Liz and Malcolm, a couple a year into their relationship, travel to Malcolm's family cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway. Despite a seemingly comfortable dynamic, unsettling details emerge, including Malcolm's mention of a creepy cousin living nearby and Liz's increasing unease. Director Osgood Perkins utilizes disorienting camera angles and surreal imagery, such as Liz experiencing a powerful hallucination in the bathtub, to create a pervasive sense of disorientation and unease.
The film deliberately blurs genre lines, hinting at supernatural, slasher, or drug-induced horror elements, making it difficult to anticipate the narrative direction. This ambiguity, amplified by the elusive marketing campaign, could be interpreted as a complex structure masking a simpler horror story. However, the film prioritizes visceral impact and uncanny mystery over forcing a thematic connection to modern relationship tropes.
Tatiana Maslany delivers a grounded performance as Liz, portraying her character with directness and subtle nuances that convey her increasing fear and cynicism without resorting to cliché. The film, though not as narratively ambitious as other recent horror releases, offers a self-contained an... download the app to read more
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