Intro: I remember watching the trailer and thinking I really wanted to see this movie. Then I never actually got around to it when it was out in theaters. So, one evening when my twink boy was at mine, we decided to give it a go.
Film 2466: "Bring Her Back" (2025), Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Watched: From the computer
Language: English
Watched with: Bill
Thoughts: I surely enjoyed it, but I wouldn't say I'd watch it again anytime soon. Reality is, I had big expectations for this one because it was Danny and Michael Philippou's follow-up movie (and only their second overall) after the unexpectedly good "Talk to Me". I say unexpectedly only because I knew nothing about that film and watched it on a whim, not because no one expected it to be good, mind you. Anyway, with this one I definitely had expectations, which we all know what that means. "Bring Her Back" is a decent horror story supported by an amazing Sally Hawkins performance. I would say she carries the whole movie herself, but that wouldn't be entirely true, as her younger co-stars are quite good as well. Sora Wong and Billy Barratt work well off each other, and you'd believe they're actually step-siblings; Jonah Wren Phillips undergoes a physical transformation for the ages, and at such a young age the visual result is absolutely impressive. What I would consider the weakest link of "Bring Her Back" is the plot. It delivers the conventional horror scares, but the mystery behind it all is fairly easy to figure out by the midpoint. From then on, the story lost me a little, in the sense that I was more interested in seeing whether my theories were correct than actually following along and enjoying the movie. I think if you've seen a fair share of horror movies before, it's not too difficult to figure out what's cooking before the screenplay decides to tell you. I understand it's hard nowadays to deliver a truly original story—especially in the horror genre—so I wasn't too bothered by it, but I remember thinking about it while watching the film, and that feeling has stayed with me since. Especially now that I've seen "Obsession" twice and "Backrooms", two of the most successful horror movies of all time, both of which came out almost back-to-back. And with "Weapons" and "Sinners" making such a splash last year, both culturally and at the Oscars, it's impossible not to keep that in mind when checking out other horror films.
Cast: Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally Hawkins.
Box Office: $39.1 million
Worth a watch?: Solid enough, but not the most original horror movie I've seen recently. If you liked "Talk to Me", give this one a go..
Awards: /
Key word: Grapefruit.
Trailer
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Watched: From the computer
Language: English
Watched with: Bill
Thoughts: I surely enjoyed it, but I wouldn't say I'd watch it again anytime soon. Reality is, I had big expectations for this one because it was Danny and Michael Philippou's follow-up movie (and only their second overall) after the unexpectedly good "Talk to Me". I say unexpectedly only because I knew nothing about that film and watched it on a whim, not because no one expected it to be good, mind you. Anyway, with this one I definitely had expectations, which we all know what that means. "Bring Her Back" is a decent horror story supported by an amazing Sally Hawkins performance. I would say she carries the whole movie herself, but that wouldn't be entirely true, as her younger co-stars are quite good as well. Sora Wong and Billy Barratt work well off each other, and you'd believe they're actually step-siblings; Jonah Wren Phillips undergoes a physical transformation for the ages, and at such a young age the visual result is absolutely impressive. What I would consider the weakest link of "Bring Her Back" is the plot. It delivers the conventional horror scares, but the mystery behind it all is fairly easy to figure out by the midpoint. From then on, the story lost me a little, in the sense that I was more interested in seeing whether my theories were correct than actually following along and enjoying the movie. I think if you've seen a fair share of horror movies before, it's not too difficult to figure out what's cooking before the screenplay decides to tell you. I understand it's hard nowadays to deliver a truly original story—especially in the horror genre—so I wasn't too bothered by it, but I remember thinking about it while watching the film, and that feeling has stayed with me since. Especially now that I've seen "Obsession" twice and "Backrooms", two of the most successful horror movies of all time, both of which came out almost back-to-back. And with "Weapons" and "Sinners" making such a splash last year, both culturally and at the Oscars, it's impossible not to keep that in mind when checking out other horror films.
Cast: Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally Hawkins.
Box Office: $39.1 million
Worth a watch?: Solid enough, but not the most original horror movie I've seen recently. If you liked "Talk to Me", give this one a go..
Awards: /
Key word: Grapefruit.
Trailer
#HollywoodCiak
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