Don't Look Down (1998)

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Charming and brutal

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It's a low cost production film where a woman sees her beloved sister fall from the top of a hill and die. Since then, she's afraid of the high (she feels like an acrophobic) and starts having "visions" of her sister and starts hearing a ghostly voice whispering her name (Carla).The plot is a bit straight and unoriginal and the twist near the end is quite predictable, what makes this film completely average; though, as it's a low cost production, made for TV, I won't be very rough and I will score it with a "pushed up" 5/10… Oh! I almost forgot to mention that Wes Craven's name is, obviously, just to call attention to this low cost movie!

Don't Look Down (1998) is a terrible made-for-t.v. "cherry" movie disguised as a horror film. Wes Craven is even credited as a producer of this analog tripe. Dude, don't be fooled by Wes Craven's name or by the bloody cover. If you do then you're stupider than you look.A "young" lady is nearly killed in a freak accident. Her "sister" takes the "fall". For the next few days, the girls spirit comes back to play tricks on her (or does it). She decides to seek professional help after a mental breakdown. Whilst in a therapy group she meets a "doctor" who has very strange methods of curing people of acrophobia. But something or someone is out there targeting the poor girl. Can she solve the problem of her dilemma before it's too late?This movie is not as interesting as the brief synopsis. A bad attempt to make a cliché ridden horror film (I use the term horror very loosely in this movie). Please for the love of Pete don't watch this movie. Life is too short to waste one's time and effort on crap like this. Go for a walk, read a book or find a new hobby instead of watching this garbage. movies that make me angry or mad get an automatic failing grade.Find something else to watch

When I sat down to watch this, I didn't know too much about it; what I knew was that Wes Craven was one of the producers, and that it was a made-for-TV movie. When it started, I quickly discovered that two things; one, it was one of those mystery thrillers, where you're supposed to guess who the killer is, and two, it's mainly made to scare those who suffer from acrophobia, fear of heights(hence the title). For a TV movie, the production is surprisingly good, and the film does contain a few intense scenes. Since I suffer from a mild case of acrophobia myself, I found plenty of scenes to be scary and intense(not to say that people who couldn't care less about heights won't find them so too, though). The plot is surprisingly good, and does hold water to some extent; I wouldn't call it great, but it's not really that far-fetched. The acting is decent, no going around that. All of the actors are unknowns, which could be(and probably is) why, but it could also be the direction, which, admittedly isn't great(but hey, this guy's only done series and half-bad movies before, so what do you expect?). The characters are well-written, and mostly avoid being overly cliché-like; apart from the lead, none of them seemed like stereotypes. The special effects were OK, not better nor worse than the standard for TV movies. Considering the production values, I was surprised by how much the film actually did manage to shock and frighten me. The mystery was very good; it kept me guessing throughout the film, and when the answer was revealed, I was very surprised. I thought I had considered every possible outcome, but the film still managed to surprise me with the twist. I'm not sure what to draw as a conclusion from that; maybe the films plot is actually good, but just surrounded by mediocrity in the acting, writing and to a certain extent, theme, which drags the film down to just being decent overall... or maybe I'm just easily manipulated. Who knows. All in all, a decent mystery thriller. I recommend it exclusively to big fans of mystery films and people who suffer from acrophobia; since both apply to me, I really enjoyed it. Pretty much everyone else should just skip this one. 5/10

A little early you might say? Yes, but I have to comment on this one! This rocks!!!! Although it's not Wes Craven's best. His best are ANOES and Scream. But it's still good!