They Look Like People
They Look Like People
| 26 February 2016 (USA)
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Suspecting that people are transforming into malevolent shape-shifters, Wyatt flees to New York City to seek out his estranged childhood friend Christian.

Reviews
GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.
Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
ManOfKino Wyatt has secret knowledge he can't easily divulge to others: he knows that malevolent entities are replacing humans in their own skin. Only he and a few others can hope to stave off this invasion, but it's difficult to know who can be trusted and saved, even if it's one's best friend...They Look Like People is a simply-made and effective horror film that actually isn't exactly a horror film. It has a "body snatchers" kind of story in which the stakes one of the main characters has to fight for are very personal, but on top of that said character is an unreliable one, and shares the stage with the other main character who is his best friend Christian. The tone of the film is extremely paranoid and tense (set up with small details such as Wyatt secretly taping a knife under a table when invited to Christian's apartment) and what is real or not is so well-blurred that the answer eludes the viewer until the very end. It is in that finale however in which the film's nature as a horror/thriller changes to something completely different, revealing what the message itself of the whole work is.Despite this double nature, They Look Like People features some incredibly creepy and unsettling moments and thus should be of interest to those looking strictly for horror elements. It also portrays crippling paranoia rather convincingly, while also delving into everyday problems regarding private lives and alienation. Still its greatest strength becomes apparent, in my opinion, after the film itself ends, and gives the viewer something genuinely important to reflect on.
swordbrostreams Between the fun antics of the characters down to the grittier and more suspense building scenes, this movie kept me both laughing and on the edge of my seat the entire runtime. A little slow to start but absolutely worth the investment. Best watched with friends who haven't seen it.
vbites I was expecting a horror film but instead stumbled upon a nice psychological thriller. Kudos to the filmmakers and the cast. Well done across the board. Very realistic acting, got to care about all the characters. Had me wondering what I would do in all their situations. Mental illness is difficult to deal with, I know. This handled it with empathy. Again, we'll done!
gavin6942 Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.Ari Drew wrote that the film was "a deliberately paced and subdued stunner of a film that succeeds above all in its genuine approach of concern and respect for its realistically horrifying subject matter." You are so right, Ari.This horror film is "unconventional". The shocks and scares are mild and really it is a subject matter sort of thing. Much of the time, it almost comes off as a romance (and bromance). This is clever, and something not many people attempt to pull off. Or at least not many attempt and actually succeed.