“Who did not hide” at first glance a curious, but rather strangely built thriller, which still in my opinion deserves to be familiarized.
The story traditionally tells about a company of friends who decide to relax outside the city in a rented cottage. Certain fears of the heroes are already caused by the landlord, whose behavior they have questions, but the situation is aggravated when a hidden camera is found in the soul.
In addition to the central storyline, there are also side branches tied to the relationships of the characters. Here and love, and jealousy, and betrayal, for less than two days the characters live so much that would be enough for a separate independent film under other circumstances. And to be honest, if in other paintings such melodramatic digressions rather annoy me, here they looked surprisingly appropriate.
The characters are pretty good, too. Not that these are the most colorful and interesting characters played by A-class actors, but something in the local images is attractive. Some grounding or something, and the entanglement of their relationship plays only into the hands of the characters.
And here's a thriller-component double impression. The identity of the mysterious observer is actually interesting, and given how much we learn about the characters as the narrative progresses, it seems at first that it will have an impact. But the tape makes a really stupid, but at the same time brilliant move. The local maniac has no ultimate goal, has no ulterior motives, he is driven simply by the desire to bring his perverse fantasies to life. And it seems somewhat idiotic for such a thriller, but the idea of the creators becomes clear - it does not really matter what and with whom you have a relationship, and all your personal problems are in fact petty and insignificant compared to the real trouble.
I rather liked 'who didn't hide'. He looks beautiful, he has his own atmosphere, his own style, and the characters cause if not a sense of empathy, then at least curiosity. I recommend it.
The queen gave birth on the night not the horror, not the game.
I have been thinking about the Franco brothers for a long time. Definitely, the guys are talented and nature has not rested on any of them. But both are brewing in their own special juice. It is clear that as actors they star in a variety of pop, sometimes a failure (but who will judge them, the competition in Hollywood is high), but the true gut betrays the processes on the other side of the camera. Acrobat brothers are clearly not of this world and are trying to create their own art. So when Dave did get away from James and took the director's chair in the Horror project, I rubbed my hands waiting. In principle, I had only two hopes: either Dave will shoot an old-school scarecrow, perhaps in the genre of old film, or bring something authorial on a plate like my favorite “Sunshine”. Here is a lesson for me for life: don’t believe everything you expect.
The film was neither good nor bad. It came out as if it was filmed by an intern at film school, who miraculously after a heart attack of the main director had the honor to stand behind the camera. The case was complicated by the fact that this intern was also assigned a script. Shaking hands, cute Dave sketched his vision on his knee, and then uncles Joe and Mike came (I have no idea who it is, and their projects tell me nothing) and added a couple of plot twists. And since the Holy Trinity failed to agree on neither the genre, nor the ending, nor on intelligible characters, the work came out as follows: a cocktail of incomprehensible components with the same incomprehensible aftertaste.
The first line is clearly written by Franco. This is the link with the surveillance and the mysterious stranger, that is, the only more or less clear storyline. This is the only part of the story that develops. There’s a bit of suspense, a traditional climax à la ‘I know what you did last summer’, and even a couple of good story stuff like basement recordings. Yes, it's all worn back in the '90s, but built well. The author of this story even tried to reveal the characters, making cuties and bunnies complete scum. It was damp, but it counted. But a small plus is completely erased by a stupid ending. I don’t mind this kind of trick, but in this case, the identity of a stranger is the only thing that could save the film. It is a pity, the last couple of minutes he only buried, put up a monument without a name and put a flower on the grave.
The second line is polygons in relationships. This story is ridiculous, like Barash and Moose's attempts at mathematics. How should the relationship of the characters be built in a logical film? The author indicates their initial relationship, adds obstacles, a dashing plot twist, the consequences of this turn for the characters and the overall plot. The fact that all the heroes are hysterical, we understand at the beginning, and therefore all their actions in the house are as infuriating as possible, but do not force them to penetrate. And all because by the time life flies in the dust, they so annoyed the viewer with their demands, infantilism and ability from scratch to recreate a scandal out of nothing (remember the same episode with the jacuzzi) that you want to root for a stranger. So let them die, hospade. Why should I, as a viewer, worry about frankly unpleasant characters?
The third line is my "favorite" and the most stupid - the agenda. Oh, the agenda... I am not against bowing towards races, genders and religions, because the most tolerant person. But you have to do it wisely! The tiny line of Hindu resentment, dear Dave, does not reveal the problems of national minorities. On the contrary, she makes the heroine narrow-minded and frankly stupid. Oh, look, the lady was offended that she wasn't rented the house, there's definitely racism involved, yeah! As a person who has rented housing in different cities and countries for 10 years, I say with confidence that race has nothing to do with it. We were not shown this, but in fact, the owner could refuse because of an incomplete profile on the site, the desire to rent out to a couple or company, or did not want to let your dog in because he was shaking behind a leather sofa in the living room. Therefore, all the attacks of offense did not give up to anyone: the owner-barin has every right to let only reliable tenants into his house. In general, the subpoena failed. And it was not necessary, because the offense of the heroine she was limited. For some reason, the writers did not even bother to unfold it and devote more than two seconds to it.
Is it really that bad in the movie, you ask? No way. There are two good things: Sheila Wand running in the forest fog (specifically in those 10 seconds the operator worked well) and a cute dog. The rest is not that bad... More damp. The script is not brought to mind, the characters are mad, the actors are also not very trying (Dave, taking his wife for the lead role is not a very reasonable idea, after all, any film deserves talented actors). There's nothing to catch. Therefore, I am surprised by reviews like “The film has meaning, it just needs to be found, because it leaves a lot of inefficiencies.” Nope! These are not inefficiencies, but frank plot holes. And when the script is bad, then everything else is pointless to analyze, because here it is like in an untied sweater: you should let one thread down, as all the clothes will fall apart.
I hope Dave Franco makes a good horror movie. He's a talented guy. In the meantime...
From this movie poster and trailer you expect a completely different. At first it seems that the film will go in one direction, but it goes with everything according to a different scenario.
Before our attention is the cold, psychological thriller “The Rental”. In our Russian box office, the picture was given the name as “Who did not hide”. Directed by Dave Franco. He is remembered by the viewer most often for comedy roles in movies, and this picture is his directorial debut.
This movie won't appeal to everyone. It's for killer horror fans. It's a movie called sinister silence. Watching this movie, I remembered the movie Strangers and the cult picture Halloween.
