One of Us (TV Movie 2017)

One of Us: Directed by Blake Reigle. With Christa B. Allen, Derek Smith, Carly Schroeder, Chasty Ballesteros. A young journalist goes deep undercover within a mountain commune and becomes manipulated by a duplicitous cult leader.

“My initial review for u0026#39;One of Usu0026#39; was deleted for being too harsh. I suppose I just really wanted to get across how much I did not like this film. I will now rewrite my review and simply present the facts, whilst trying not to sound overly hate-filled. Here we go.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;One of Usu0026#39; is flawed in many areas. The biggest one would have to be the acting. The acting is bad from almost the entire cast, however the most important role they got wrong was that of u0026#39;Brentu0026#39; played by Derek Smith. This role really needed someone with some genuine charisma to sell the story that they are trying to tell. Smith simply didnu0026#39;t have it sadly.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe next flaw lies in the dialogue the actors have to work with. Itu0026#39;s not written well. Itu0026#39;s clunky and unnatural almost throughout the entire film. They just needed someone to come in with some expertise and strengthen the script up a bit.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe final problem lies in the blandness of the whole experience. Iu0026#39;ve seen childrenu0026#39;s movies with more violence than this film gets away with. Anything that does happen is off screen. Were the sensors on them that heavily that they felt this was necessary, or was this an creative decision on the directoru0026#39;s part? Either way it makes for a very dull experience.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s tough to find any positives worth mentioning for u0026#39;One of Usu0026#39;. Itu0026#39;s not a film that I could recommend spending your time or money on.”