M. Knight Shyamalan’s 'TRAP' is NOT what you think it is!

[@fraukeschmidt8364]

Saw the film yesterday. I thought it was good. The songs were great, and so was the singer, who I only found out afterwards is very ably portrayed by Shyamalan's daughter. Not one of this director's best, but still really good. The pop concert setting was very realistic.

[@jimmorrison9411]

lol this dude is making fun of Hartnett’s hair when he’s got a 1990’s Dawson’s Creek haircut 😭

[@derrin]

I am a 90s baby after allllll

[@honestcomments8053]

People don't know the meaning of Nepotism. When a Hollywood star or director or producer calls another director and says give my son a job. that's nepo. For Shyamalan it's a family business.They fund it themselves and they work hard for it...they don't live in Hollywood nor did Shyamalan call another director or studio and requested that they give his daughter a job....he creates jobs. BTW...watch the speech he gave...it's phenomenal...it's called "2018 Drexel Commencement - M Night Shyamalan Speech"

[@derrin]

@@honestcomments8053 I’ll give it a watch! He really made his daughter do her part and she was phenomenal. Completely deserved 🫶🏻

[@Str52849]

@@derrin 100% agree

[@mgariepy42]

Hubby and I love it. So many people didn’t get it! It’s high camp! Hartnett just killed that role (😅) and we had great fun watching him contort his face to be over the top endearing and over the top menacing. Well done, Josh and M Night! On the downside 🫤 Saleka should not have been given a speaking role. She is not an actress. 😖

[@derrin]

I thought it was an homage to 80s horror films. People went in with expectations that they shouldn’t have. M went out to create a horror movie and he did. I appreciate it for what it is 💯

[@ratman202]

Bro almost looks exactly like josh lol

[@MaxWoodZ]

Interesting comparison to Halloween! Great review, looking forward to seeing this. Thank you for the review!!

[@derrin]

@@MaxWoodZ thank you! You’ll see the parallels for sure

[@Sharpe1502]

Where would you rank this on Shyamalan’s filmography? Also, I love Josh Hartnett’s hair. Leave my boy alone. 😂

[@frankgeurts3912]

I think the worst movie....

[@derrin]

I love him and the hair. Definitely a joke!!!

[@alexandero.5438]

Thanks for the review. Does it have a signature Shyamalan twist beyond what we saw in the trailer?

[@derrin]

Hey! Yes, it does! There's a false ending you think is going to happen and then an entirely different second half happens. I highly recommend seeing it!

[@Nivi1238]

@@derrinbast*** stop giving spoilers

[@alucard2010]

Not every m night movies has twists. Plot device or a reveal but not a real twists

[@griffinarnold1993]

@@derrinI just got out of the movie… I don’t see the twist at all. (Not just your idea, I didn’t see one at all)

[@JanDoe82]

There were a few small twists. But nothing breathtaking.

[@SaguaroBlossom]

Just got out of the movie, and thought it was pretty good. Fairly realistic too. Did not think it was scary tho.

[@clarissawestbrook2203]

I’m so excited to watch Trap! ❤❤❤❤

[@derrin]

Come back and let me know what you think! 🎉

[@Model_Roe]

I see nothing wrong with Night helping to promote his daughters music and acting career with all the money and resources he has it makes sense he would use his global platform to promote his daughter and I hear she is not that bad idk why people are dragging her

[@picklezzzz810]

Does this review have spoilers because I don’t want any lol

[@derrin]

@@picklezzzz810 no I kept it very vague!

[@picklezzzz810]

@@derrin nothing about the twist right?

[@derrin]

@@picklezzzz810 totally safe to watch!

[@picklezzzz810]

@@derrin K Thanks!

[@richstrobel]

If there's someone similar to a Donald Pleasance character it's probably creepy. He's one of those actors I associate with bad guys. Who else has portrayed the Devil, Ernst Blofeld and Heinrich Himler? He also played Pontius Pilate and was a bad guy in the Count of Monte Cristo with Richard Chamberlain.

[@ZM-dm3jg]

What it's not was good. No twists, no action, kept teasing that something was gonna happen but it never did. Lame.

[@AxZShark]

Love the review! Looking forward to seeing this film!

[@derrin]

@@AxZShark it’s so good! I was pleasantly surprised. Enjoy!

[@frankgallagher8760]

Also blink twice is another movie coming out that seems on the same level as this.

[@frankgallagher8760]

Cant wait to see this! The trailer looks insane and i could be guessing because being a huge hartnett fan and the blend of serial killers with a taylor swift type enviroment and shylamans signature twists that this could be his best film in a long time.

[@ButterCookie1984]

I loved this movie.

[@BJ52091]

The ending fell flat on its face. "The killer gets caught and arrested at the end"? Really? More mass appeal, good-guy-wins-bad-guy-loses feel-good by-the-numbers saccharine-sweet crap? Incredibly disappointing from M. Night Shyamalan. For a director renowned for his clever twist endings, he didn't exactly bring his A-game here. I could easily write at least two different endings that would have played far better: one where the Butcher is part of the "supers" introduced in Glass (e.g. his psychopathy is a hidden psychological superpower perfectly adapted for predating on modern man), and one where his story is separate from that timeline. Either way, M. Night Shyamalan got paid far too much to churn out a morality tale doing its best to pose as a thriller.