The thriller The Rental was shot in a cold, realistic atmosphere. There's not a single note of falsehood. The film is believable, but without dynamics and sharpness. The storyline is very simple. I appreciated this movie for its unexpected ending and cold atmosphere.
The story of two brothers who together with their girls go to rest in a country house, which they found through the Internet. It was supposed to be a great weekend, but the weekend is overshadowed by the fact that the heroes found hidden cameras in the house. Someone's watching them. Soon the situation gets out of control. . .
The heroes from this story according to the classic horror script seem to attract death to themselves. We see their secrets, secrets and tragedy. The main roles of the quartet were performed by Dan Stevens, Alison Bree, Sheila Wand and Jeremy Allen White.
Of course, Stevens stood out. Star of the cult series “Doughton Abbey” Dan Stevens is a great actor and an interesting man. For some reason it always seemed to me that the best roles bypassed him, and he could have had a much more successful acting career.
In this cold thriller, he played realistically. The scene with him was the most unexpected and tearing apart. Actress Sheila Wand didn't like it. She had a lead role, so something was missing. I am sure that with another actress and the impression of the film was different.
An unpleasant, creepy story with vile secrets and a cleansing wave of truth. Cinema is mysteriously the theme of a true observer of heroes. Who is he? Why? Why? There are more questions than answers.
You can watch it once, but the movie is for an amateur. Don’t expect anything supernatural from him. A cold, cruel, tragic story.
“Who didn’t hide” is an American horror film in the genre of a dramatic thriller in 2020. The result, a curious debut of director Dave Franco Jr. about the history of the sinister weekend.
We think of killers as faceless creatures, sometimes the whole city seems to be infested with them, but they are ordinary people like you and me.
7 out of 10
This film I began to watch only because of the actor Dan Stevenson (remembered by my roles in the TV series “Legion”, the film “Guest” and others), considering that in the crap it will not be filmed.
In the story, four business partners decided to “break away” and spend a vacation in some expensive luxury house by the sea. Arriving in his silver BMW X5 to inspect the chosen house, they are met by a strange inhospitable tenant, with whom there was almost a conflict. Charlie, Michelle, Mina and Josh decided to ignore it, not to spoil their vacation and paid the rent. “Rent” is the real title of the film, which is much more appropriate in meaning than “Who didn’t hide”. Anyone who has rented a house at least once in their life knows the feeling that something is wrong with landlords. That they are not the people they claim to be. That your rented home can be visited at any time, such as when you sleep. Or when you take a bath. Or when you're sitting on the toilet. It's not just you who have the keys. Not to mention mounted cameras everywhere. Events take an unexpected turn when it becomes clear that young people have no less secrets from each other than the landlord from them. Otherwise, the plot of this psychological thriller is very simple, but at the same time realistic. The film draws a good acting game, coupled with disturbing music and pleasant camera work.
You can not call this film a masterpiece, but I was not bored when watching, although the events developed smoothly, without haste. Although what I'm talking about, there were no special events here, everything is mundane, trivial. Except for the ending, which justifies disturbing music in the dark.
7 out of 10
I didn’t know anything about the movie before watching it. The trailer didn't see or even read the description. So I didn't expect anything special. I wanted to spend the summer party.
Dave Franco is quite a popular actor. 'Rent' or 'Who didn't hide' in our box office, his debut work as a screenwriter and director. It seems that Dave was haunted by the fame of the actors who sat in the director’s chair with great success. Especially Ben Affleck or Mel Gibson. In fact, Franco overestimated his strength on all fronts. The work is frankly weak, does not carry a special idea and does not show anything new.
Two brothers successful businessman and handsome Charlie (Dan Stevens) and loser taxi driver Josh (Jeremy Allen White) are going to a luxury house by the sea in the company of their faithful. Charlie with his wife Michelle (Alison Bree) and Josh with his girlfriend Mina (Sheila Wand), who is also a business partner of Charlie. In general, the guys walk on the beach and have a great time until they begin to realize that they are being watched.
Where the story should be, there is a hole. It's very intriguing. There is a plot development and immersion in the characters. But I did not leave the feeling that somewhere in the process of writing the script, it became clear that not a book is being written, but a script that must somehow be filmed and kept in time. Therefore, the whole climax is quick and already at the end. There are questions, questions and only questions. A pile of clichés and an attempt to give a drama against the background of a maniac story.
The cast isn't bad. Star Dan Stevens can play and his name is well known to me. Alison Bree often watches in various projects. For almost two hours, I was wondering who I'd replace Sheila Wand with. The answer is simple, anyone. This thin, slouching, not charming person did not pull on the fatal beauty, which both brothers desire.
The result, a good cast, prescribed characters, an intriguing plot. Everything else is raw and unworked.
Who has not dreamed of relaxing in a luxurious villa away from civilization, and even on the ocean? Two young couples decided it was the perfect vacation. A little communication with nature and a huge house at their disposal, which could not even overshadow a very unpleasant meeting with the owner of the house. It would seem that the first meeting decides everything, and it would be necessary to take a closer look at the landlord, among them there are also many crooks. But no, there is no way to find out about the relationship amid personal animosity and racial discrimination, when there is only a pleasant anticipation of the coming weekend.
According to all the rules of the genre, a huge empty house and wilderness predetermine the danger for such vacationers. And this kind of thrillers is by no means new – a lot of similar films have already been filmed and remade, where the main characters are threatened from the outside. The viewer is confronted with the fact that you need to be afraid and shudder at every rustle and scream. So it is, the picture keeps in suspense from the very beginning, thickening the colors not only by dusk, but also by the formation of a love triangle (or rather a quadrangle), which predicted those very sad consequences. If the heroes were a little smarter, their actions could lead them away from a clash with a cunning killer. But what is a horror thriller without stupid characters who themselves climb on the horn? This picture is no exception. It seems that everything is elegant and noble in the course of the action - a couple - mice, a killer - a cat, predictable and strange that every appearance scares sophisticated viewers worse than the heroes themselves. However, the final feint will still stir and surprise the gullible viewer. And the picture from this will acquire a good share of originality and fall into the heart of fans of the genre.
What about the beautiful Dan Stevens? He belongs here, thrillers are his specialty. Although he is no longer the cool villain from the movie The Guest (2013), he is not the charming and charismatic antagonist with blue eyes and a bright smile. But echoes of his character in the likeness of a guest can be traced here, thanks to which this picture “Who did not hide” looks original, fresh and dramatic against the background of her like.
