Written by
Giridharan M
Review for the film "
It Comes At Night"
Runtime:
01 Hour 37 Minutes
CAST & CREW
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'It Comes at Night' - 2017 is a horror film written and directed by Trey Edward Shults, produced by
David Kaplan
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, Andrea Roa, and
Joel Edgerton
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stars as Paul, a protective father doing his best to keep his family safe in a postapocalyptic landscape. Christopher Abbott is the desperate man, Will, and Carmen Ejogo is Paul’s wife, Sarah. Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays their teenage son, Travis, who starts to question reality as fear settle in.
Plot
In It Comes at Night, Paul and his family, wife Sarah and son Travis are living in a remote house having survived a deadly contagion that has killed a large part of the population. They have strict rules for staying safe, including an always-locked red door. One night, an intruder, Will, attempts to break in, saying he’s searching for supplies for his wife, Kim and young son, Andrew. Ultimately, after being a little reluctant, Paul decides to assist them and let them stay there, believing there’s power in numbers and the more people around him the better chance they would have of surviving. Initially, the two families live in harmony, sharing food and chores. But tension mounts as Travis starts having dark dreams and sensing something here was wrong. Where the red door is mysteriously left open, Paul and Sarah panic — did someone within the house betray them, or has an outside force invaded their imperfect sanctuary? As paranoia starts taking over, and trust is discarded, they have to face an unsettling truth: is the real enemy the sickness outside, or the fear bubbling inside? What if all that fighting for survival pits them against each other? The rest of the film talks about it.
Star Performance
With a heart-wrenchingly understated performance from Joel Edgerton as the father of a young family fighting for survival against another family in the same predicament, as well as the sense that normal and proper relations are being stretched to breaking point most intensely in It Comes at Night, it is still a film that doesn't indulge in razzmatazz, the cast also including a young Kelvyn and Carmen Ejogo. Kelvin Harrison Jr. shines as Travis, embodying the paranoia and dread of a teen in a world that’s falling apart. Christopher Abbott and
Riley Keough
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give them emotional shadings, making the tension between the families feel visceral. Trey Edward Shults crafts dread out of atmosphere rather than action telling a slow-burn story. The cinematography is perfectly done, matching with the film’s atmosphere. Also, the creepy sound effects added to the overall experience.
Analysis
It Comes at Night is a horror movie that is different from the regular ones. The film focuses on creating psychological thrill rather than only adding jump scares. Director Trey Edward Shults delivers a grim, languorous tale that engages our senses through terror and trembling vulnerability in the face of a vague menace. The film’s ambiguity is its greatest strength and challenge; it refuses to give clear answers, pushing viewers into the same unknowns of its characters. Joel Edgerton’s measured performance grounds the story, and the young actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. gives it emotional heft as to his perspective as a young man who can’t tell nightmares from reality. The cinematographer Drew Daniels contributes an uneasy sense of isolation, relying on dim lighting and cramped framing. While the pacing might be perceived as slow and the inability the film has to resolve itself be considered frustrating, It Comes at Night works as a deeply unsettling commentary on survival, trust and the darkness of human nature.
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Verdict
It Comes at Night is a terrifying psychological thriller that lives off tension, atmosphere and human paranoia. Though it may infuriate genre fans anticipating a tried-and-true exercise in terror, its misty cinematography, sturdy performances and musings on guilt and memory elevate it to the level of a gruelling experience. A slow-burn film that haunts the mind well after the credits.
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