The Party's Just Beginning... well after watching it there wasn't any party on my couch. The movie was pretty boring to watch, senseless, with a story not interesting enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. It's a story about depressed people, but not even a good one. The acting of Karen Gillan and the rest of the cast isn't bad, far from it, but if you have a lame story it doesn't matter how good you act, it still remains a lame movie. It's one of those movies I watched once and that I will never watch again as there are thousands and thousands better movies.

This is the type of film that used to get a theatrical release, but ultimately finds itself strictly released on streaming services or straight to home video. It's unfortunate, because The Party's Just Beginning certainly has something to say about grief, depression, finding your purpose, and suicide. The directorial debut from star Karen Gillan is raw, grounded, and powerful, even if it doesn't fully take the premise in the direction you may be thinking. At the very least, it proves Gillan could be a force as a director with brave material and once again showcasing her talent in front of the camera. Also, the title? Absolutely & brilliantly meta.

7.3/10

This is definitely not comedy. It is a not funny at all. Overall, this is not a bad debut for Karen Gillan but nothing to be excited about. I haven't seen Matthew Beard's films before but he is surprisingly good here. Lee Pace is always reliable but he has little to work with in this movie. Karen is a bit disapppointing here but since the movie is about how her charcter sleepwalks though her life following her best friend's suicide, I can't tell for sure if her portrayal is intentional. My biggest problem with the movie is that timelines got mingled together. Coupled with the hallucination/ ghost, it is hard to tell what really happened and when it happened. Luckily, the movie have little plots and it really doesn't matter too much if you can't follow.