Lisa and I had planned on a date night in Cedarburg after work Tuesday, but pivoted to a local theater to catch this film. Directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan, it continues our decade long streak of seeing new Shayamalan movies in the theater.
Mina is an American woman working in Ireland who continues to blame herself for the death of her mother 15 years prior. She finds herself stranded in a forest - "not on any map" - where the night seems to harbor unseen creatures. These creatures honor only one "safe" space for the humans trapped there, a one room building whose fourth wall is a two way mirror by which "The Watchers" view their prey.
Look, without any real spoilers, I can tell you that pretty much everything in the 3rd act post-boat is absolutely sh*t.
But -
Before that, if you can forgive Mina pointlessly voicing her thoughts just to fill time, and the occasional cheesy dialouge of various characters ("hand me my bird!"), then you're left with a pretty decent movie. Not a classic mind you. But decent and entertaining.
Grade: C
(B- if you stop at the boat scene)
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