I thought about cancelling my tickets for this, the day after watching what turned out to be one of my all-time favorite movies in The Substance (10 stars). I'm still reeling from that experience and figured I'd need a few days to cleanse my pallet back to average movie expectations. But it turns out this is pretty awesome too. I went in knowing zero about the movie and was treated to a pretty interesting premise and execution. Halle Berry gives a great performance, as do both of the child actors, especially the one playing Nolan. I spent most of the runtime feeling so conflicted about each of the three characters. The movie toys with you, keeping you guessing and wondering. There are some good horror moments and effective jump scares. And every time I felt like, "It's good, not great," it would hit me with a powerful scene that made me think, "No, it's great." Overall I think most horror fans will have a good time with this one. (1 viewing, opening Thursday 9/19/2024)

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