Synopsis
A home invasion no one saw coming.
An exiled anxiety-ridden homebody must battle an alien who's found its way into her home.
2023 Directed by Brian Duffield
An exiled anxiety-ridden homebody must battle an alien who's found its way into her home.
暗夜异劫, 孤立无援, Никто не спасет тебя, Никто тебя не спасёт, Nessuno ti salverà, Traquée, Ninguém Vai te Salvar, Không Một Ai Cứu, אף אחד לא יציל אותך, Nie ocali cię nikt, Ninguém Te Pode Salvar, 누구도 널 지켜주지 않아, Nadie te salvará, Nikdo tě nezachrání, هیچکس شما را نجات نخواهد داد, Nadie podrá salvarte, Nincs, aki megmentsen, Niekas tavęs neišgelbės, Nitko te neće spasiti, 誰も助けてくれない, Не врятує ніхто, 暗夜異劫, Nimeni nu te va salva, Никой няма да те спаси, Nihče te ne bo rešil, Нико те неће спасити, Καμία Σωτηρία, Nikto ťa nezachráni
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Fuck yes. This absolutely rips. Crafty, scary, and moving? It’s sadly a rare recent example of a movie’s prioritization of story over scares. Not to say I didn’t jump several times, but there’s a clear sense of passion to tell a story. It also helps that Dever offers arguably some of her best work yet— a powerhouse performance.
I feel like I’ve been foaming at the mouth for Hollywood to give us some good old fashioned alien invasion stories and Duffield delivers. Give the guy whatever he wants.
The obvious huge downside is the way Disney has once again shoved a film that would thrive on the big screen— straight to streaming. First Prey, now this. A common Disney L, but it’s a worrisome trend.
A clever and well-crafted alien invasion story that would have absolutely slayed in theaters if not for Disney’s choice to dump it straight to Hulu (the streaming era is nothing if not a golden age for self-sabotage), Brian Duffield’s “No One Will Save You” does something that no sci-fi horror movie ever has before: It makes it seem weird that its heroine isn’t constantly talking to herself. In fact, Brynn Adams — played by a game and ultra-expressive Kaitlyn Dever — hardly says a single word the entire film.
If the effect is similar to the classic “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” episode “Hush,” the reason for Brynn’s silence is not because she can’t speak, but rather because she doesn’t really…