48/40
James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis share their characters
Narrative
A family is invited to spend an entire weekend in a lonely house in the countryside, but as the weekend progresses, they realize that the family that invited them has a dark side. found most intriguing and complimentary to each other in discussing the different approaches to the craft. The story is inspired by the experiences of Christian Tafdrup, the original Danish director of Speak No Evil (2022), who befriended a Dutch couple while on vacation in Tuscany with his wife. Although the Dutch were somewhat socially awkward, the two couples got along very well, and upon returning home Tafdrup received an invitation from a Dutch family to move to the Netherlands. He considered it briefly, but decided that it would feel strange staying with people he didn’t really know; his story for the film came about when he unleashed his darkest fantasies about what might have happened if he had agreed (though bearing in mind that the original Dutch couple never gave off any bad vibes). In this remake, the nationalities of both families have been changed to American and British.
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Step One: Setup is masterful
Performed by Laura Branigan Licensed to Warner Music UK Ltd. No, I’m not talking about McAvoy, but we’ll get to that. Nothing much happens in all this action, yet I found myself smiling and intrigued. It’s a great example of how you can still create intrigue without the need for action, or worse, without an opening scene that spoils what happens later in the film. Act Two: Okay, now something big isn’t going to hurt. We should see some escalation, but the setup seems to be much bigger.
Act Three: Escalation finally happens, but not enough
The potential doesn’t reach the heights to make it memorable. And there are a couple of idiotic character decisions. One almost made me face the palm of my hand in the theater. As for the husband played by Scott McNay, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a lamer husband in my life. I know it was intentional and it didn’t detract from my enjoyment, but all I can think is, “I’m up, you little…” Overall, this was a mildly enjoyable, one-watch movie. .
(1 viewing, opening night 9/12/2024)
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