Knock at the Cabin (2023)

Cabin who? Ya, it’s all I got, and that’s about as exciting as M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin. The premise of the story was very intriguing, and the casting and performances – especially Bautista, were spot on. But Shyamalan’s execution felt more like something you’d expect from an amateur filmmaker. His artistic attempts with all the off-center shots – such as an actors face in the bottom right corner of the entire screen, became annoying fast, especially when it came to the dramatic gore scenes, that seemed to be edited down for 10 year old viewers. Even the backstory of the two dads was boring and pretty much insignificant to the core premise of the film, especially when the narrative was based on “pure love”. Ya, ok, nothing pure about those two in those backstories, that also lacked anything of substance to make me care for either dad. His screenplay lacked the creativity to give the viewer the thrills and shock-factor this film really needed to give it some bite. At least throw in a twist or two to offset the generic and predictable storytelling. Nevertheless, still a decent one-time watch, but could’ve easily been so much better.