We Need To Do Something is an intriguing horror movie with some parts that really work, and some that really don’t.
We Need To Do Something starts off slow and vague, but does eventually get into a decent horror story. After a storm traps a family inside their bathroom, the majority of the movie takes place inside this one room, where things start to completely unravel. With an unsatisfactory ending though, this movie will make most viewers wonder why they even bothered.
When a storm hits, a family of four goes into their bathroom to be protected from it. However, there is complete destruction and a tree blocks the door, causing them to be trapped for several days. Things get crazier and crazier as they are attacked by a snake, a dog, and area haunted by unexplainable noises. Melissa, the teenage daughter, starts to think these events might have been caused by something her and her girlfriend Amy did.
The movie is carried by a pretty decent cast, and some fun and gruesome effects. Yes, they are very much C horror effects, but they still help bring something interesting to the story. The plot itself is enough to keep the audience engaged for the most part, Unfortunately it does dip here and there, caused by the fact that there is a lot going on, maybe too much, going on.
The majority of the film takes place in that one room, with flashback explanations to a handful of other places. These mostly detail what Melissa has been up to with Amy. If We Need To Do Something played out in order, at least for the most part, instead of flashing back and forth, things might have been a bit more clear, which in turn would have made it a better movie.
As secrets and situations are revealed, the story itself only gets more and more crazy, causing viewers to come up with their own theories. There is one major issue though — the ending. It is extremely vague, seems to happen abruptly, and leaves viewers wondering what actually even just happened. What was the point of it all?
That being said, the majority of the journey is heart-poundingly intense, making it worth checking it out, if this is your sort of thing.
About We Need To Do Something
After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
We Need to Do Something opens in theaters, Digital, and VOD on September 3, 2021.
Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved Film and TV Critic. She is also a Freelance Writer. Tessa has been in the Entertainment writing business for ten years and is a member of several Critics Associations including the Critics Choice Association and the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association.