hugosoup Review of The Decline

The Decline (2020)

Pretty good thriller, but could've been way better

[7/10 · 25 August 2020]

This was a good thriller, not exceptional or super unique. But compared to most of Hollywood's bloated, unoriginal blockbusters, it's definitely a nice and refreshing surprise. The Decline is a Canadian action thriller film that's centered around a group of survivalists who become divided after a fatal accident occurs at the training camp, which triggers and intense showdown. The plot is surprisingly unpredictable, subversive, and engaging. The acting and tension was great, it had a slow start, but this film slowly got better after the first twenty minutes, good middle, and a great end. The story, acting, and cinematography were really good, but as some of the other reviews are saying, the characters weren't developed very much and the beginning was kind of slow. It does get much better throughout the rest of the relatively short runtime. I think the current score of 5.9 is too low, I'd give this movie at least 7.5/10. Overall, I thought the Decline was a good, well-done with an interesting premise, but it's not great or revolutionary.