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movie fans out there and welcome back to my Channel today we are here to review and
discuss the new M Night Shyamalan apocalyptic psychological Thriller by the name of not at the
cabin now if you were like me and you're familiar with M night's work you know the man got some hits
but he also has some misses now the question is is knocking the cabin a hit or miss and is it worth
checking out we'll be discussing that and much more in today's spoiler-free review but before
we get into it let's start the conversation in the comments below let me know if you all were
looking forward to checking out this film and of course once you've seen it what worked what didn't
work and since we're discussing the 15th feature film of M Night Shyamalan why don't you share with
me your top three M Night films in the comments section I'll be sharing my Lynch towards in this
video so make sure to stick around for that and of course if you all enjoyed today's review consider
hitting that thumbs up as well as sharing it with all that being said let's talk about Mr M Night
Shyamalan who I'm very aware that his work isn't for everyone but I think when he's at his best he
truly knows how to capture your Intrigue and plays in Thriller suspense so well and I also think he
thrives in films that focus on the human nature and things attached to believing in something that
may be unearthly or unworldly now to me this film was at his best when it played into this
idea of what would you do if you found yourself in this situation now this movie is based on a novel
and the premise is just so fascinating to me as we meet this family of three led by Eric Andrew
and Wen who are on a vacation on a remote cabin as there suddenly held hostage by four strangers who
demand they sacrifice one of their own to revert the apocalypse and while I was watching this movie
I kept questioning is this real is the apocalypse really gonna happen and it the film just does a
good job of playing at that premise as well as doing a good job of playing into the emotions of
the situation and truly kept me on the edge of my seat now I thought this film also did an excellent
job of making the audience pick and choose whose side are you on now when it comes to this family
we're following I love them I bought the chemistry I bought it to the love but then you think about
what these intruders are absolutely saying and if it is true then you would find yourself rooting
for them because at the end of the day they're fighting for the greater good of humanity now
going back to M night I really enjoy his films and his TV show like serve it when it comes to
the more violent and gory scenes he tends to leave that up to the imagination sometimes
that could be annoying from some directors but I think he handles it pretty well but I also want
to touch on the other aspects of the filmmaking we're mainly focusing on one location which is
the cabin and I thought this film was truly well made the lighting was great the sound design was
fantastic the use of the camera the close-ups which really intensifies the situation really
well done now I want to Pivot over and talk about some of the themes that really work for me in this
movie now this movie he isn't a religious film by any means but it does have elements of religion as
well as questioning some of these characters Faith now when it comes to that you're seeing these
characters convincing one another that there is something bigger or more important than themselves
or loved ones and when it comes to seeing these characters believes being questioned you see them
attempting to try to convince themselves that what they are doing is true and it is the best thing
possible and we're seeing this back and forth and to me it was just so riveting and grippy now
speaking of riveting speaking of gripping these performances were fantastic I thought every member
of the family was great yet again like I said at Boston to the love I bonds to the chemistry
the Invaders they have their own story their own narrative and again I just thought everyone that
was in this cast is such a great job they were truly engaging performances but I do have my
standouts one being Mr Dave Batista as well as the young lady that plays win Kristen Qui and
when we see them on screen especially their first interaction that first scene was just so engaging
as well as so unsettling again everyone was great the little girl was fantastic but I want to focus
a little bit more on Dave Batista because to me he stole this entire movie Dave Batista manages
to be so intimidating but at the same time he's so kind-hearted and patient in this movie and I think
this to me truly solidifies him as the best actor who used to be a wrestler to me the conversation
has ended right now with the rock John Cena and Dave Batista Dave Batista is that dude he is truly
a scene Stiller in this film now get into some final points I will say that I was never truly
scared or frightened while watching this movie but I will say I was very nervous and anxious when
watching certain events especially when it comes to these what they call rituals that were being
performed and the last thing I want to mention when it comes to the book readers or people that's
interested in reading this book I will say that I will be living a video description of this video
that explains why they changed the time title of this film and also why they made some pretty
big changes to the second half of this particular story so check out that video but get into some of
my criticisms here now by no means what I'm about to say is anything to do with actual filmmaking
but I will say when it comes to the marketing this movie The Trailer gives away everything I'm just
gonna put it out there if you haven't seen the trailer I would highly recommend to not watch
a trailer it's just my advice from me to you now focus on things about the actual film I rarely say
this but I do wish this film was longer it comes in around an hour and 40 minutes but I wish we
could have fleshed out things more expanded more on the characters explore more of these visions
that these Invaders were saying that they have and as well as answering the whys why this cabin
why these people I wish that certain aspects was just expanding upon and flesh out a little bit
more but now get into some things that really kind of stood out to me as far as a negative I
truly believe the first half and the second half of this film were just truly great a thrilling
experiences filled with captivated mystery but unfortunately the third act comes crashing down
and leaves a lot to be desired especially when you get to the ending and to me it just didn't truly
live up to the promise of the premise and lastly I will mention that the film does have some pacing
issues at points and particularly we have these flashbacks and whenever we would have a flashback
to me it kind of broke the tension from what was going on in the cabin I understand the context of
the flashbacks but again it just took away some of the intensity that we got from what was going on
the cabinet so some of the pacing issues stood out to me and one more thing I want to mention
and this is a tip from me to you now going back to M Night Shyamalan For Better or For Worse he
has become known as his director that has a Twist now throughout his career some of those twists
work out beautifully and some others not so much I say all that to say the following try not to be
the person looking for every clue where every details in hopes from this mind-boggling crazy
jaw all dropping twists because I think you'll end up disappointed now I'm not saying this film
doesn't have his fair share twists and turns because there's definitely some major reveals
I'm just simply saying don't base your experience on the expectations of this film having this build
up to some type of crazy major twist so that's all I'm gonna say when it comes to looking for
certain things in this film with all that being said before I give you my score and let you know
if I think this film is worth checking out if you stuck around to this point of video I appreciate
you just a friendly reminder consider subscribing hitting the thumbs up as well as sharing this
video and leaving your thoughts in the comments section overall for me this is M Night shyamalan's
best film since 2016 split and possibly might be in his top five films of all time for me knock the
cabin is a home invasion movie with more than meets the eye and packs a truly good emotional
punch the entire cast was great the direction was concise and it definitely will keep you
engrossed even though I wanted more details on some of the events in the the characters and I
thought the third act really didn't stick The Landing I feel comfortable giving knock at the
cabin a solid 3.5 out of 5. and I gotta say I think it's worth checking out now to give you
all my top three M nights films this might be a hot take 2016 split is my favorite film of his
followed by The Sixth Sense and Then followed by sign so share your top three M Night films in the
comments below let me know your thoughts on this film once you've seen it especially if you read
the book I'm so curious to hear from the book readers on what you thought of the changes that
happen and speaking of changes I may or may not be making a video kind of get into the spoilers
about the changes from the book in the film so keep an eye out for that and last but not
least if you stuck around to this point of video put in the comments right now knock knock thank
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