Who in their right mind accepts an invitation to stay at the home of a couple they met for just a few days on vacation? Well, that's exactly what Paddy takes advantage of to carry out his sinister way of life.
The latest film from studio Blumhouse (known for Get Out!, Black Phone, Split) and director James Watkins (with a lesser-known filmography) is a remake of the 2022 Danish film of the same name, in which a couple of psychopaths push a marriage in crisis to the limit.
The story is completely entertaining, although it falls into the fairly well-known premise of victims who have to do everything possible to survive the madness of their victimizers. But what makes this movie so enjoyable are the wonderful performances of the cast: James McAvoy (again with an amazing performance of a mentally unbalanced man, but very different from his role in Split), Aisling Franciosi as Paddy's also psychopathic partner, Mackenzie Davis, and Scoot McNairy as the victim couple, and finally the two children Alix West Lefler and Dan Hough (he in his first film role); together they make the movie keep us on the edge of our seats the whole time.
Without a doubt, Blumhouse has become a benchmark for good movies, whether they are based on an innovative story, or they present a good conventional story added with excellent performances, as is the case of Speak No Evil.
Review by Ariel RodriguezVIP BlockedParent2024-09-19T00:51:46Z
Who in their right mind accepts an invitation to stay at the home of a couple they met for just a few days on vacation? Well, that's exactly what Paddy takes advantage of to carry out his sinister way of life.
The latest film from studio Blumhouse (known for Get Out!, Black Phone, Split) and director James Watkins (with a lesser-known filmography) is a remake of the 2022 Danish film of the same name, in which a couple of psychopaths push a marriage in crisis to the limit.
The story is completely entertaining, although it falls into the fairly well-known premise of victims who have to do everything possible to survive the madness of their victimizers. But what makes this movie so enjoyable are the wonderful performances of the cast: James McAvoy (again with an amazing performance of a mentally unbalanced man, but very different from his role in Split), Aisling Franciosi as Paddy's also psychopathic partner, Mackenzie Davis, and Scoot McNairy as the victim couple, and finally the two children Alix West Lefler and Dan Hough (he in his first film role); together they make the movie keep us on the edge of our seats the whole time.
Without a doubt, Blumhouse has become a benchmark for good movies, whether they are based on an innovative story, or they present a good conventional story added with excellent performances, as is the case of Speak No Evil.