Truly imaginative opening, beautiful camerawork, acting is perfect. Then it just drags on. Because our own speculations are acted by the characters, we're kept in limbo and hoping for a mind blowing twist throughout the entire film... yet there isn't one?
Rated a Connor 10, normal 8.3
Seen today in a sneak preview at my favorite theater. Exciting from the beginning to the end. Not easy to watch and a little bit harder than other M. Night Shyamalan films. Bautista played excellent. Really enjoyed this film.
I started to read the book last year and got half way before giving it away. It was awful. And all 3 characters you were supposed to root for and/or feel sorry for i was rooting to die. Especially Wen. Thankfully, the movie strayed from the book and the characters were better. Overall, a decent flick.
Unfortunately, the PC also affected Shyamalan.
The movie was a huge disappointment and i'am a fan of Shyamalan, not one of those who say "how long we will tolerate him because of 6th sense"
And I'm not referring to the couple but to the placement and the whole culture that went through that we will not save the world, since they hate us, nobody wants us. Let 5 billion people die because there are people who harassed him in a bar because he was gay.
Is it possible to not have Shyamalan's touch in the film? an unnerved very bad direction from him, I was really surprised from what we are used to and unimaginable that there was no twist!
A lot of things were missing from a typical and what i was expecting to see from a Shyamalan movie.
The majority of Shyamalan's movies are preposterous at the very core and lack substance throughout. Knock at the Cabin is no exception. This film may not be M.'s worst attempt, yet it falls short of low expectations.
A very tight thriller with some great direction from Shyamalan, all of the cast is good especially Bautista. Major downside just comes from some of the changes from the book, while understandable definitely kind of muddle what kind of message the movie is going for
Review by AcoucalanchaVIP 4BlockedParent2023-02-19T03:01:55Z
Knock at the Cabin has an interesting premise and lots of potential but what is ultimately delivered is underwhelming and you can't help but ponder at what could of been. The story is very straightforward but demands the viewer to constantly question "what would I do in this situation?" Once you've answered that question there's unfortunately not a whole lot left to it. You also question the characters motives and if it's real or not but everything is so spoon fed and overexplained that you leave the viewer with no room for doubt or imagination. I wanted way more confusion and doubt in my mind instead of just already being told how it ends. It also got repetitive and because of that you absolutely need a twist at the end otherwise it's just repetitiveness and then credits roll.
The acting was it's finest quality the star was definitely Dave Bautista he proves here that he can definitely act. Rupert Grint was absolutely haunting, the girl (Kristen Cui) would put a lot of adult actors to shame and Ben Aldridge is an amazing discovery. The two parents had great chemistry and the emotions were there for the family aspect. The camerawork is something to praise and I got some major Servant vibes whenever Rupert Grint was around, M. Night used the same camera close-ups and style. I'm a bit bummed by the off-screen kills, there was so much potencial there but Shyamalan's more thriller oriented so it's understandable. The tension was sky high in the first half but it slowly died down. I wasn't a fan of the ending it's expected and doesn't leave you with anything to think about or discuss.
Not Shyamalan's worst and certainly not his best but it had some good moments and it's premise is not something i'll forget anytime soon.