Reed’s Point (2022) Review
REED’S POINT is psychological-thriller/creature-feature that tells of Sarah and Alex, two survivors of an RV crash near the New Jersey Pine Barrens. On the anniversary of the accident, Sarah and Alex drive to Reed’s Point to investigate the crash site. Things go downhill quickly as they find themselves stuck in the woods unsure of who they can trust and questioning if monsters really do exist.
REED’S POINT is yet another low-budget movie where its score is constantly set to ‘ominous’ mode even when nothing ominous is actually happening. It’s also another horror movie where dumb characters do increasingly dumb things – ‘hey, we’re here in the dark woods with a potentially savage beast lurking nearby so let’s all split up for no good reason.’ And at just under seventy-five minutes runtime REED’S POINT is initially slim on ideas with the dialogue becoming repetitive very quickly.
On the plus side the odd splatter of gore is very convincing and there’s an interesting twist in the film’s second act. If the script had been stronger and less reliant on regurgitating the same dialogue over and over again then this would have scored higher as a guilty pleasure. Not even Steve, a local ‘Crazy Ralph’ type, can save REED’S POINT reaching the heights it could have done with better writing behind it.
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