Review of It Comes at Night (2017) by Netflic — 11 Jun 2017

It's a phycological thriller from a young director Trey Edward Shults. This is his second movie. I loved his debut, "Krisha”, a couple of years, so I was expecting something good this time as well. And my expectations were met. The movie is not simple, requires some afterthought analysis to answer many questions. It is not a horror movie at all as many claim for some reason. Lots of horror movie fans were hugely disappointed after having seen the film. They just did not get it… It is  a suspense drama about how decent people become killers in dire circumstances. All the civilization veneer comes off quickly when they have to protect their family against the whole world to survive, when paranoia rules. The beast is not outside, the beast is inside us. And “it comes at night”, when you are alone with yourself, when all the tensions are high. There are very few actors in this film, and they perform brilliantly. Equally great are directing, cinematography and music.

Overall, it’s a “must-see” movie, and I highly recommend it.