Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Save Yourself’

Written by Scott Edwards

There are times when traveling from one event to another can be fun, but most of the time it is just exhausting. Trying to do this for one summer, I must admit that it was far from the best time of my life, mainly because I was driving alone and had no one to talk to. It can be important to bring along someone that you don’t get tired of easily as there is much to be said about social interaction when on road trips. For all of you that make these trips from conventions, film festivals, business meetings or whatever else forces you to travel, I salute you for showing up with a smile on your face at every event.
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At her latest film event, Crystal heads outside to unwind as the movie plays on. Being upset that she will not be getting the prime slot at the next film festival, she is starting to question this director gig that she has found her way into. After the credits roll, the audience gets introduced to the cast and crew, and Crystal, Dawn, Lizzy along with the sister stars Kim and Sasha all head up to the stage. Being kind enough to hang around for the after party, Sasha finds that there is fan who wants to give her a gift, while Crystal is being hit on by a younger man. Needing to make their way to the next festival, Crystal calls for her crew to mount up and the ladies are once again on the road.

With her crew passed out in during the dead of night, Crystal needs something to keep her awake. Stopping at a public outhouse facility, Crystal gets out and grabs a quick smoke. But half an hour has passed, and their director has yet to return. Not knowing what is going on, Lizzy the writer, Dawn the producer and sisters Kim and Sasha need to come up with a plan on how to find her. Debating what will be the best means of attack, Lizzy is against breaking up the group with the worry that one of her scripts will come to life, but they need to be prepared just in case Crystal comes back when they are gone. Taking the responsibility of sticking behind, Sasha decides to stay in the locked car and after a long nap, she awakens to see that the old car from last night has appeared next to her.

While on their search for Crystal, Kim, Dawn and Lizzy stumble upon a large house a couple of miles down the road. Being greeted by Chris and his wife Astrid, the women are invited in for a cup of tea while they get their wits about them. Trying to use the phone, Dawn hears bodies falling in the other room and finds out that these nice country folk are not what they seem. Waking up in the basement of the house with no idea what is about to happen to them, much less where Crystal is, Dawn and Kim find a stranger being held with them. Heather has been in this awful house for too long already and knows exactly what the family above is doing to their victims. Letting the new ladies know what they are in for, it will be a long time before these women of horror will be seen or heard from again.

I don’t want to give up too much about what the family is doing with their new catch, but what I will say is that they have been around for a long time and their experiments will help humanity in the long run. I loved the twist with the killer family, Chris and Astrid, along with the extended family members that show up later. They made for good villains and over all their purpose was clear. The women of horror were just a joy, as they get separated and treated much differently from one another when Chris gets his hands on them. With little chance of escape for any one of them, how the ending plays out seems like familiar territory, but there is always a twist, and it was pretty darn good. With women filmmakers, a creepy family, a sledgehammer, experiments, blood and some more blood, you just have to watch to the end to find out all of the secrets of this family who have found a lifelong answer for many people. Stay Scared.

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