Renting a house is laborious. A group of young people rent a country house for the weekend. To release the accumulated tension for a week, relax, drink alcohol and something more interesting. To burn with a word. These are not our compatriots, these are progressive, successful young people, they have money and settled lives. But, the good old tradition says- ': Going outside the city for the weekend, book a place in the cemetery. ' Sad but true. The house is not that gloomy, but it turns its head from comfort, it comes with different ideas typical of young couples. It's not about swingers. Alas. Married couples in the days of family holidays are falling for treason. This is the starting factor of the conflict. Gaining momentum, the tip of the heat lurked in the shower stall, and ejaculation is like a scream of horror.
Do not use drugs, and argue with the tenant, if you are not sure of the purity of your intentions. How not to take on a horror film without having a clear idea of what you want to shoot.
I don’t know what Dave Franco wanted to say with this film.
It's clear, yes, we're here, but there's tension, and the gloomy owner of the house. Moving on, treason, also quite a working move, you can concoct a thriller of a social nature. This is acceptable, given the types and characteristics of caste actors. Okay, let's not reinvent the wheel. Just take a proven scheme: a maniac house. Does it work? Nope. Why? The lack of motives for action begins for health, and the further into the forest, the more questions there are. The proven scheme came to the debutant sideways. Franco had no experience shooting the full meter. He has no sense of taste, it catches the eye, Dave sees how to portray the subtleties of adultery, or a party high, but does not understand how to introduce an antagonist into the plot. How do you explain his actions and motivation? Using a cliché, namely the image of a silent and conventionally thought-out maniac, Franco kills the claimed intrigue. After that, the film can be divided into two parts, the first is about the intricacies of inner desire, and love intrigues. And the second, about classic survival questions: frightened vacationers, and a silent killer. Harmoniously combine the components, achieving a less successful combination, Dave failed. There is a lack of identity, all this has already happened somewhere. The debut was a game of genre cliché and unremarkable.
Thrillers about watching people through cameras and arranging such kind of cruel games are known a lot. “Who didn’t hide”, or in the original “Rent”, shot by Dave Franco, the brother of the famous James Franco, who played the adequate brother of the mad Tommy Wiseau played by James in the film “Woe Creator”. What's the point? That even Wiseau would have done better than what Dave did.
Two brothers and their girlfriends decide to celebrate their success at work and rent a beautiful private house in nature for the weekend. That's just in the house are found cameras, and very soon it turns out that the heroes are not just watched, but they also have something to hide from each other.
The story in the film simply ends there. If you are waiting for a tense hermetic thriller with chamber suspense and interpersonal psychological conflict – this is not here. The film is boring, almost uneventful and tense, even without a single unexpected turn and without a drop of tension and suspense. Characters cannot empathize, because they are absolutely all moral freaks without a single positive trait, who do not care about each other’s feelings, so it would seem that it is time to root for a maniac. But the maniac here is good if he appears twice in the film, and at the same time remains completely unsolved. Well, how boring and ridiculous the characters will die, that it seems as if this film parody poor slashers. But something's not funny.
More to talk about this film I do not see a drop of meaning, and in general there is nothing to talk about. Relatively good actors get absolutely nothing. Honestly, I don’t understand how in 2020 there can be so many empty and meaningless movies. There is no interesting plot, pleasant characters, tense atmosphere, intrigue, humor, even a slasher, although it would seem – much simpler and more primitive. "Who's Not Hiding" is an hour and a half that you can spend more productively just looking out the window. Or the wall. I hope you don’t need more eloquent words to understand that the film is a dummy, not worth a minute of your time.
4 out of 10
After reading a couple of reviews, where the film is praised for its non-standardity and somewhat fresh, surprising in a long time down and down the gauntlet genre - I began watching with the expectation of enjoying a good movie with non-standard moves in the script (which I got once, for example, from ' Cabins in the Woods').
In the course of watching, I had the feeling that I was watching an average quality (in everything - casting, acting, music, camera work) drama. I didn't get any protest. Well, well, not very good, but not bad either.
But, towards the end and at the end of the film, I was very disappointed... and even offended by the writer of the script, who, I think, disrespects the viewer (as a beep who eats everything).
The originality of the plot is based (as it often happens) on absolutely meaningless actions of the actors (in this case, one - the most mysterious). Who act like never before real people (even not quite healthy on the head) in real life do not do – and this closes the gaps in the structure of the script. In junior school, we called it fitting a solution to a known answer.
I think that happens a lot. Mysterious, intriguing, good cinema takes you to the point where everything finally clears up and - it turns out to be so stupid that it spoils the whole positive impression of 90% of the previous timekeeping (for example, this was with me in ' Medicine ').
I’m disappointed... of course, it’s my fault... I didn’t read all the reviews (in particular, DIMI25) before watching, but the author of the script is also somehow involved in this. .
Many people know the actor Dave Franco, who starred in such films as 'Macho and a nerd', 'The illusion of deception', 'The warmth of our bodies' and others. Even more viewers remember the face of his brother James Franco. But until now, few people thought that Dave would try himself as a director. 'Who hasn't hidden' is his debut project. Unfortunately, the lack of experience here was not compensated by the excess of talent.
Two young couples rent a house on the ocean coast to have a good weekend. They all have interesting relationships: Charlie (Dan Stevens) and Josh (Jeremy Allen White) are brothers, Mina (Sheila Wand) is dating Josh, but is Charlie’s business partner, and Michelle (Alison Bree) is just Charlie’s girlfriend. It doesn’t seem that difficult, but when they come to this house, everything changes.
The film has two main problems. The first is the banally deceived expectations. If the trailer makes it clear that somewhere near the cottage is a maniac, the annotation for the film emphasizes this, and the genre graph indicates ' Horrors', still begin to lean to the idea that in front of you - horror. Almost the whole picture is nothing more than a drama. Of course, with elements of a thriller, but there is no hint of any horror. Well, the last 20 minutes, in which the movie still tries to seem a horror, finally finish the picture.
I think a lot of people were disappointed when they didn’t see what was promised on the screen. But even here, Franco's film debut could have been saved if he had begun to develop a dramatic component. Indeed, it is curious to see how the characters themselves ruin their relationship, try to somehow get out of it, writing ridiculous excuses on the move. At one point, you realize that a seemingly positive character is not that good. Here you are already guessing who will end up with whom... when suddenly the slasher begins.
Apparently, Franco could not decide what he wanted from the final product, so he tried to sit down on all the chairs at once, catch all the rabbits, and, of course, please the modern agenda by inserting a completely inappropriate line with racism. As a result, the animal ran away, the chairs broke and the novice director juicily fell into a puddle. The film does not have a hint of suspense, but the finale finally destroys the tiny positive moments of the tape.
