... what the hell

Phyllis 2022-11-11 02:47:25

Perhaps it was 86% on Rotten Tomatoes that made the public's expectations too high. When the end credits appeared without warning, embarrassing laughter broke out in the almost full screening room at 20:00 on Saturday night.


The following provides a running account of the plot:

forest cabin, father, mother, grandfather, son, a dog.
The father dealt with his grandfather who was suffering from an infectious disease, and the remaining family of three led a cautious life with a dog.
One day, a man suddenly broke in, saying that he came here to find water for his wife and son, and that he had no malicious intentions and could provide food.
So the father, who was carrying all kinds of distrust, carried the man to pick up food for his wife and son. On the road, two unidentified men who did not explain their identities died on the road.
The two families get together in the forest cabin, with a clear division of labor and fun.
Until one day, my son's dog barked at the forest and got lost, and finally died inexplicably at the door with an infectious disease.
The son of family No. 1 thinks that the child of family No. 2 has opened the door by sleepwalking, and family No. 2 thinks it is impossible.
Mutual suspicion and speculation, the No. 1 son thinks that the No. 2 child is sick.
Family No. 2 decided to leave, but Family No. 1 disagreed. After several disputes and scuffles, Family No. 1 succumbed to the death of Family No. 2.
Then I went home and found that, oh, the No. 2 family was probably killed in vain. It turned out that the sleepwalker was the son of the No. 1 family. He touched the dead body of the dog and contracted the disease soon.
Husband and wife No. 1 can wait to die without struggling, looking at each other on the dining table in despair and haggard.

The end of the play.


I don't think the so-called open style is such irresponsible scribbles.
All the essence is in the trailer, the feature film is a running account with no beginning and no end, neither the beginning nor the ending is explained. All the gimmicks depend on the psychological dramas performed by the leading actors to scare themselves.
It is more like a low-cost stage play, with five protagonists, a forest cabin, a pickup truck, and no special effects. The lighting engineer can also save a portable lamp from the beginning to the end, and it is not even a mystery. The soundtrack The sound effects shots are even less thoughtful, and I am completely convinced that I can't get up at the foot of the plot.

There are some meaningless arrangements interspersed in the middle of the story. At first glance, it seems that everything is involved for you. Is it useful to foreshadow? However, it is by no means a stop, and it is too lazy to explain how free and easy you are to guess the Hamlet in your heart.

What does it want to tell us, thinking about human selfishness or exploring the struggles of two fathers to defend their families.
If there are no plot highlights, it is just a suspense film that is just for the sake of tension and tension, which is much more exciting than this one.

I was even looking forward to the final explanation of the two close-up men who were shot down by him. The result was really just to highlight the sensitivity of the father to protect the family, and would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. , to pave the way for the wise and decisive character who later killed his roommate's whole family.
Handsome or not, handsome.
Stupid or stupid, even more stupid.

Plus a big spoiler on the father's face "Don't trust people outside your family too much". The implication is that although we are still eating at the same table, you chop wood and I feed the horses, the next step is to turn his face.

Then he turned over immediately . , and don't consider the shadow area in the heart of the underage son's love for the first time.


2 stars are given to several leading actors who rely solely on acting skills to support a 90-minute running account.

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It Comes at Night quotes

  • Paul: You can't trust anyone but family.

  • Kim: How old are you, Travis?