The Night House
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
- Released: 2021-07-15
- Runtime: 107 minutes
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thrillers
- Stars: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit, Stacy Martin, David Abeles, Christina Jackson, Patrick Klein, Crystal Swan, Catherine Weidner, Laura Austin, Jacob Garrett White, Samantha Buck, Lydia Hand, Lea Enslin, Amy Zubieta, Allie McCulloch, Andy Rich, Amber Anne
- Director: David Bruckner
Comments
- darkmomo-81831 - 7 January 2023
I really liked this one (And ending theory)
Wow, this one was actually really good. I have a different take on it than others, but I love seeing all the opposing views. From my POV there was never anything supernatural going on. Beth has a history of depression, almost died, and then tells her husband, Owen about it.
Fast forward to his their life together. She talks about him like he's on a pedestal, how he didn't deal with depression, etc. But how many people is that true for? I feel like Own definitely had a dark side all along. He had urges to kill, and he acted on them. But I think when he met Beth, he couldn't kill her and fell in love.
That didn't mean the urges stopped. Owen went on killing and he almost killed Beth one night. When he couldn't cope with his urges anymore, he killed himself. In that context, his note makes sense. He's telling Beth she was right from what she'd told me. HE was death. He was after her. And now that he was about to kill himself, she would be safe.
The occult books look more like some kind of mental break to me more than anything else. Maybe he built the mirrored house and kept killing there hoping it would trap the part of him that felt the urge to kill. But it didn't work so he ended it.
In the end, I definitely see NOTHING as Beth's depression. She's tangled with it before and she's wrestling with it now, especially after finding out her husband isn't what he seemed.
All in all, I really liked it! Creepy, unsettling, and with the kind of ending that leaves you with questions while also really enjoying what you just watched. I'm definitely going to be watching this one again! - chrismwolfe - 9 December 2022
Masterfully executed thriller
The story on this was solid. The true foundation of its concept was not anything that you absolutely have never heard or seen before yet there were twists within it that made it feel fresh and different... but I think the true success of this lies within the execution. You can tell they really took their time on this and truly thought it out. There were a lot of clever intricacies that were indicative of a team that wanted to make a finessed, nuanced movie which resulted in a product that was truly entertaining. The acting was also really great in this, heavily relying on the main actress. She had a phenomenal range of emotions and I would love to see her in something else. To say the least you will be fully engaged in this thriller and it's worth a watch. Would recommend.
