In the aftermath of an unnamed, highly contagious plague, Paul ( Joel Edgerton ) lives in a secluded forest home with his wife Sarah and teenage son Travis. Their lives are governed by strict survival rules, including never going outside at night and keeping a specific red door locked at all times.
If you go into this film expecting a jump-scare filled monster hunt, you will leave frustrated. But if you go in willing to stare into the abyss of human nature, you will find one of the most terrifying films ever made. Because the scariest monster isn’t the one that comes at night. The scariest monster is the one looking back at you from the other side of the red door. It Comes at Night
8/10 (for fans of arthouse/psychological horror) 5/10 (for mainstream horror fans) In the aftermath of an unnamed, highly contagious
The film’s most genius sequence is a masterclass in tension without a monster. But if you go in willing to stare
There is no heroic last stand. There is no cure. Paul takes the old man into the woods, places a black bag over his head, and shoots him. They burn the body in a pyre.
Paul believes he is a hero. He protects his family. He follows the rules. But by the end, he has executed a toddler (Andrew) based on a dream his son had. He has become the plague he sought to destroy. The film suggests that the "It" is not a mutation of the flesh, but a mutation of the soul.