After some recent big trip-ups of late by Netflix which has included the poorly received Rebel Moon, some credit on the way I'd argue for this intelligent tale of paranoia and fear. It feels like a stage play on screen, and what we have without giving anything away is a wealthy family who go away for a holiday in a nice home in the US countryside/woods, only to find the wealthy owner turn up with his daughter to stay over, and not all is as it seems.
We have a variety of stories that blend in here, and personally I found it interesting. The problem was that despite the risks taken, it wasn't necessarily as gripping or intriguing as it would like to be taken. Clearly this film does take influence from the far superior "The Road", but adds lots of surreal aspects, which you will either take or leave, and there are some very left-field moments.
The film still has its own character with our leads in their roles brilliantly portraying the mental torture when you don't know what's going on. Julia Roberts in particular is exceptional as the hard-nosed matriarch to her weaker more kind hearted husband, and she really brings out a character when you watch her that you will be left ambivalent about, and in this case it's a compliment.
For anyone with Netflix, I'd say this is worth a viewing.
We have a variety of stories that blend in here, and personally I found it interesting. The problem was that despite the risks taken, it wasn't necessarily as gripping or intriguing as it would like to be taken. Clearly this film does take influence from the far superior "The Road", but adds lots of surreal aspects, which you will either take or leave, and there are some very left-field moments.
The film still has its own character with our leads in their roles brilliantly portraying the mental torture when you don't know what's going on. Julia Roberts in particular is exceptional as the hard-nosed matriarch to her weaker more kind hearted husband, and she really brings out a character when you watch her that you will be left ambivalent about, and in this case it's a compliment.
For anyone with Netflix, I'd say this is worth a viewing.