'Who hasn't hidden' is an extremely weak movie. Personally, I retained at least some interest in what was happening only because of Jeremy Allen White, who not only brilliantly played, but just once again got used to the image of Philip Gallagher from ' Shameless'. It was a pretty stupid thing.
Who would have thought that the funny Dave Franco – brother of James Franco – A is afraid to rent a house, B) will shoot the debut horror about how scary it is to rent a house. However, here it is – the thriller “Rent” (renamed “Who did not hide”), reminding us of the lost old world, in which you could travel without masks, enter unfamiliar rooms without disinfectant and not wash your hands after every handshake.
The film has a great poster - a lonely figure falls into the void from an upside-down hospitable house - and it's pretty confusing, because you're waiting for at least a hint of fiction or at least hell. But no – everything is banal and pragmatic: here are four heroes, here is a big house, it will not end well.
In spirit, "Who's Not Hiding" is somewhere between the films "You're Ended" (guests in the house are attacked), "Vacancy for the Victim" (alien housing is dangerous - few people have keys) and, oddly enough, "I know what you did last summer" (the desire to avoid responsibility for a mistake leads to even greater troubles). And to almost all of these – far from perfect – films, Dave Franco’s debut falls short. And the tapes are tightened the first half - acquaintance with the four heroes and their intricate family and business ties, clarifying relationships, long conversations and walks - and then too fast and, by modern standards, not bloody enough. What is most hurtful - the heroes and their inner "cockroaches" are given so much time, but when it comes time to shed blood, in their place could be absolutely any other four people - and most likely it would have ended up about the same.
Characteristically, if earlier the heroes of such plots were young animals (with an invariable “last girl”), now most often people are mature, with life experience, but equally unable to fight back against bad people. There is a formal “last girl” in Who Didn’t Hide, but the whole company, including her, turns out to be so helpless that the degree of interest in the story drops – if no one can give a decent rebuff (as in “You End”), then what is the conflict?
Two "chips," though. Franco Jr. still inserted into the film - both are associated with playing on genre clichés. Heroes arrive at a rented house with a small dog that goes missing - guess what happened to her? And the secret door to the basement with a code lock - surely behind it something creepy! But in both cases, the viewer is waiting for a surprise.
However, the film found fans – even Stephen King praised it for the “storyline”. But still want the horror to remain a horror, and not turn into a drama about betrayal and cowardice with moralizing bloodletting in the end. After all, when every trip to the cinema turns into a survival quest (who didn’t hide from the coronavirus?), you want to watch it worth it.
Did you rent a house online? Have you seen the beautiful pictures on the site and imagined the perfect vacation? Two young couples decided to spend a weekend on the ocean and rented a luxury villa. They didn't know there were cameras in every room and they were being watched closely. Their little secrets, and with them the mystery of the whole house, will come true, but this is only the beginning of the game.
Brothers Charlie and Josh, along with their friends, rent a luxurious mansion on the ocean through Airbnb in order to spend a weekend together.
Charlie and Josh’s friend Mina are still co-workers, and they have something to hide & #39 from their close friends. The owner of the house - ordinary and plain Taylor - says that the house is his brother.
Two couples in love; the rest should be - ' Perfect' and if you add ecstasy... . Friends accidentally find cameras installed in the house and suspect that the owner of the house is watching them. It looks like it's tracking.
The directorial debut of actor Dave Franco (the brother of one of the ' stars' Hollywood - James Franco; actor ' second roles' in multi-genre films) creates a kind of ' banal' if not to say ' pass' genre tape - but with his ' special nerve', clear and well-coordinated presentation of material, and his ' special' villain with a hammer.'. Small ' sketch ' with ' drama of positions ' not only among friends, but also with the same ' drama of positions ' of all known stories about ' kinomanyakov ' They run, they catch up. Acting works of Dan Stevens and Alison Bree - naturally similar here to the ' functions' genre film, but in them you can find something good. One of the main achievements of the film is the camera work of Christian Sprenger, which tries to turn low-budget cinema into ' something' another: and it works for him. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film premiered at the Vineland Drive-In Automotive Theater in Industrie, California. What is possible and good - this film for the sake of ' effect ' worth watching in the deep evening. And the movie poster with ' upside down' house - more precisely conveys everything that happens on the screen, which momentarily loses ' common logic' and becomes someone's ' sinister nightmare'.
When adults play hide-and-seek, there are completely different rules.
What could be more enjoyable than planning a vacation with friends? So Charlie and Michelle were in joyful ecstasy when planning their vacation with Josh and Mina. Two sweet couples rented a luxury house in a picturesque location and were looking forward to a paradise holiday. However, no one could imagine that in an instant their cozy nest could turn into a deadly mousetrap. The game has begun.
Still, it’s nice to see talented relatives positively influence each other. We have known James Franco for a long time, who has proved that he is not only a great actor, but also quite a good director. Now it is the turn of the younger brother to be responsible for the family directorship - Dave Franco presents his directorial debut to us. It is noticeable that the choice of Dave fell on the horror genre, to which many have a skeptical attitude and shortcomings in horror films are much more noticeable, because it is necessary not only to tell the story, but also to create a proper atmosphere. Dave tried and we'll see what happened.
The theme that plays out in the film is one of the most common and standard for horror: a group of guys, an unknown place, an inhospitable stranger, oddities, climax and denouement. The amazing thing is that the novice director Franco Jr. managed to keep the viewer in the chair and captivate so much that he wanted to watch until the end.
The fact that the main male characters are brothers is likely due to some autobiographical script and it is possible that Dave meant himself with his brother. “What would happen if James and I were caught in a maniac trap?” So it’s no surprise that sometimes the characters are too heroic. However, it is not annoying.
The atmosphere created in the film in an incredible way makes the viewer delve into the story and skillfully affects the viewer. Well, what did we want? How can a bored maniac in the American outback attract young people into his networks? Of course, luxury and a great view for selfie photos. What else? That's what happened. Modern quirky maniacs, which according to the law of the genre and following the name will necessarily appear in the film, for the invention of the city.
A good half of the film Dave hints at the fact that we have a chamber thriller, sometimes even turning towards the paranormal. However, this is a skillful trick of a talented (in my opinion) novice director, who in the final makes you walk a horse and absolutely the whole story turns in a completely different direction, forcing the viewer to hunt again and again. Most likely, this initial sluggishness and the final jerk are the distinctive feature of the film, which stands out against the background of “Bloomhouse” fakes.
