An average movie

Since I really enjoyed 'Gerald's Game', I was quite eager to see another directing effort from Mike Flanagan and since this one was available on Neflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, with one location and basically two characters, it must have been the most minimalist thriller I have seen and I definitely have a weak spot for such minimalist features, especially when they are well put together. Still, even though Flanagan managed to make the most of it, I'm afraid it was still missing something though. For example, in 'Gerald's Game' which also had a really small scale, they added a youth trauma to the main character which created a very interesting extra layer. Here, however, it was extremely simplistic and the whole thing was pretty much reduced to an endless cat-and-mouse game between the killer and the main character. Furthermore, did the fact that the main character was deaf and mute really provided some added value? I'm not so sure. I mean, since they were in the middle of nowhere, she just could have been screaming, it wouldn't have made much of a difference. On top of that, I was rather surprised that, even though the main character was deaf and mute, the movie relied a lot on sound effects and music and I would have chosen to put many more silent scenes but that was apparently something that didn't interest Flanagan. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent cheap horror flick and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

6/10