Review of It Comes at Night (2017) by September G — 09 Jun 2017

The real monster was our existential dread after all! Isn't that comforting?

This review of It Comes at Night (2017) was written by September G on 09 Jun 2017.

It Comes at Night has generally received positive reviews.

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“It Comes At Night” is a more than decent post-apocalyptic thriller that leaves everything vague and focuses on family and human relationships…

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By Diane P (31) on 05 Oct 2018

Horrible! Anticlimactic! Nothing happened, yet there was so much that could have been done with this story…

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