess what, everyone already knows that. Women have contributed greatly to our society. Who invented bulletproof vests? Stephanie Kwolek. Who invented the first user friendly computer software for businesses in the 1950's and won the very first Computer Science Man of the Year award? Grace Hopper. Anna Connelly's invention is now mandatory in every building since the early 1900s, the fire escape. Josephine Cochrane invented the dishwasher out of frustration, which are now in a good number of homes not only in the United States, but across the world. Women ARE a creative lot, the same can be said of men. And for this reason, I refuse to sugarcoat my review. This film is nothing short of a last minute project by a team of 4 people who had no clue what the f*** they were doing. I can contest that anyone, given the basics of an idea and nothing more can spew out a better horror themed idea, be it short story or movie, before they evacuate their bowels in the early morning.
Why am I so harsh? But I enjoy the genre that this filth is masquerading as. I ADORE horror. In particular, I love psychological horrors. Horror is an interesting genre that has been played out much recently. A horror anything should give you the premise of what is going on, or the plot, lull you into a sense of false security before taking that comfort away from you, leave in suspense as to what might happen, then, as soon as you get comfortable, the horror returns. If horror doesn't do that, then at the least it should have the theme of horror present throughout in it's visual, soundtrack or emotions that a character portrays and it should be consistent and relevant to the situation at hand, but XX is not. Here is an actual example, in the Birthday Party we see the main character(MC) facing away from the camera, another character walks up behind the MC. Music builds, the camera shifts prespective in time for the MC to turn around, loud noise, MC jumps. Mind you, the setting was in a kitchen, apparently, nor was it even dark, in fact it is bright inside as it is outside on a beautiful sunny day. The payoff of this cheap scare? Absolutely nothing, so what was the point? What purpose does this cheap scare have to the rest of the "story?" But this isn't the worst one. As the mother was cutting the eyes for a costume for her daughter, out of nowhere, for no reason, the daughter yells "boo", scaring the mother. And if you listen closely, very closely, because it's so faint, you could hear slightly ominous music after the "scare" fading out. If you movie fails at horror to a point where you create tension from the most innocent of situations, you should be incredibly embarrassed and ashamed of yourself. The most horrific part of this segment in particular was the absolutely mind boggling stupidity of the MC. Here's what I mean, she find her husband dead. A smart person would call the police, cancel the party, alert any other adults present in the household of the situation and of course not let their child see the body. The MC, due to her sheer lack of common sense or basic intelligence does none of these. He hides in the closet with the body(mind you, she did NOT kill this person and there is no reason for her to do this), then drags the body throughout the house(at least being smart enough to not let her daughter see it), then pays the entertainment to give her the costume, stuff the corpse IN the costume then place the corpse THEN places the disguised body ON THE DINNER TABLE where the party that she did NOT cancel was to be held. Oh, and this is a kid's birthday party, so there are other kids there. If you couldn't guess, someone knocks the corpse over, they take off the mask and the see a man who looks like he could be just passed out but because of "plot" everyone knows he's dead and the children scream...
This actually happened. There is no reason the Metacritic score should be as high as it is. This is a piece of **** film, I won't even bother with censoring. **** this movie, **** what they've done to the genre, **** the characters, **** the writing, **** the abysmal acting, **** the directors for putting this **** together, **** everything,… Expand

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ItachiKaiJun 18, 2018

This movie is horrible, with four short (but not short enough) stories that make absolutely no sense. The first one, could have been interesting but the horrible editing and absurd dialogue distract from the already mildly interesting plot.This movie is horrible, with four short (but not short enough) stories that make absolutely no sense. The first one, could have been interesting but the horrible editing and absurd dialogue distract from the already mildly interesting plot. The second one is unbearable ridiculous, and is directly insulting the intelligence of anyone choosing to watch this. The person who directed this segment stated that she does not enjoy horror movies... well, gee. If we only we could tell. The third is the most interesting out of the bunch, but that doesn't really mean anything. The third segment had surprisingly better practical effects than what you'd expect after having watched the garbage that came before it, but again, its not impressive by hollywood standards. The fourth segment has an interesting enough premise, but one last time, fails to deliver anything noteworthy. The sheer amount of awkward, forced dialogue that NOBODY would ever actually say is insulting. This movie is not worth watching, because I guarantee that you will not be able to finish it and not have spent considerable time trying to distract yourself with your phone or something else. I certainly hope that the directors never share anything with the world again, as this was absolute garbage.… Expand

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ReinaudAug 2, 2018

Probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Horror anthology movie, which doesn't even get the basics of its premise correct. The short-films aren't linked what so-ever, the only thing they share is that they are all made by women.Probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Horror anthology movie, which doesn't even get the basics of its premise correct. The short-films aren't linked what so-ever, the only thing they share is that they are all made by women. (Agenda-driven directors) The acting is dreadful in all of them, the camera work ranges from decent to beyond uninspiring and the acting suffers from the same inconsistency as pudding. The quality of the dialogue fluctuates like the mood of a teenager and the openingshot is so unnecessary that it feels pretentious. Avoid at all costs.… Expand

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AdamCatalystOct 24, 2020

Unbelievably bad horror anthology. The stories range from underdeveloped at best, to unwatchably incompetent at worst. If you feel like watching this, the first two stories are notably weaker than the last two, the third is unremarkable, andUnbelievably bad horror anthology. The stories range from underdeveloped at best, to unwatchably incompetent at worst. If you feel like watching this, the first two stories are notably weaker than the last two, the third is unremarkable, and well, the last one is the second best to the third. The second one isn’t even a horror story, and is some of the most grossly inept filmmaking I have ever seen. Shockingly bad that anyone would fund this.… Expand

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