Rival

2023

Action / Horror

2
IMDb Rating 3.6/10 10 89 89

Plot summary

After the murder of a fellow classmate, 17-year-old Erin Sawyer must face the revelation that someone very close to her is responsible for the murder spree happening in her hometown of Redwood Springs.

Director

David Elijah Photo
David Elijah

Top cast

Mickey Nunes Photo
Mickey Nunes as Erin Sawyer
Paul Pirkle Photo
Paul Pirkle as Cedric Harvey
Tiana Song Photo
Tiana Song as Detective Waters
Isaac Metzler Photo
Isaac Metzler as The Figure
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825.29 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 29 min
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1.5 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by haskel-72951 1 / 10

Cheap crap

So here's what I'm guessing was the scenario for the making of this "movie": "Man I'd really like to make a movie. I have 200 bucks, access to a bad camera from the local access cable channel, a lot of acquaintances who I can coerce into attempting to act, and I've seen Scream and all the sequels. This will be awesome." Except it isn't. At all. This is so cheap it's sometimes laughable. The acting, if you can call it that, is horrendous. The script could have been written by a trained chimpanzee. It was possibly edited with a hunting knife and crazy glue. There is not a single reason on earth to watch this crap. Watching grass grow is a better way to spend time.
Reviewed by Rollinsgirl87 8 / 10

High School Can Be Murder!

I just finished watching the indie horror film, Rival. It's about a disturbed young man who goes on a killing spree in his small hometown. We find out that he snapped after the murder of his twin brother. The killer's identity was revealed almost right from the beginning or so we think...Almost immediately I noticed elements similar to the Scream franchise (character named Gale, black & white mask) but to be fair it's hard to be original nowadays! Almost everything's been done time and time again.For me what set this film apart was that the teenagers actually looked like teenagers with emotional struggles, high school drama and visible acne! It made it more believable that the cast didn't all look like supermodels. The acting was believable but not amazing. I liked the character of Taylor (I felt sympathy for her, she seemed troubled) but was sad to see her demise at the hands of the killer/her boyfriend. Most of the characters were likable, especially Taylor, the lead and her girlfriend.There is a bit of a plot twist towards the end of the film that was good but not entirely original. I'd recommend Rival to anyone who is a fan of indie films made with unknown actors. Wouldn't call it a hidden gem but it was worth a watch! 8/10.
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