[@derrin]

I appreciate this perspective for sure. I think I enjoyed it a lot since I was at the premiere. But I can definitely see your point of view.

[@jessefigueroa345]

I’m watching the movie on Friday. Does the girl sing a lot! I’m not into musicals.

[@ZM-dm3jg]

Yeah, there's at least 15mins of just her singing

[@dooglive922]

You look exactly like the dad in the movie lmao 🤣

[@derrin]

@@dooglive922 thanks!

[@derrin]

🥰🥰🥰

[@RavensOsFan89]

Subbed to your channel. Very professional review. I reviewed it as well on my channel. It was ok for me.

[@derrin]

@@RavensOsFan89 thank you! I’ll check yours out too. Being at the premiere and excited for it probably colored my initial reaction but I can see the criticisms of it now as well.

[@thewebstylist]

Is Josh’s hair real though? It looks too young thick and shiny for his age these days

[@derrin]

@@thewebstylist I’ve been on a few tv shows and and I feel like I have a pretty good eye for picking out hair pieces, but his hair looks real. It was consistent with seeing him in person at the premiere. Most definitely dyed very well and very shiny. But I cannot with his side burns and jagged bangs

[@mgariepy42]

Josh Hartnett’s hair has been talked about since 1998😂. It’s thick but very fine and will not be controlled no matter what they do. For kicks, check out some of the end credits to his films. Everybody has a hairdresser mentioned but Josh. 😆

[@mgariepy42]

And btw, 46 yr olds have great hair, too!

[@thewebstylist]

@@mgariepy42 but even the legendary hair of Brad Pitt (and Elvis) you can see a bit of scalp where the hair parts, just saying only wigs and weaves don’t

[@Nivi1238]

The twist is his daughter is not real and the pop singer is the real serial killer

[@jadenrobinson1561]

If this is a real spoiler you are a dick for commenting

[@jessefigueroa345]

She kills with her singing.

[@frankgeurts3912]

No twist its a regular thriller

[@ktom5262]

@jessefigueroa345 - And with her acting.

[@bekhele]

i just into this movie completely blind only knowing cast and crew, and to me this movie was an absolute piece of trash. the amount of weird totally unrealistic moves and behaviors was too cringy i could handle, good it worked for you, for me it absolutely didn't

[@derrin]

@@bekhele I definitely get where you’re coming from! But for me, it’s easier to suspend my belief especially with horror. I still appreciate your perspective 🙌

[@bekhele]

@@derrin it didnt help i worked in the justice department in the past and have a decent insight in how special operations work. i dont expect movies to be documentaries, but things where so laughably bad, it made the story making no sense at all. first of all a profiler in command of such operation? lol then apparently they planned it all to trap him in hios own house apparently? what? like why? also, that just doesn't make any sense as they would have planned all the steps he made, stealing the badge from the tshirt guy, stealing a radio from the swat team, overhearing the correct conversations at the right time, it all makes little sense. also what artist would agree to go alone with no entourage or security to a psychopaths house? why was the police not tailing them? why was the police not arresting him there since they apparently knew who he was after all? the fact he flipped in and most definitely out of that limo is just plain laughable. even for movies that is just silly and poor writing. and then at the end with that bike, why would police even allow an arrested man even touch anything? and also i happen to be a bike fanatic, you don't just pry out a spoke just like that, even if its loose. its just a pile of absolute stupid things that make no sense at all for the sake of plot. anyway again greeat you and perhaps others like it, to me its one of his worst movies he ever made

[@frankgallagher8760]

His hair actually looks a lot better now. When you see him in films when hes younger it def looks lik le he has a calic towards the back. It was always sticking up but now days its more laid down and must have fixed it somehow

[@Artur-Itas]

U GOT UR BROWS DONE WITH THE SHILL MONEY. IN THE SEQUEL UR HAIR CAN GET CLIPPED NEXT!!!!!!!!!

[@derrin]

The fact that you think I got my brows done is an honor… if you zoom in my unibrow and brows are so messy right now. 😂

[@sugarray6250]

So you're telling me that I won't be getting an edge of the seat thriller about a serial killer but instead a platform for the directors daughter to showcase her "talent"? Forget that! 😂

[@Nowyouscantleave]

This movie was ATROCIOUSLY BAD!

[@frankgallagher8760]

Also in the trailer when they show the guy working at the concession stand being like ya dont tell anyone i told you its a trap or ill get fired! I think thats all part of the process law enforcement in this film was to let all the workers know because they knew they wouldnt all keep a secret that big so they were probably hoping someone would slip up to the wrong person and start getting nervous, making mistakes and doing things out if the ordinary to not get caught. It seems almost like a trap within a trap! “ the only way to get out is to go back stage and in the preview hes so keen to get his daughter to go back stage with him. If he gets back there its almost like surprise! We got u!!!! I just dont think these intelligent profiles would privy important info like that to the thousands of workers unless it was part if their ruse. Im getting all excited here. I could be way off base lol.