Quite a buzz has built around this film creating an impact in an otherwise superhero summer and its easy to see why. It’s a genuinely perplexing movie that flits across genres from police procedural to social study to tense mystery thriller and finally outright horror. Each aspect feels fresh even if we have seen many of these things before while director / writer Zach Cregger’s approach is packed with real jump scare moments that send a shiver down the spine. If the denouement is on paper unlikely then the film has by then earned your involvement and it won’t matter. Beware though- this is not for the feint of heart and if you remember Amy Madigan from such Eighties hits as Field of Dreams then you are definitely in for a shock.
Some spoilers after the break...
