Thrilling, emotional ride

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2018)

The best film I have seen this year. And I realize its April and theres still a lot left to see, but I think theres a really good chance this will be in my top 10 of the year. There's a lot of tension. And not just in the scenes where the aliens/monsters are present. Just from little things like setting up the shot of the nail sticking out of the stairs. Or the camera lingering on the batteries. You know these things are gonna come back to haunt the family and you're in dread waiting for that awful moment to happen. Heck, even having a pregnant character adds tension. As soon as you see that bump your mind starts swirling with questions of how they plan to deal with that. I mean, babies cry. But it also hits you with you emotions as well. I felt myself tearing up on numerous occasions. And it was so well acted as well. Its a small cast as it mainly follows this one family, but they were all so good. And it feels even more impressive since they had to rely mostly on facial expressions and body language.
It's not a conventional horror film. And I think those that are going in looking for a monster flick or gore will maybe be disappointed. The heart of this story is really about family and what you would do for them. The monsters and the gore are secondary.
I dont really have complaints. It was a well crafted film. If I had to nitpick I would say that maybe theres one too many things that "go wrong" for the family in the third act. but it doesnt bug me that much.