In general, for the first pancake turned out quite decent, without lumps. You can talk for a long time about where Franco did not press, and where on the contrary, outplayed himself, but why? It turned out a good movie, which can easily get the title of “strong middle peasant”. In any case, the emotions behind which we go to the cinema are similar to the film, this story evokes. The first time is enough.
You know, I often have scary thoughts when renting a house. And if it's in the wilds, I'd be 100% safe. What could be worse when you rent a house on Booking and it turns out to be a den of terrible people? That is the fear and played the director of the film Dave Franco, who presented to the audience his debut film.
It seemed to me at the viewing that if Kubrick’s The Shining had not involved the paranormal, then his film would have to be just that. Here is a great subject for maneuvers: a house on the outskirts, isolation from civilization, a large area for action. And the director takes all his trump cards and from the very beginning begins to walk with them.
Developing a conflict within the company, which rents a house for a great weekend, Franco begins to distract the audience from the impending threat. We begin to feel like we are witnessing an interpersonal drama between the main characters, but in fact, all the action lies ahead. As soon as the guys noticed the cameras, which closely followed them, what many (like me) dream only in nightmares began to happen. After all, what can be worse when you do not feel safe in your own home?
Despite the fact that the film has a horror genre, it can be called a social drama on the topic of the day. After all, the naked eye can see the director’s message about the frivolity of young people, that no one is serious about relationships and there is no strength and unity even within families. This is what the director emphasizes, sending the main characters to test the trust of relationships and the desire to help their neighbor, thinking about themselves only secondarily.
In horror films, music is not least important for the atmosphere. Here is a high-quality soundtrack that keeps the viewer in the right tone and in every possible way focuses on the events that are important at the moment. Filmed also very professionally: many Chekhov shotguns, which the cameraman tries to draw the attention of the director, shoot in the most unpredictable way, and this adds to the film style and “cinema” mind.
Despite the fact that the genre goes a little towards the slasher, the film does not seem cheap. Well-written Franco characters give the film the right balance and the initial fuse of the film is enough that by inertia you will watch the movie to the end anyway.
Good debut of a talented guy. A high-quality and interesting thriller that is not replete with sagging and absurdities, but looks holistic and fascinating.
8 out of 10
Brothers Charlie and Taylor decide to rent a weekend house off the coast, using the services of the popular online platform Airbnb. With the exception of a small hitch, which happened with the order of Taylor’s girlfriend (the girl’s name was Mina Mohammadi, which was the reason, as they thought, racial hostility on the part of the blonde landlord), everything goes perfectly – the mansion is chic, the sea view is even more beautiful, the mood is at a height. But now, having tried the “fools”, the characters begin to aggravate relations between themselves, someone is drawn to treason, and to top it all off, they notice that the house is stuffed with cameras.
So there was another transformation of the actor into a director - in this case, his strength in the production of a full-length movie is trying the younger brother of James Franco Dave, whose debut work has already been praised by critics. At first, it seems that the advances issued to him are justified - he develops the characters and the relationships between them well, tries to use their diverse characters as a basis for a promising psychological horror and creates a high-quality, dense atmosphere, in short, rather than a stitch for a promising spectacle. But now an hour passes, from the arguments of the characters and their rather small problems (who cheated and envies) you begin to get tired and crave some other actions that do not happen (except for the obscure role of a crimson landlord and the discovery of a mysterious locked door). And then the script, to which Franco himself had a hand, makes a curtsey towards the slasher and everything that happened before instantly loses meaning. Absolutely.
It is very difficult to say whether it was done intentionally, or just the script of the film was so helpless – I really want to do without spoilers. If Franco tried to build his picture, which has acquired an absolutely stupid name for the Russian hire, on the principle “you expect that now something unexpected will be born out of all this, then break down”, then sowing the scheme, to put it mildly, is dubious and gives banal cheating in half with cheap provocation. The fact is that for the last 20 minutes, the previous hour simply looks like a waste of time, when the characters for some reason were created multifaceted images, invented for them, let tedious and painful, but still some situational dramas, in order to eventually turn these people into an extra “Friday 13”, and the picture itself – into a primitive scarecrow about the horrors of modern online services. One thing is good: Franco Jr. definitely has a talent for working with actors and whipping up suspense, but if such controversial scripted feints are the result of looking at the kitschy squirrels of his older brother, who rarely shows good taste, then the director's future of the guy causes serious concerns.
Perhaps Dave Franco is not the brightest celebrity in the Hollywood sky, and yet his work leaves a very noticeable mark that allows him to be one of the most sought-after actors of his generation. But it could not be otherwise when you are born in a creative family, where several generations are involved in the creation of works of art and often flash in front of the camera. By far the most famous member of the Franco family is James, known for his role as Harry Osborne in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, as well as many other paintings that the public took with special interest. Having the example of his older brother, Dave Franco conceived of trying his hand on the set, first appearing in small, secondary roles, and then achieving the right is in the foreground in Nerva and other films, where he was lucky to reach his full potential. Nevertheless, this was not enough for Franco Jr. to fully satisfy his ambitions, because his brother, in addition to being a sought-after actor, is also quite an interesting director. At one time, James staged the ironic tragicomedy “Woe Creator”, for which he received a lot of prestigious awards, including the Golden Globe. And since the older one was able to become a rather significant director, then nothing prevented the younger one from taking and expanding his circle of activities, especially since genes clearly contributed to this. Of course, Dave could not count on a large budget and a large-scale advertising campaign for his debut, even though he goes by the name Franco, and yet he had enough leverage in his hands to put a fascinating, tense story with a strong cast and script in which you can find many surprises. Of course, “Who didn’t hide” can not be called a completely impeccable, exemplary project, since its director has just stepped on a large production path, but it is worth admitting that Dave Franco has all the rights and opportunities to continue the research of directing, because he has the talent of a storyteller, which is already important.
