Such a lovely film that doesn’t pander to or patronise its elderly protagonists. It’s a purely refreshing and original take, and one that the Academy once again shit the bed on not recognising it at all.
Fred Herschsinger is so reminiscent of Joaquin Phoenix in this, that I felt like they missed a trick in his Gladiator II casting.
Really appreciated how well acted this is. The way it convincingly plays with your perception of what’s really happening or not, is unsettling and provides enough creeps (particularly with a very good sense of sound design). Not one for those expecting a ton of jump scares, as it more firmly sits in the psychological horror bracket. Kyle Gallner deserves to be a bigger star.
Has to be one of the biggest WTF contenders with the Academy and its 13 nominations for this? This??!! It’s so horrendously muddled in whatever well-meaning message it’s trying to portray - and I’m not even sure what that message is, given how distasteful and misguided it all is. Threadbare characterisation, particularly for our lead Emilia who is mostly unlikeable and unsympathetic… Zoe Saldana is the only actor who elevates anything, especially given her character has zero motivation or fleshing…
