You Should Have Left

Après Hypnose, David Koepp et Kevin Bacon se retrouvent à nouveau sur un film d’horreur, avec une collaboration un peu moins brillante cette fois. La première moitié du film fonctionne très bien, les personnages sont introduits avec subtilité, la performance des acteurs est bonne et l’interaction du personnage principal avec les phénomènes étranges dans la maison, de même que le comportement bizarre des gens qu’il rencontre, est plutôt plaisante. Du côté technique, le travail est de bonne facture également, par contre, le scénario dévoile de sérieux ratés dans la deuxième moitié, menant à un dénouement des plus classiques qui ne surprendra personne. Le niveau se maintient au-dessus de la moyenne grâce au très bon jeu de Kevin Bacon, à qui David Koepp aurait malheureusement dû fournir une matière plus étoffée. (20/06/2020)

A decent psychological thriller with the traditionally good Kevin Bacon and the beautiful Amanda Seyfried. The film moves at a very slow pace and nothing much interesting happens apart from the final act, something I don't like. It should and could have been scarier and more atmospheric, the film rather just leans on horror. At least the craftsmanship is good, the dream sequences are decent and the denouement is quite interesting. An easily forgettable film that I probably won't remember in a week. Story***, Action>No, Humor>No, Violence>No, Entertainment***, Music***, Visuals***, Atmosphere***, Suspense***. 5.5. (19/06/2020)

That was a significant fail. I wouldn't have expected such a dull final product from Blumhouse Productions and with such a star-studded cast. It has absolutely nothing to offer. And it was directed by David Koepp, who has definitely made better films in his career. The entire movie feels cheap and superficial, trying to appeal to the audience only through various screeching sounds and cheap scares. Sorry, but that doesn’t impress me. As I mentioned, the names look impressive on paper, but in the end, the actors have almost nothing to do. The most pleasantly surprising performance was by the little girl; she played her role brilliantly for her age. Otherwise, it’s weak. There was more potential in the story; I saw huge possibilities, but the final plot twist, which was supposed to blow you away and make you say "wow," was more laughable (or perhaps made you want to cry). An hour and a half of lost time. I give it 31%. (04/07/2020)