Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
An old man, played by Stephen Lang, who lives alone in the woods is surprised to receive a guest.
I think this film is entirely dependant on Stephen Lang to break even. By that I mean if you judge this film by the sum of its parts then you get a very pretentious, but not a very deep film. Add in that a lot of the thematic beats have been hit before and you have a recipe for a bad film, however, Lang’s masterful performance which is able to be compelling, sinister and also strangely warm all at the same time really raises this film up and out of the dirt. Truly this film does not deserve Lang.
I saw some listings that had this film as a horror, I would say that is untrue. It is far more of a claustrophobic thriller, and in this area the film does have some success as there are a number of tense moments between the two men and the whole film keeps you on edge.
Overall, a fine film made better by Stephen Lang without him this film would fall apart.
Pros.
Lang
A number of tense moments
It is watchable
Cons.
It is predictable
It is overly familiar theme wise
It has pacing issues
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