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TV show or Movie: Movie
Where to watch: Theaters
Writer: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Director: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Premise: A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré, Oliver Finnegan.
Review: I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. The early reviews had me a little questionable. I have been very excited for this movie and for her father’s movie, Trap, coming out later this year with Josh Hartnett. This movie has some great cinematography and some really creepy scenes. I do wish that they was more backstory. We really didn’t know anything about the history here. Some things are explained in the third act, however.
The movie felt like a blend of Lost and From – Both similar shows starring Harold Perrineau and directed and executive produced by Jack Bender and showrun and executive produced by Jeff Pinkner. And it also reminded me of The Village and Wayward Pines both from Ishana’s father, M. Night Shyamlan. It even had some Annihilation feels to it.
I would watch a prequel or sequel and I am intrigued to read the book.
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