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Narrative
A family is invited to spend an entire weekend in a secluded home in the countryside, but as the weekend progresses, they realize that a dark side hides within the family that invited them.. Blumhouse Productions has been a major force in the horror genre since 2007’s Paranormal Activity became a worldwide sensation. See how IMDb users rank all of Blumhouse’s horror movies since 2007. The story is inspired by the experiences of Christian Tafdrup, director of the original Danish Speak No Evil (2022), who befriends a Dutch couple while on vacation.
Ben Dalton: Why are you doing this to us?Paddy: Because you let us!
Although the Dutch were somewhat socially awkward, both couples got along very well, and after returning home, Tafdrup received an invitation from a Dutch family to come to Holland. He thought about it for a moment, but decided that it would be weird for him to stay with people he didn’t really know; his story for the film came about when he unleashed his darkest fantasies about what might have happened if he had accepted (though he claims the original Dutch couple never gave off bad vibes). In this remake, the nationalities of the two families are changed to American and British.. In the bathroom, while washing his eye, he has a subconjunctival hemorrhage in his left eye, in the next scene, his eyes are perfectly clear..
Features Missing in Action (1984)
Gloria Written by Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi & Trevor Veitch Publisher Sugar Songs UK Ltd. License courtesy of Wise Music Group Limited Performed by Laura Branigan Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd. Speak No Evil is a remake of the 2024 psychological horror film starring James McAvoy as Paddy, an English father who invites an American family to come over to their house and relax, but all is not as it seems in the new Blumhouse feature. Although most aspects are from the 2022 foreign film of the same name, Speak No Evil builds a good level of tension as it explodes into a violent climax, which is a good aspect given the film’s strong point as a psychological horror.
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The American family is very likable and very realistic when it comes to some of the more tense threat scenes, you really sympathize with them in general and for much of the duration you can also see some of their attitudes towards the other English family. At first they think it’s a new way to connect with their new home, but as the film progresses, perspectives slowly change and it makes you wonder if they’ll ever recover from the horrible things they’ve witnessed so far, which adds a level of clarity and dread to the dark tons of film and it’s very good. Acting wise, very top notch for a Blumhouse movie in this day and age as James McAvoy is really quite scary but funny at the same time. He reminds me of Jack Torrance from The Shining, a very maniacal and twisted figure who has his comedic elements sprinkled throughout, I thought that was quite an interesting thing to note, but I think Paddy was a bit different though just because of his charming aspect , rather than the downward spiral of Jack’s character.
Rating: A Next movie: Big shark
Overall, while a solid entry into Blumhouse’s library, this thriller’s fatal flaw is its lack of homage to the original film, which really should be respected, but this entry seems to completely avoid some aspects that a remake shouldn’t do unless there’s a good reason to. But it’s still a worthwhile, fun watch for a night out. The last season of "What we do in the shadows" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month. Check out our October calendar for more!