A family is taking a vacation in a cabin in the woods. That sounds like the
typical setup for a horror movie, but the film is actually a psychological
thriller. The poster shown above looks like a scene from a horror movie, but
it isn't, it's a psychological thriller. Didn't I just tell you that? Four
strangers break into the cabin and tie up the family. So it's a horror movie
after all? You're not listening to me! I've already told you twice that it's a
psychological thriller!
The four strangers, who claim to have only met that day, tell the family that
the end of the world is coming. The only way to prevent it happening is for
the family to sacrifice one of its members. It can't be suicide, one of the
family has to be killed by another. The family refuses, obviously, thinking
the intruders are insane. But as they sit in their chairs, tied firmly so they
don't escape, they see reports on television of catastrophes taking place
around the world. They aren't random catastrophes. The strangers predict each
one before the news report comes.
The film has a lot in its favour. The suspense is eerie. The viewer suspects
that the strangers might be telling the truth, but why have they been selected
out of every family on Earth?
That's the film's biggest weakness. It's never explained why they've been
selected. It's also never explained why the four strangers have been selected.
What supernatural power is behind them? Is it God? The film is based on an
award winning novel by the fantasy author Paul Tremblay. Maybe the book
explains what's happening. I don't know. I doubt I'll ever read it.
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