Common Sense Media Review
By JK Sooja
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Sexual violence, kidnapping, and language in horror bore.
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Aftermath (2021)
What's the Story?
In AFTERMATH (2021), young married couple Natalie Dadich (Ashley Greene) and Kevin Dadich (Shawn Ashmore) are having both marital and financial difficulties. For a new beginning they buy a new house. But the house has a past and might be harboring more than bad memories.
Is It Any Good?
This horror movie comes close to being decent, but sadly is too long, too unsurprising, and too unrealistic. Despite Aftermath (2021) being loosely based on a true story, the film nevertheless comes across as wildly unbelievable because of a few glaring issues. For one, while there have been terrifying news stories similar to what happens, the way this film delivers its reveal ultimately feels hollow because so much time is spent on delivering supernatural thrills. It's hard not to think this would be a better film if it had taken the other path, so to speak.
Secondly, the entire premise that Natalie and Kevin are suffering financially is curious. Kevin works cleaning up murder scenes (just a coincidence) and Natalie wants him to go back to college. Meanwhile, Natalie doesn't have a job and hopes that a big deal might catapult her fashion business into something viable and profitable. So why are these two beautiful, young White people living in a huge and expensive house, only to then buy a different, larger, and even more beautiful house? Sure, maybe one of them has a trust fund or an inheritance, but nothing is mentioned.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about violence. Do you think the violence in Aftermath (2021) helped tell the story? Did the violence add to the scares and horror? Why or why not?
Did you like the characters? Were you rooting for them? Why or why not?
What do you think this movie is really about?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : August 4, 2021
- Cast : Ashley Greene Khoury , Shawn Ashmore , Britt Baron , Diana Hopper
- Director : Peter Winther
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Netflix
- Genre : Horror
- Topics : Fantasy
- Run time : 114 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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