That's only one example, but things like that happen throughout the movie. In one scene, she and two others are riding bicycles (?!?) to escape some Demons or something, and instead of her looking straight ahead -because you'd think that the narrow, dark, uneven streets ahead of her would command her attention, especially when she's terrified and fleeing impending doom at a brisk speed- we see her handle bars, and then her looking over to her friends when they speak, which causes her to crash the bike. Alright, so the girl is wearing glasses made of Smart Glass (which explains the camera constantly filming everything), but we sure did see a lot of things that she probably wouldn't be looking at. There's nothing unrealistic about that.ĭumb, unrealistic decisions were made by the characters throughout.Īs with most Found Footage movies, the problems of Jeruzalem lie in its mechanics. Go ahead and talk loudly, maybe even scream. Has one of the Gates of Hell opened up nearby, and are you being chased by the Demons that are pouring out of it? Well, no need for silence while you're trying to avoid them and hide, because maybe they're deaf or something. It really annoys us when people in a Horror movie act as if they've never seen a Horror movie before. The movie still fell victim to the usual "Why are they still filming?!?" trope that drives us endlessly mad, but at least it felt more plausible here. We also liked how the movie used Smart Glass as the device to make its First Person POV aspects a bit more believable. The Demons in this movie looked pretty cool, and whatever that massive, Cloverfield-like Demon that was roaming the streets was awesome (too bad they didn't do more with that.) The almost claustrophobic location of the backstreets of Jerusalem made an excellent setting for such a story, as it really is a beautiful, unique city. The idea that Jerusalem is a gateway to hell is pretty interesting, and we love the idea of seeing what would happen when that gateway opens up.
We really liked the parts of this movie that worked. SO, THAT'S LIKE A BIBLICAL STD OR SOMETHING, RIGHT?
So the basic lesson here is don't be a whore in Jerusalem or else you'll open up a Gateway to Hell and doom everyone around you to a painful death. I mean, she has a boyfriend back home who she says she's crazy about, but then is all like "Let's live a little" once she's out of his sight, which apparently means "I'm going to bang some random dudes in Israel!"Īnyway, while the girls party with Omar and History Guy, things begin to happen in the city around them involving the Israeli Air Force dropping bombs the Jewish version of Cloverfield roaming around and crushing everything in its path and a bunch of Demons coming out of a gateway to Hell, and eating people to death. In Jerusalem, they find a hostel run by a shady playboy named Omar, who offers the girls hashish, and clearly has a plan to impregnate the stupid blonde one, because she's obviously a whore. While on the plane, they meet a sexy, mysterious history student (or maybe he just really likes history), who convinces the girls to forget Tel Aviv and come with him to Jerusalem, because that's obviously a much bigger party town. After receiving a pair of Smart Glass glasses from her Father, Sarah and her friend Rachel decide to take a trip to Tel Aviv, Israel, which sounds like a great party destination (please note sarcasm) for two young girls from L.A.