Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Henry (Bart Johnson) and Emma Barrett s (Jill Awbrey) marriage is falling apart. Trying to save their relationship, the couple celebrate their nine-year anniversary by renting out a modern vacation home for one weekend, equipped with the top-of-the-line smart home features and security.
However, their weekend getaway takes a turn for the worse when Emma wakes up the next morning in different clothes, and a stranger reveals he s been watching them the whole time, knowing every little secret of their relationship. Henry and Emma attempt to escape, only to be locked in due to the house s automated security system. Held hostage, Henry and Emma must now obey the stranger s every command if they want to live.
Review: Love, marriage, surveillance, torture in suspense thriller Held
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Review: Love, marriage, surveillance, torture in suspense thriller Held
A couple are put through the wringer in horror movie from Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing
Adam Graham
A vacationing couple is put through a particularly grueling round of marriage counseling in Held, a thriller that despite being clumsy manages to hold viewers attention longer than anticipated.
It s the kind of try-anything suspense tale that throws so much out there it tends to morph into something new every 15 minutes or so.
It starts off with Emma Barrett (Jill Awbrey, who wrote the film) being driven to a vacation home in an extremely remote location. No one is around for miles, and her driver asks a few too many questions and acts a little too creepy. Better keep an eye on him.
Directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing.
Starring Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Rez Kempton, Zack Gold, Jener Dasilva, Tessa Munro, Ryan Shoos, Christian Telesmar, and Travis Cluff.
SYNOPSIS:
A couple’s ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move.
Held opens with Emma Barrett (Jill Awbrey, also the screenwriter) getting a ride service to an isolated luxury retreat way out in the forest (early pleasant overhead shots convey nothing but trees as far as the eyes can see) where she is set to spend the weekend with her husband Henry (Bart Johnson), who will be arriving the following morning. She appears to be a writer going through some blockage, but more pressing and noticeable is that she doesn’t exactly seem enthused about this vacation. Polite driver Joe (Rez Kempton) attempts to make conversation (respectfully backing off if a question is invasive), something Emma is also disenga