Speak No Evil (2024)
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Duration: 110 minuten
Country:
United States / Croatia / Canada
Directed by: James Watkins
Stars: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis and Aisling Franciosi
IMDb score:
6,8 (127.677)
Releasedate: 11 September 2024
Speak No Evil plot
The American couple Louise and Ben Dalton are on holiday in Italy with their eleven-year-old daughter Agnes. There they meet a charming British family consisting of Paddy, his wife Ciara and their secretive, deaf-mute son Ant. The Daltons befriend them and are invited to spend the weekend at their idyllic estate. What starts as a dream vacation quickly turns into a psychological nightmare.
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Paddy
Louise Dalton
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Agnes Dalton
Ciara
Ant
Mike
Muhjid
Reviews & comments
Patrick1980
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- 45 messages
- 49 votes
Just back from the cinema, I went to the preview premiere at Pathe and it was a full house. Because of this you could really see how the rest of the audience experienced this film. This American remake was very entertaining but you have to be patient with this film. In the first hour you are actually just watching a feature film and because of that it feels like a long run-up to the next genre because you know you have gone to see a thriller. You do get to know the characters well and because of that you live a bit more intensely in the last half hour when this film really comes into its own as a thriller. So you have to like it and be able to enjoy the acting performances in the first hour because I thought they were very good so that I was not bored for a moment during the film. The "natural" humor in the film was also well done and was very much appreciated by the entire audience. A good film that has a lot to offer and will not disappoint many cinema visitors in my opinion ☺️ definitely worth it!
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Shadowed
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- 11345 messages
- 6677 votes
Brave but nevertheless entertaining remake of the fairly recent Danish predecessor. Blumhouse does well by hiring a director like James Watkins to do the job, someone who knows a thing or two about atmosphere and entertainment. It results in a film that is easy to watch and that relies mainly on the above-average cast members. James McAvoy rarely disappoints and Aisling Franciosi has yet to be caught in a bad role, but it is mainly Mackenzie Davis who rises above herself. Her performances are not always spot on but this was convincingly put down, big compliments for that. Watkins herself does equally decent business, but the run-up is a bit too familiar (because the original was only 2 years ago) and the finale too safe. Still, the final cat-and-mouse game is very entertaining and Speak no Evil only lacks one really striking scene to rise above the original.
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sinterklaas
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- 11813 messages
- 3316 votes
It's pretty quick that there's a remake of the Danish/Dutch horror film Speak No Evil. Incidentally, this seems to be the comeback of James Watkins. The man behind the excellent horror films Eden Lake and The Woman in Black, and the great action thriller (for a change) Bastille Day. That should work out fine.
The path is somewhat the same as the original. In principle. The Dalton family; husband, wife, daughter, travel through Italy and meet a charming Scottish family in this picturesque village, with a deaf-mute son. I found James McAvoy to be an excellent replacement for Fredja van Huet.
The man Paddy soon seems to have a rather bizarre sense of humour, but they are okay for the family.
In London, the Dalton family is invited in writing to visit Paddy and his wife and son in Scotland. The final sentence of the plot prepares you for it.
It is difficult to say which version is better. For example, in the Danish version there are certain things that do not go completely smoothly and logically; but the ending of this version is not as macabre as the original. You would rather think of a kind of action film that does have something of a happy ending. This film does seem to have polished up the illogic of the Danish version and some scenes from it seem to have been replaced by new ideas. With or without the same intentions that we have known from our Fredja. The premise is and remains fantastic.
It's also nice to see that the film still alludes to the origins of the original; given the Danish extras, and the fact that that one kidnapped boy is also Danish.
All in all, this is a successful remake that has both similarities and differences. The acting is excellent and just as convincing as in the original. Perhaps we should also be glad that the script ended up in the hands of Watkins.
4.0*
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