So, the plot of the film introduces us to Charlie (Dan Stevens) and Mina (Sheila Wand), close friends, as well as partners in a business that is gradually gaining momentum and bearing fruit. Having managed to conclude a very profitable deal, the heroes decide to celebrate it properly and for this purpose rent a luxurious country mansion with a jacuzzi. Having appreciated all the advantages of their choice, Charlie and Mina invite to go with their soul mates. So Charlie goes on a long-awaited vacation with his wife Michelle (Alison Bree), and Mina does not forget about his beloved boyfriend Josh (Jeremy Allen White), who is also Charlie’s brother, only much less successful and frivolous. Once in place, young people understand that they were in the atmosphere of a real holiday and here you can have a wonderful time, but certain hints say that not everything in the mansion is as rosy as it may seem. To begin with, certain doubts are caused by the owner of the estate, which is difficult to call a tolerant and calm person. However, this is just the beginning of a long weekend that will turn the holiday into a nightmare. Soon it turns out that someone is watching the guests who arrived at the house, and this is clearly happening not only outside, but also inside. It is not easy to go back to civilization, so Charlie, Mina, Michelle and Josh have to solve the problem of dishonest interference in their personal space. But the biggest insidiousness of the situation is that being locked together in the same space, the characters begin to experience claims against each other, and the more time they spend locked up, the more the situation heats up. Thus, it is not possible to predict the outcome so promising, but at the same time such a dangerous and unpredictable trip. The situation can finally spiral out of control at any moment, and there is a very ominous assumption that life will never be the same for each of the participants in this trap. And it is important to just save your life, which is not easy.
For his directorial debut, Dave Franco relied on people who have collaborated with both himself and his brother James in the past. It concerns both the performer of one of the main roles, Alison Bree, and the screenwriters, as well as other specialists who helped the young director to fulfill a long-held dream and make his film a reality. Thanks to such strong friendly support, Dave Franco was able to feel on the set in an atmosphere of complete trust and confidence, from which the story unfolds smoothly, and when necessary, there are brisk dramatic bursts in it, providing an element of sinister surprise, a great encouraging narrative.
The story itself is a strong chamber thriller, sharpened under one scene, from which it is so easy to escape. Dramatic colors of the film from scene to scene begin to thicken and during viewing you clearly feel that soon something terrible will happen and it will leave its imprint on everyone who is in the house. Moreover, the risky situation in which the quartet falls will fish out everyone who is trapped to the surface of the inner demons. And this means that we will be waiting for revelations, about which you do not think at first, and those who seem kind, cheerful and trusting will actually appear in a less favorable light. Of course, some moments of the film partly look exaggerated, and nevertheless, during viewing it will not be boring, because the creators took it upon themselves to engage their viewer and they cope with this task very decently.
It is also noteworthy how Dave Franco gradually turns his film from a psychological thriller into a form of horror, shot according to the now popular nostalgic rules. In some episodes, the intensity of passions reaches a special point, and therefore tension deftly transforms into anxiety and even fear. At the same time, the director does not forget about the irony that most of his older brother’s films are famous for, from which “Who Did Not Hide” acquires a special stylistic zest that distinguishes this film from many similar genre works, whether it is “The Last House on the Left” or “Cruel Games”. Repulsive scenes with excessive violence are also unnoticed here, and this can be safely brought to Dave Franco as an asset, since despite his inexperience in the director's craft, he primarily tries to reveal his story with strong dramatic moves and techniques, while refusing a cheap attraction for the unassuming public.
In the end, I want to say that “Who did not hide” refers to the kind of debuts that can safely compete with the films of eminent and confident directors, and Dave Franco still managed to pleasantly surprise.
8 out of 10
Attempts of certain actors to try their hand at directing are quite common in the world of cinema. Some actors even show themselves much better and stronger in directing. However, in recent years, such directorial debuts have become much more. It is not uncommon for purely comedic actors to try themselves in directing horror films. From recent examples, evoking the vivid example of Jordan Peel. Another such example was the comedian Dave Franco.
The plot of this film revolves around two young couples who decided to spend a weekend on the ocean and rented a luxury villa. Without even knowing that hidden cameras are installed in each room, they are closely watched and soon the threat not only to their privacy, but also to their privacy will increase.
The script of this film disappointed me personally. In fact, the film is divided into two separate parts. The creators of the tape are trying to play on the screen a kind of drama. Sowing conflict between the main characters, sharpening tension to the limit, destroying relationships and around this sowing interesting topics of self-destruction and brotherly envy. Direct 'moviehuha' with a traditional plot for horror films and slashers, which you expect from horror films begins only in the last 20-plus minutes.
However, both of these story branches are not only unrelated to each other, but actually reject each other. It was as if the filmmakers were trying to merge the two scripts of two independent films and didn’t even try to link them together properly. As a result, I tried and the integrity of the story and both story branches, which did not receive proper development on the screen. In fact, it was cut off in a certain place. Especially with regard to the motives and identity of the killer.
Directed by Dave Franco in the same way. First hour Franko willingly plays Hitchcock and makes the maximum bet on the atmosphere of suspense, tension and feelings of anxiety with the expectation ' Danger in the flesh ' In the last twenty minutes, the picture instantly transforms into a typical slasher with a mysterious killer, corpses and blood. Like Franko tried to boast that he was able to shoot two different from a technical and narrative point of view horror, but that would connect these two alienating techniques — not even. Not to mention the fact that the injection of suspense he failed and the first component of the tape is very tight, and the second half with a slasher turned out hurriedly, but this slasher in this tape is very little.
With all the claims to the script and directing, the actors played well. Dan Stevens, Alison Bree and Jeremy Allen White played well. The only exception is Sheila Wand, who seemed to get the most interesting character for the image. But the actress played very gray and faded.
5 out of 10
Who is not hiding is the directorial debut of comedian Dave Franco, which in my opinion turned out to be too ambitious for the abilities of the director. At first glance, Franco has not a bad story material in his hands and Franco willingly tried to cover two different styles of the horror genre in his work. However, as if trying to show off his abilities, Franco simply overloaded his film and could not bring any of the beginnings to the logical conclusion. Thus, creating seemingly not bad in its essence, but very scant & #39; blinded & #39; from a narrative point of view, the film. Well, at least rejection and pronounced negative film does not cause.
Dave Franco, known for his role in The Illusion of Deception, obviously, saturated with the directorial energy of his brother, decided to try his hand at the production craft. “Who didn’t hide” is his debut as a director.
In the story, two couples rent a cottage on the ocean and soon find out that they are being watched with hidden cameras.
You don’t have to be seven inches in your head to realize that this movie is like Emily Ratajkowski’s The Perfect Trap. And similarities begin at the initial stage, when the process of finding a place to relax through the site or application.
Did Franco know he was following someone? Obviously he did. Did he try to influence it in any way? Not really.
“Who did not hide” is not unique in terms of the script picture, since in addition to “The Perfect Trap”, you can recall the recently released horror film “You Should Have Left”, which also has something similar.
