Rattlesnake

2019

1h 25m

Mystery & Thriller

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After a mysterious woman saves her daughter's life, a mother must do something unthinkable to repay the stranger.

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Critics Consensus

Carmen Ejogo is stranded in a wasteland both figuratively and literally in this disposable thriller, which lacks the cleverness or specificity to give its thin conceit any bite.

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Celia S

It was so boring and predictable. Not only that but some of the dialogue is written weirdly.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Tyler B

A desert mystery meets an internal dilemma that we can all relate too. It loses the moment it needed to great... about half way.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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Alexis C

It's Pretty nice and Really Chilling and thrilling it's a must see movie it's just determines what it really calls a "horror" this piece is a must see!! And I sort of kinda recommend it

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/23

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Kristin F

Could have been cool but ends up being kind of boring. Wish they had gone more into what the entity was.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/27/23

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ronald h

"Rattlesnake" may be a modest little thriller, but it raises some pretty big "What would I do if it were me" questions. The premise is simple, and it would have made a good "Twilight Zone" episode. Single mother Katrina (Carmen Ejogo) is driving across the Texas desert with her cute young daughter. Katrina is running from a bad marriage or some other unpleasant circumstance. She gets a flat tire on a desolate two-lane road. As she changes the tire, her daughter goes off into the sagebrush to play and look around. There, she is bitten by a rattlesnake. Kristina can't get any cell service, and the surrounding area looks deserted. But then she spots a house trailer. She carries her daughter, who is clearly poisoned with venom, to the trailer, where a mysterious lady takes her into a bedroom and cures her. And I do mean "cure." The kid starts breathing regularly, and her blue-tinted skin returns to normal. As Katrina leaves to take her to the nearest hospital in Tulia, Texas for follow up care, the lady mentions something about "payment." But it's not about money. At the hospital, the girl's fang marks have completely vanished and the doctor is wondering about Katrina's sanity, saying that the girl is simply dehydrated and just needs some rest and fluids. As the girl rests, strange people start appearing in front of Katrina and saying that since the woman saved her girl's life, Katrina needs to balance the books by killing someone before sundown. Otherwise, the snake bite will return and girl will die. She doesn't believe it at first, but after doing some Internet searching about Tulia murders, Katrina finds that the people appearing to her are all dead for various reasons. She goes back to the scene of her breakdown, and the trailer has disappeared. She has about seven hours to kill someone and save her kid. Now, she starts looking around for a candidate. How about the elderly man in the hospital room across the hall, who is close to expiring? How about the abusive redneck jerk whom she sees knocking his wife around outside a bar in Tulia? And how is she going to do the deed? A local gun shop can't sell her a gun because she's not a Texas resident. But the owner refers her to a strange guy named Charlie (David Yow), who is glad to provide a firearm for cash. He also sees that Katrina is going to do something bad, and his advice is to "make sure they got it comin'." She watches gun "how to" videos on her smart phone and sets up target practice with bottles out in the desert. Yeah, it's an absurd premise, like a B-level Stephen King or Richard Matheson story, but damned if it didn't hold my interest. And, it got me speculating: Who has "got it comin'"? I can think of a few people in my own life. I would never murder anybody, of course. But then, I'm not in Katrina's shoes. "Rattlesnake" is competently directed by Zak Hilditch, with creepy locations and vivid cinematography. What saves it from being just another silly horror film is Ejogo's sympathetic performance. She's no killer. But she has to save her kid's life. The outcome is a surprise and not a surprise at the same time. I thought it was appropriate.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Nice little horror movie with decent acting and a simple plot. A bit like a long episode of the twilight zone.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Karen Han

Polygon

While the exact events of Rattlesnake might have made for a good short story or hour-long episode of TV, they wear thin when stretched out to feature length - even when said feature runs just under an hour and a half.

Oct 28, 2019

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

Ejogo is an undeniably talented actor who has delivered strong turns in genre fare before, but she's adrift here, stuck with a character devoid of specificity and personality.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 25, 2019

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

It's the kind of movie you forget just as you're clicking on to whatever the Netflix Overlords think you should be watching next.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 25, 2019

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an efficient, sporadically electrifying thriller...

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 16, 2021

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Rhian Daly

NME (New Musical Express)

This dreary, third-rate Netflix thriller has very little bite...

Rated: 1/5

Jun 23, 2021

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Isaac Feldberg

Fortune

The movie's as parched -- of thrills, chills, and basic narrative momentum -- as its New Mexico setting.

Nov 21, 2019

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Synopsis

After a mysterious woman saves her daughter's life, a mother must do something unthinkable to repay the stranger.

Director: Zak Hilditch
Production Co: Campfire
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2019
Runtime: 1h 25m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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