The Grinn (2017) Online

Although this is an independent lower budget movie, and you can tell it is.....the script/story is EXCELLENT and anyone with a heart will be drawn into this characters story. It is a smartly written and thoroughly engaging story full of realism, intense emotions, relationship and mental issues of young adults.

The main character, Vance, starts out to be seemingly a "good guy" who is in love but hurt,overwhelmed and frustrated with his free spirited girlfriend. The character devolves from there, until he is forced to confront the truth of his own memories.

If you enjoy thrillers,and/or smart character studies and/self exploration stories, you will be able to EASILY disregard the small things (yet I did see flashes of real acting ability with the main actor) that won't hinder your ability to see the diamond under the coal in this wonderful yet sad and intense story.

THE GRINN is another one of those indie horrors set inside a single apartment. The protagonist is an amnesic guy who wakes up and must figure out why he's trapped in the building as well as his own past, which is revealed via some flashback footage. Truth be told, the cheapness of this production works against it, with much of the events shot in tight close-ups to hide the lack of money. Don't expect much incident of any kind, or indeed supernatural content.

There was an intimacy and mystery as a result of the focus on a single character trying to piece together with audience how he got to this point similar to recent blockbuster like girl on a train. Of course it is another genre and misses the fancy transitions that can be found with big budget films. Still I was surprised how well it worked with what it had. The development of characters, lines and cuts were done well.

I am not normally one to watch psychological horrors or movies not previously in cinema but a friend suggested this movie. I think I may try more Indy films in future

2017's 'The Grinn' did intrigue me first hearing of it, when it appeared in my recommended for you section. This was when reviewing another low-budget horror recently as part of one of my many completest quests. The concept was pretty great and could have been quite creative and the cover looked very creepy.

'The Grinn' didn't fully live up to its potential, but it doesn't in any way squander it. To me, and everybody else here, 'The Grinn' does quite well with it, and of my recent low budget viewings it is definitely one of the best of them. Not mind-blowingly great, but there are definitely far worse films, at least 'The Grinn' didn't insult my intelligence or make me regret even watching it. It is uneven perhaps and the low budget does show, but it is creepy, entertaining and engaging and tries to put its own twist on something that sounds very familiar.

Found the villain in personality and how he looked to be unnerving, and the male cast fare quite reasonably. The titular character being especially note-worthy, no over-compensating or lumbering along. The setting and lighting evoke some eeriness and the early parts sees a protagonist that is worth investing in, there have been far worse cases of bland or annoying characters behaving illogically.

Found 'The Grinn' to have some tension and suspense, a few surprising moments and enough moments of creepiness and unsettlement. It does maintain a lot of interest, with some decent pacing and with a sense of what it was trying to be and who to aim the film at.

Not that 'The Grinn' is perfect. It isn't. It does get off to a slightly slow and ordinary start and the tension, suspense and creepiness actually could have been more.

A lot of the dialogue is rather cheesy, if not without its smart moments, and saying that the female leads are subpar is putting it politely, their worst moments painful. Don't expect much depth of characterisation, there is not enough of that with the titular character by far being the most interesting.

Overall, better than expected. 6/10 Bethany Cox

When I started watching The Grinn I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, I admit. We are flooded nowadays by expensive but poorly executed, badly written movies of all genres, so sometimes finding a good movie with an interesting story might seem like a challenge. Luckily The Grinn did not disappoint me. Though low budget it focuses strongly on the story and its character, and through that it delivers an experience that a combination of well written script,an interesting story and good film directing should give. Would recommend it to those who expect more from a good movie than just high tech special effects with boring story behind it.

Didn't "Grinn" once watching this awful film. It was shocking I'd genuinely rather walk a mile on Lego then watch a second of this film, do the world a favour and delete this film from ever existing and give me my 1 hour and 30 mins back please

I was pleasantly surprised by this film. I watched it based on the 5.2 IMDb rating, which is decent for the horror genre. The acting, particularly by the female leads, is rather lousy, though it's not so bad that it makes it unbearable.

Here's the spoiler: I did NOT suspect him of being a ghost haunting that house at all. I thought he was being tormented by spirits, which were pushing him to insanity. So great twist there!

I didn't see the need for or even understand how the grinning being fit into the movie at ALL. Its almost like the writer added him just for trailer scares. He served no purpose, unless it was a metaphorical manifestation of Vance's guilt. Idk...they lost me with him. I think the film would've been better off without the grinning being.

Overall, this was a good twist on an expelling a spirit from a haunted house movie. I enjoy those movies, but they are a dime a dozen and very predictable. I also enjoyed the sort of backwards moving story, a la "Memento..

In general, good Indie thriller. I'm not scared by horror/thriller movies at all, so an original, fresh idea is what makes a horror film enjoyable to me. This had that fresh twist on a widely covered subject.

I give it a solid 6/10

Contains strong foul language and thinly veiled sexual situations...not for the kiddies.

First time I tried to watch it, I took it off after few minutes. Today I really want my Boxing Day's afternoon back.

You shall not use the name of the Lord your God in vain.