Franco's film is sorely lacking in action. The first 50 minutes (assuming that the film is an hour and a half) is a start. Yeah, yeah, it's a tie. All this time, the viewer is introduced to two couples who have their own dirty secrets. Towards the end, the plot begins to rock a little and get out of the boring “swamp”. And this happens only due to bloody showdowns, and not some psychological games and tense moments. Throughout most of the film, there is absolutely nothing that could intrigue and captivate, and the denouement leaves more questions than answers.
It is clear that Dave Franco, shooting a local horror film very similar in genre to the slasher, tried to make the film just did not look like a slasher. That is why there is so little tin in the film, which is inherent in films where a group of teenagers are cut off for nothing. Here there is an attempt to reveal the characters of the characters and show them from different sides, after which there is a “trial” over them for their false lives. And if Franco put such a meaning in his film, then he certainly did well.
However, much of the film refers not to the veiled ideas of “crime and punishment”, but to banal inexperience, combined with a fairly average scenario. And this is because the idea of two couples vacationing in a cottage with “secrets” looks too silly. In terms of relationships and what is so isolated from others rest, it is very easy to “burn” and ruin your life. I will not add any specifics so as not to spoil. It’s just that I don’t understand, from the perspective of a human being rather than a spectator, why do things like the characters of Dan Stevens and Sheila Wand. Obviously, only in order to add “peppers” to the final part of the picture, except for the one that was associated with an unexpected guest in a mask.
His motives, by the way, are vague and unclear. One might assume that a masked man hunts those who in the walls of his cottage unleash lies and deception, but recent shots refute this opinion, because he does not particularly understand who is in front of him – an honest person or not. In this regard, a possible key idea about the notorious “crime and punishment” is lost, which returns “Who did not hide” to the genre of slasher, from which Franco Jr. so stubbornly tried to escape.
But look at you. I do not impose my opinion on anyone.
Overall impression: Debut in the movie is not easy, but very important! The brother of the famous actor / director / screenwriter / producer James Franco - Dave Franco decided to try himself in a new field. And putting my hand on my heart, I say boldly: the product came out worthy! Despite the fact that there are already a couple of reviews on the Internet, which are far from positive, I will praise, and there is something for it.
History. The story revolves around 4 friends who decided to spend a weekend on the ocean and rented a luxury villa. They didn't know there were cameras in every room and they were being watched closely. Their little secrets, and with them the mystery of the whole house, will come true, but this is just the beginning of the game. It is a lie that every human being knows. It is on lies that the storyline is built. Having stumbled, the heroes did not imagine how a holiday weekend could wrap around them. And the worst part is that all the things that are shown in the tape are quite real. No, these are not demons and pesky dolls, this is a man with his betrayal and lies. A man with a madness to be feared. And it can scare reality, if you think about what it can be, and it really can be! The fascinating component is excellent, immersion in history occurs immediately from the threshold, it remains only to observe the development, which changes rapidly. There is also a conflict of the parties, they are played out transiently, for which the tape looks fascinating, without sagging.
Actors. The whole focus on the 4s: Dan Stevens, Alison Bree, Sheila Wand, Jeremy Allen White. Of course, in such a short time - 88 minutes, the characters of the characters are revealed instantly. It’s easy to guess what everyone is hiding, but believe me, it’s impossible to predict what’s pleasing. All the actors in the frame act out on “hurrah!” it is pleasant to watch the intrigue, which filigree waltzes near the heroes.
Metaphor. There is symbolism in this picture in terms of weak relations, which withered literally before our eyes. It symbolizes the instability and irresponsibility of the younger generation. A loose lifestyle is frivolous. As well as punishment, everyone in this mess is sinful and believe this is shown so that you think for what the hero is all this. It's everyone's fault. The fog descending on heroes is like a web of lies.
Musical accompaniment + Operator work. One of the important factors of a tense thriller and a competently built atmosphere is music. In this picture, the composers were two people. Disturbing notes of suspense carefully circle the plot, on the increasing ringing tension. You must have tried! Operating is also a good solution. All possible angles, focusing on one frame and details. You can even see all sorts of small things that give a tip in the future.
It is difficult to surprise the viewer nowadays. However, “Who did not hide” is a good thriller with elements of horror. Where evil is foggy in the plot, then man is a terrible, unprincipled creature. I sincerely wish Dave Franco continued success and honestly bet on his directing work. Potential and ambition on the face!
At its best, chamber horror films about strange houses and no less strange people in them can frighten. Horror is instilled, of course, not by painted babaikas jumping out of the corner, but rather by an unpleasant misanthropic feeling that people, it turns out, are strangers and unfriendly. In other words, the spectrum of this subgenre of horror can range from high-quality psychodramas to passing thrillers. 'Who's Not Hiding', Dave Franco's high-profile first project as a director, falls more into the category of weak works - and all because of the damn uneven narrative. Following two couples who rented an ocean house for the weekend, we are plunged into an abyss of uncertainty, experiencing conflicts ... and all until the situation in which the characters find themselves, for the viewer will seem frankly stupid.
So, two couples went on vacation: Charlie and his wife Michelle, and Josh, Charlie’s less attractive and less successful younger brother with his girlfriend Mina. Yes, Josh has a certain inferiority complex, and there is some romantic tension between Mina and Charlie, not just friendship. One way or another, a rough and slightly creepy tenant leaves four alone with alcohol and even a small dose of drugs.
The real drama comes from the behavior of our four main characters. They may not be particularly pleasant people, but they are damn recognizable: every viewer probably has friends or acquaintances who look like the protagonists. From passive-aggressive behavior to hypocrisy, covering up possible resentments and doubts: at first it is even intriguing, because the characters seem very real. Conflicts, sometimes small, sometimes significant, tease the viewer and create an elusive sense of threat: it is clear that something bad will happen soon.
And -- that's it. Literally. There are not many options for the characters and their relationships. Even though Charlie and Josh are brothers, the bond between them is not the most significant. If the script had been more dexterous, then in “Who did not hide” you could see a social comment about the fashionable, as it is now customary to say, undesirable “toxicity” of people. Instead, the psychological thriller's potential setup is tarnished by questionable creative decisions in the last half hour that reveal the script's underlying mystery. It is unclear whether Franco decided to follow in his brother’s footsteps and try to catch the audience for cheap provocations and then “Who did not hide” turns into a cinematic experiment, or simply did not know what to do with the plot. Rather, the second, because when elements of the slasher appear on the stage, they feel alien to the script of the film, and the characters turn into standard, screaming with fear and stumbling on the spot, horror characters, although most of the films were complex and multifaceted personalities.
