Jennifer Lawrence and Elisabeth Shue star in this thriller
about a mother and daughter who move to a new town trying to make a fresh
start. The home they rent is next door
to a house where four years prior a young girl murdered her parents. One night by chance, Elissa, played by Jennifer
Lawrence, meets Ryan, the son of the dual murder victims. Much to her mother’s dismay, Elissa befriends
Ryan and begins to find out more of what truly happened four years ago with his
sister Carrie Anne. What she discovers
is more terrifying than she ever imagined.
The movie is a bit slow paced as the mystery is unraveled
yet Max Theiriot delivers a decent performance as Ryan Where the movie falls a bit flat is through
character development but the story progresses enough that this isn’t a
hindrance. The reveal is a bit
predictable though and sadly the ending had enough clichés to suck the suspense
right out the film.
Even though this movie was not a nail biter in the least, I
was still left liking this film after it was finished. I doubt that I will revisit the film a second
time but I definitely do not regret spending the time watching this. I would recommend this to anyone looking for
a good afternoon thriller.
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