It Comes at Night
Desperate
Survivors Lead Spartan Existence in Post-Apocalyptic Suspense
Thriller
After
allowing Sarah and their son (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) to say their
goodbyes through germ-proof respirators, Paul put a bullet in his
ailing father-in-law's head before he had a chance to infect one of
them, too. While the body was being cremated, traumatized, 17
year-old Travis tried to comfort himself as much as his pet dog,
saying, "Don't worry, Stanley, I'm going to take care of you."
But
as any movie fan knows, such an assurance is ordinarily an ominous
kiss of death in a horror flick. And true to form, Stanley's the next
to go in It Comes at Night, a claustrophobic suspense thriller set
inside a darkened cabin in the woods.
The
picture is the sophomore offering from writer/director Trey Edward
Shults who made an impressive debut a couple of years ago with
Krisha. Here, the emerging wunderkind again makes the most of a
micro-budget, crafting a harrowing tale guaranteed to make your hair
stand on end.
The
plot thickens when another family of refugees, desperate for shelter
and sustenance, shows up unannounced. Against his better judgment,
Paul invites the strangers to share their already meager rations,
provided none of them is infected.
Patriarch
Will (Christopher Abbott) assures him they're healthy, but there's
something suspicious about the way that his wife, Kim (Riley Keough),
keeps their baby covered up. Anyhow, the six proceed to pass a
peaceful enough, if Spartan, existence until things mysteriously
start to go bump in the middle of the night.
Whaddya
expect to happen in a scary, spine-tingler with such a big hint in
the title?
Rated R for profanity, violence and disturbing images
Running time: 97 minutes
Production Studio: Animal Kingdom
Distributor: A24
To see a trailer for It Comes at Night, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKnigN8OiNc
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