The Thing Inside Us

2021

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 17%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 17%
IMDb Rating 3.5/10 10 297 297

found footage

Plot summary

Daniel and Shelly have lost everything to the LV pandemic that has currently engulfed the world. Most show no symptoms to the disease, but Daniel barely survived the infection. Shelly seems fine except for a strange case of sleepwalking. The doctors can't help her, so Daniel decides to document his wife's illness for evidence. What he finds could not only destroy his relationship, but the world itself.

Director

Paul Catalanotto Photo
Paul Catalanotto

Top cast

Christine Tonry Photo
Christine Tonry as Shelly
Escalante Lundy Photo
Escalante Lundy as Mr. Cate
Chad Graham Photo
Chad Graham as Daniel
Ruben Juarbe Photo
Ruben Juarbe as Dr. Lopez
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765.54 MB
1280*528
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
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1.39 GB
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by raedve 3 / 10

Good for college filmmakers to see what not to do

A good example of a well-intentioned and relatively talented crew working with no budget to make something just outside of that budget.Interesting core concept that could have been fleshed out better had the writers/producers consulted more. It's like a vegetable soup broth without the vegetables. Much more could have been done with the ideas presented, but it looks like the creative didn't seek others' opinions.Acting was okay between the two primary characters, but the other actors were clearly not well directed. In fact, the last 20-30 minutes look like a home movie (and not in the intended sense - it's like they shot in sequence and ran out of time/interest/money).Cinematography was inconsistent. Was this a 'found footage' film? Hard to tell due to the weirdly fortunate and story-breaking insert shots. Also, please diffuse your Fresnels, or you'll end up with hot spots on white walls.Film students on limited budgets: maybe check it out Film buffs: avoid Film weirdos who like bad movies: sure, but it's not Toxie-good.
Reviewed by imcharleen 3 / 10

Amateur Film - Decent First Try

This is clearly a movie made by someone learning the film industry - as it is not polished like what you would see in a movie theater on the big screen.However, I could have gotten over the B-filmmaking if the acting and the storyline was better. The 2 main characters were decent, but the supporting characters were really rough in terms of acting abilities. You were very aware that the acting was forced and not natural.This can be seen in some of the dialog, as the conversations don't feel like anything people would really say in real life - it was very clear that these conversations were used as a means to inform the viewer of specific information. This can be seen in the first interaction with the landlord (whose acting was god awful - sorry). Just really unnatural dialog in several places.But like I said, this is a good first effort for someone likely going through or just out of film school. However, it's not scary in the least. At most I would describe it as a "thriller" or "suspense." Don't go into this movie expecting to be scared.
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