The directorial debut of Dave Franco, despite the lack of individuality in the style of the director, is filled with suspense and even quite well does without supernatural elements in the plot. However, working on a weak script, "Who didn't hide" at some point slides into a dull drama about problems in marriage, and when the director realized what it all leads to, decided to add entertainment, but did it in his own way - in the style of Franco. Everything in the film is arranged in such a way as to confuse the viewer, and in a bad way: this is clearly a non-standard film project, but this non-standardity goes to the harm of the elements of horror and thriller. Of course, Franco did well that he did not take his characters lightly, but the ending simply rearranges everything on its head. Uncertainty with subgenres spoils the sense of paranoia, which is why the aspiring director could not find a middle ground here in his own film project, which makes the viewer worry about the fate of the characters only to callously merge them in a sharp ending – oh, Franco, the feeling that at some point you ran out of time, money, ideas ... and the mood so necessary for great filmmaking!
5.5 out of 10
Blows in the back are most often applied by those who protect the chest. Frederick Begbeder
It is amazing how the fate of the star brothers in Hollywood develops. Take at least the Afflecks - both appeared in "Good Will Hunting" in 1997, but the career of only one went uphill. Ben won an Oscar as co-writer and, within a couple of years, became one of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars. Shooting in the blockbusters of Macle Bay and the dialogue comedies of Kevin Smith, multimillion-dollar royalties, wedding to Jennifer Lopez - the beginning of the zeros was incredibly bright for the elder of the Afflecks. But for Casey, the breakthrough will only be 2007 - at the same time there will be a melancholy epic "How cowardly Robert Ford killed Jesse James", where the younger of the brothers plugs his game for the belt of Brad Pitt himself, and "Goodbye, baby, goodbye" - a post-noir detective filmed so skillfully that it may seem like a new Clint Eastwood film (in fact, no). It is surprising that right now Casey is an amazing master of drama, an Oscar winner, whose actor is wanted by all directors of independent Hollywood, and Ben is better known as a director and screenwriter, and he has not so many successful acting works. No one could have thought of it 30 years ago.
A similar situation could well happen with the Franco brothers - starting with Sam Raimi's blockbusters to this day, the most famous of the pair is James. Playing a fool in the background is not in the best comedies, Dave is perceived more as a pale shadow of a talented brother. But the situation can radically change, because the debut tape of the younger Franco is just a godsend.
The film begins as a standard thriller with elements of horror. Four friends go to rest for a weekend in a secluded cottage-mansion on the beach. Almost immediately, the character Toby Hass (not too friendly redneck renting a house) is introduced, through which the class/nationalist card is played and then the plot as a whole could turn on the beaten track and turn into “one of the films pro...”, but everything will not be at all as you expect it. Franco is not going to shoot a new “Strangers” or a new “Perfect Trap”, although the viewer will experience the feeling of “deja vu” more than once or twice during the viewing.
The task of the young director is to dissect the relations of millineals, therefore, deftly denoting the external conflict and periodically maintaining tension through mysterious doors with code locks and secret video cameras in the showers, almost all screen time will be spent on acting out the internal conflict. To some extent, such a decision is a deception of the viewer, who may not be ready for an hour and a half of dialogue and drama. But this tangle of passions that drags on with every minute is what this movie is made for. Franco wants to show that the real tragedy is not due to the difference of classes and generations, and not because of the nationality of people, but because of how rash, harsh, stupid and cowardly sometimes the closest ones are. That they first lack the willpower to do the right thing, and then the will to confess their sins. That betrayal is almost like a masked maniac trying to hit you in the head with a hammer. In general, all the bloody events of the last half-hour are rather a crude metaphor for the main leitmotif of the previous hour - about how the director sees the relationship of two brothers and their girls die. The masked inner villain is more a feeling of anger, hatred, sadness and despair encased in human flesh than a real person.
Of course, Franco did not come up with all this himself (the script is based on the story of Michael Demsky), but he was able to correctly place accents in the film, from which the tape seems original and intelligent, and not another slasher of a wide spill. Dave picked up the right pace of storytelling, was not afraid to go into dialogue drama, revealing the characters, making them voluminous and real - thereby adding to the staging of balance, making it more holistic. Heroes empathize and criticize them, they are not like puppets for murder from traditional horror. They are rather tired confused people who make quite human mistakes, and then do not have time to understand what is happening in the rapid development of the situation. They are like drowning, knocked down by a wave and pulled into the ocean - with every moment to escape is more difficult. The best debut is difficult to imagine, now waiting for a new picture of the young director will be painfully difficult, because after watching you want only one more.
Outcome: A very bright debut of young Dave Franco, a thriller with a magnificent atmosphere, dialogue, shooting and a final metaphor. On the posh poster for the film you can see a lonely figure drowning in the twilight sky - this image is probably applicable to all four central characters of the picture - disoriented, lost, discouraged and shocked. What they learn about themselves and others, what will happen to them in a country house, best describes their condition, just this image.
Two brothers and their lovers decided to spend a couple of days in a country house rented through popular online platforms for rental housing, a beautiful view off the coast, a Jacuzzi outside the house - just an idyll for leisure. But, of course, each such story prepares trouble for the main characters, and this time it seems as if someone is watching the characters, both in the house and outside.
I will not call “Who did not hide” a horror, almost all screen time the storyline develops without any sharp movements, but at the end of the story, the tape acquires some turns and can cheer up the bored viewer. Dave Franco decided to decorate the genre of “slasher” with new chips, because since the 90s the fantasy space has significantly expanded, and here the technological breakthrough fits perfectly into how you can still twist the history of the atmospheric thriller.
The atmosphere, by the way, in the tape is stable, already at the beginning it is clear that the director will be a long web in which he expects the viewer, and you can not reproach the actors in their game, including Alison Bree, who is also the wife of director Dave Franco. However, “Who didn’t hide”, in addition to the local title, which has nothing to do with what is happening on the screen, still leaves a sense of incompleteness of the story itself. Unlike the classic genre slashers, some of the characters still fight back the enemy, even if it is not the end of the war, the finale of any film is always the end of a certain battle.
As a result - a breath of life subgenre of horror popular at the end of the last century, as well as the directorial debut of Dave Franco. It wasn’t good or bad, just to watch once and forget. But there is a feeling that even from the material that was available to the authors, it was possible to create a more interesting picture.
5 out of 10