The article reviews a Blumhouse horror film depicting a family in disarray after the patriarch's death. Set in a rural home devoid of modern comforts, the mother struggles with incapacitation, leaving her children to manage alone. The narrative's tension escalates with the arrival of a mysterious figure in mourning attire, symbolizing grief's haunting presence. The film's style, aesthetically grounded, contrasts emotional turmoil with an uncanny visual representation, exploring deeper psychological themes, though ultimately it falters in its third act due to some unresolved plot threads.
Stefanak complicates matters by yanking at unravelling threads: the mother's stitches and sanity; a dog's chain. It's not just the woman who is shifting.
Jaume Collet-Serra precisely establishes where the woman sits in relation to the house, and cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski's sunny images approach an uncanny Andrew Wyeth beauty.
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