I really enjoyed this movie, not just for the actual movie and plot, but for the serene idyllic shooting location. It made me think of What Lies Beneath right away, and I liked that move too for the same reasons. It's almost as if they decided to shoot the movie at the same location. LOL! Okay, that's all I got. Peace out.
shareThe best horror movie of the 2020s thus far and one of the best of all time.
David Bruckner (the director) is one to watch. His short 'Amateur Night' in V/H/S (2012) was great, The Ritual (2017) was great, this was outstanding, Hellraiser (2022) was a bit of a let down... I'm considering rewatching it as I probably had my hopes up too high, still this movie benefitted greatly from Rebecca Hall. It's not everyday a low budget horror movie gets such a talented lead who delivers such a strong performance. It'll be hard to top this.
I think what impresses me most about Bruckner is his ability to deliver on the scare factor. 'Amatuer Night', The Ritual and The Night House did it so well. A lot of horror directors can't do it to save their lives as hard as they may try.
For example Ti West is a solid horror director but the only movie he's made that had any notable tension was The House of the Devil (2009), I liked X (2022) & Pearl (2022) but they're devoid of scares. James Wan is the only currently active horror director who has as strong a track record when it comes to making a movie actually tense and frightening... which is kind of sad because Bruckner has only made a few movies but I'm a seasoned horror viewer and I'm pretty scare resistant I guess so making more than one scary movie is note worthy.