Review of The Night House (2021) by Brickwall_ — 01 May 2023

It all felt rather played out and familiar for the first 2/3, and I found the super loud jump scare noises even more annoying than usual given this is a film that presents itself as the more artsy, "elevated" type of horror. I wasn't into it.

But then the last third won me back over in a major way. It went in some interesting and unexpected directions, and I found the way everything came together in the end to be quite satisfying. Apparently, a lot of people consider this film to be really good until it falls apart at the ending, but I feel the exact opposite.

I would hazard to guess that I might enjoy this significantly more on a second watch now that I know what it's building toward and that the payoff is worthwhile.