If this movie wasn't bad enough, the ending makes it worse.

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Anslem Richardson attends the Premiere Of "After We Leave" held at Arena Cinelounge on February 21, 2020 in Hollywood, California.

Still of Anslem Richardson and Brian Silverman in After We Leave

Anslem Richardson and Brian Silverman in After We Leave (2019)

Brian Silverman

Joe Sachem

Gabrielle Gumbs

Aleem Hossain

After We Leave is a sci-fi drama about a man struggling to find his wife, whom he abandoned six years ago, before their visa to emigrate to an off-world colony expires.

After We Leave

If this movie wasn&apos;t bad enough, the ending makes it worse.

I&apos;m not one to slam new filmmakers, but newb writer, director and producer Aleem Hossain should&apos;ve had a seasoned screenwriter go over his script.

The premise of the story was decent, but there was too much filler and very little substance. The ridiculously long and unnecessary near-still camera shots got annoying very fast. The plot and technical issues were very evident. Not even taking the slow pacing into account, the lack of substance made this 82 min run-time feel like almost 3 hours. This film needed to be a short, or a 1 hour TV length. What&apos;s worse, was Hossain&apos;s attempt for a plot twist at the end that was a huge fail, and gave this film that generic dumb ending you see in many cheap b-grade films.

Aside from the long dragged out scenes, Hossain&apos;s directing and camera work was ok for a newb, although the few action scenes had terrible choreography and poor camera angles. The cinematography and color choice needed to be much better. Even for a low budget indie film, the sci-fi should&apos;ve been more apparent than a few CGI moments. Without those, you&apos;d think the timeline was the 1980&apos;s. Although the score was quite fitting and impressive for a b-grade film, sadly, the sound was terrible especially during the action sequences e.g. gun fire. The acting was the main highlight of this film.

This film is not anything close to a 10, but certainly undeserving of any 1 and 2&apos;s. Cutting some slack for new filmmakers, I&apos;m giving this film a generous 5/10.

I'm not one to slam new filmmakers, but newb writer, director and producer Aleem Hossain should've had a seasoned screenwriter go over his script.

The premise of the story was decent, but there was too much filler and very little substance. The ridiculously long and unnecessary near-still camera shots got annoying very fast. The plot and technical issues were very evident. Not even taking the slow pacing into account, the lack of substance made this 82 min run-time feel like almost 3 hours. This film needed to be a short, or a 1 hour TV length. What's worse, was Hossain's attempt for a plot twist at the end that was a huge fail, and gave this film that generic dumb ending you see in many cheap b-grade films.

Aside from the long dragged out scenes, Hossain's directing and camera work was ok for a newb, although the few action scenes had terrible choreography and poor camera angles. The cinematography and color choice needed to be much better. Even for a low budget indie film, the sci-fi should've been more apparent than a few CGI moments. Without those, you'd think the timeline was the 1980's. Although the score was quite fitting and impressive for a b-grade film, sadly, the sound was terrible especially during the action sequences e.g. gun fire. The acting was the main highlight of this film.

This film is not anything close to a 10, but certainly undeserving of any 1 and 2's. Cutting some slack for new filmmakers, I'm giving this film a generous 5/10.

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