The Wife wanted another boo movie, and I tentatively agreed. I really like Alison Brie and Dan Stevens, and assumed it would be good enough with both of them.
You have to watch the entire movie for it to really make sense, and there is some misdirection (or missed direction) in what the theme of the movie is. It starts off as a stiff relationship drama with characters that aren't sympathetic...the only one that is even modestly likable is Alison Brie's character (I had to look up her name Michelle). A few exposition scenes and they have an awkward interaction with the renter of the house.
Then there are jump scares and red herrings, and at about the hour mark you begin to think that maybe the evening's movie choice should have been different. I admit throughout the cinematography was well-done and the music was good.
But then things start to take off quickly and almost every thriller/horror trope is ignored. Okay, maybe this was worth it but holy crap this is getting dark.
Without giving spoilers, the last few minutes of the movie make the whole thing worth it, it's a montage that reveals the entire story and everything that went behind it. In a way it reminded me of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its motif.
So the first two-thirds of the movie was a slow burn with unlikable characters, but the resolution was freaky, powerful, and made it worth the time.
You have to watch the entire movie for it to really make sense, and there is some misdirection (or missed direction) in what the theme of the movie is. It starts off as a stiff relationship drama with characters that aren't sympathetic...the only one that is even modestly likable is Alison Brie's character (I had to look up her name Michelle). A few exposition scenes and they have an awkward interaction with the renter of the house.
Then there are jump scares and red herrings, and at about the hour mark you begin to think that maybe the evening's movie choice should have been different. I admit throughout the cinematography was well-done and the music was good.
But then things start to take off quickly and almost every thriller/horror trope is ignored. Okay, maybe this was worth it but holy crap this is getting dark.
Without giving spoilers, the last few minutes of the movie make the whole thing worth it, it's a montage that reveals the entire story and everything that went behind it. In a way it reminded me of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its motif.
So the first two-thirds of the movie was a slow burn with unlikable characters, but the resolution was freaky, powerful, and made it worth the time.