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Written by: Brian Duffield
Directed by: Brian Duffield
Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Elizabeth Kaluev, Zack Duhame
Rated: PG-13
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Plot
An exiled anxiety-ridden homebody must battle an alien who's found its way into her home.
Verdict
It's a small movie, but a unique take on the alien invasion. What's impressive is how much this does with very little dialog. That makes this very much a mood movie. This never tries to show or do too much, leaving the viewer in the dark and wondering. The plot has enough surprises where this feel boring or like a typical alien invasion movie.
It depends.
Review
From the first scene, you wonder what's going on. It seems like the present day, but the house decor is from the 80s. Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) seems to be a shut in living a rather simple life and afraid of someone or something in town. Throughout the movie this hints at some event in her past. This perceived tragedy adds nice depth to the character while leaving us to guess.
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| Kaitlyn Dever plays Brynn |
It's obvious this is on a budget as it doesn't show much, but intrigue often derives from what you can't see, not what you do. Too many movies try to show off with elaborate CGI. This keeps it simple.
Brynn encounters an alien. Due to her isolation from the town, she can't readily get help. She decides to feel the town completely, and I didn't anticipate what happened next. Brynn can't escape. You almost don't realize how little dialog is in this movie. This mainly follows Brynn who is alone. Even the few times where there might be dialog like when she's in town, she's trying to avoid people so she doesn't speak.
I do wonder why the aliens have so many different body types. It really seems like it's just for the horror and fear factor. The alien design is simple but effective. Like with most of the movie, it doesn't try to do too much. I also wonder why the aliens are in this town. Is it remote? Easy to apprehend?
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| Aliens |
The simplicity of the plot helps the movie. It provides the audience to think about what to do in that situation, and how you would feel. I wondered if we'd get any answers as this doesn't seem like the type to delve into the why.
The conclusion starts to feel like a throw everything at the audience and hope somethings sticks, before we realize what's happening. The movie finds a way to reveal Brynn's past that isn't exposition heavy or forced. That history does change our perceptions a bit.
How his concludes leaves questions. What was the point of the aliens? Did they come to Earth to make people happy? Is Brynn the only person that rejected that illusion? Even then, the aliens seemingly find a way to make her happy with a different kind of illusion. Is there a 'next' for the aliens?
This is an interesting concept, doing a lot with a little. It doesn't look low budget, and the lack of dialog and focus on sound design help make this unique. The only other movie I can think of with so little dialog is All is Lost.
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