Review of It Comes at Night (2017) by Damiana00 — 12 Dec 2019
Even though the tone and pace of this movie is intriguing, it lacks in real cause for the effect/action that then takes place between characters. The movie rarely offers up much story or proof for such rampant paranoia and in the end is the thing that destroys any harmony that is achieved with the other family.
The core family’s paranoia and disconnect with their own reality becomes the greatest cause of any ‘dis-ease’ that threatens them. Rather than truly outside threats even though there are some, they are less threatening than the family’s fear is.
Which if this was the point of the movie, is often true in humanity: how our fear will design our reality more than reality will. Their fear become their biggest threat, which ultimately blinds them to realize their own boy is sick.
Irritating to watch characters act paranoid or self-sabotaging without a good story to back it up. Well shot and paced, simple lighting and coloring was nice. Acting was good but it lacked a backbone of a story to justify the characters fear.
It coulda been a contender, but wasn’t.
This review of It Comes at Night (2017) was written by Damiana00 on 12 Dec 2019.
It Comes at Night has generally received positive reviews.
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