Stumbling upon the 2025 movie "Descendent" by random chance, and it being a movie that I had never actually heard about, of course I opted to sit down and watch it. Writer Peter Cilella, whom also directed the movie, put together a script that was more of a psychological drama of a man's descent into madness, than it was a movie about alien abductions. So I was a bit disappointed, to say the least. The pacing of the narrative was sluggish, and that combined with the general lack of alien contents was the reason why my interest in the movie was struggling to remain. Ross Marquand was actually the only familiar face on the cast list for me. The acting performances in the movie were certainly good, and Ross Marquand does an excellent job of portraying Sean's descend into madness and delusion. The movie is not one that makes use of a whole lot of special effects. But then again, it didn't really need special effects to deliver the narrative. Now, if you sit down to watch "Descendent" hoping it is a movie that wholesomely delves into the concept of alien abductions, then chances are that you will be sorely disappointed with the movie, much like I was. But if you sit down to watch it as a psychological drama about a man's slow and steady descent into madness, then you're in for quite a treat. My rating of writer and director Peter Cilella's 2025 movie "Descendent" lands on a generous four out of ten stars.

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