![]() Tremblay, is a horror film centered around two white gays and their. ![]() And if you do decide to open the door, be prepared to only be mildly entertained. Night Shyamalan’s new film, Knock at the Cabin, based on the book The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Maybe the vanilla-isation of Tremblay’s novel for a conventional Hollywood ending diluted the overall effect, but Knock at the Cabin is one you do not need to answer. The second movie after Old in Shyamalan’s two-picture deal with Universal Pictures, Knock at the Cabin is also the second of Shyamalan’s movies to get an ‘R’ rating - 2008’s The Happening was the first. ![]() There are holes in the logic and a vaguely annoying preachiness that explains the digression into ‘knock, knock’ jokes. Despite the horror of the choice that must be made, and the general likeability of the cast, Knock at the Cabin, does not grab your eye and keep it. Shot with 1990s lenses for an old-school thriller look, Knock at the Cabin is beautifully framed, with tight close-ups and elegant takes - that reflection of the setting (or was it rising?) sun and feet scurrying away from the sofa immediately come to mind. ![]() Night Shyamalan cannot stop shocking the world ![]()
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