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Osgood Perkins third film in 18 months is another horror story, though tonally different from both "Longlegs" and "The Monkey". This is , I suspect, the most divisive of the three films and I'm not sure really benefitted from the improvements made possible by Neon's cash injection.

Liz (Tatiana Maslany) comes to the secluded woodland house belonging to her boyfriend Malcolm (Rossif Sutherland). The only nearby house belongs to Malcolm's cousin Darren (Birkett Turton) though he is supposed to be away. Liz begins to see and feel presences in the house and surround area that she can't explain. Her distrust of Malcolm grows, though he too is seeing his previously sensible and capable girlfriend seemingly losing her mind.

I listened to a podcast with Osgood Perkins before seeing the film, so I am aware that the film was shot before "The Monkey" in Canada, as a way to keep working around the 2023 labour strikes. I also knew that it was shot in a 'pickup' style with them attempting to hammer out exactly what the story was in post-production and also that Neon gave him a small amount of money to enhance the visual effects ahead of release. I don't think that those CGI elements were to the films benefit, the practical effects are much scarier than those elements, particularly as they are exposed for quite long period in the last act.

I was maybe a bit more prepared though for the "dark trip" style of the film, as opposed to some of the rest of the audience in the screening I was in, who seemed more negative about the film at its conclusion than I felt. I thought that Maslany was, as she always is, brilliant.

It couldn't live up to an exceptional trailer and the 'cleanliness' of the CGI elements, as opposed to the physical effects really worked against the film, but overall, I still feel positively about it.

Most of my time watching this movie I was thinking "This is not very good at all, this movie doesn't know what it wanted to be".

But then the ending comes and boy is it a wonderful ending. I don't want to spoil anything about the ending so I won't say anything about it other than i loved it and it redeemed the other 90% of the movie.

The Cinematography is the best element that is good throughout the movie and the audio is well and of course as I mentioned above the ending is the best aspect of the movie.

The acting I wasn't really sold on for most of the movie but it worked during the great ending section.

A mixed bag but it was worth watching until the end, I wish more of the movie was like the ending, which was very creepy and super well done.

Get through the movie to see the ending and you will appreciate it. I usually LOVE slow burns in horror flicks, usually my favorite ones are slow burns. But the slow burn in this didn't really work, thankfully the ending saved the movie.

I would have given this movie a 4 out of 10 if the ending wasn't as good as it was. The ending I would give a 9/10 though. So overall since I didn't like most of the movie but LOVED the ending I will give it a 7/10.

In the end it is Osgood's most inconsistent movie but it is also my favorite ending of his to so make of that what you will.

The story of how men use women to hold their pain for them. Use them up. And wipe them away. Ever been made to feel someone else's indiscretions are your fault? That's what KEEPER meant to me.

A folk horror film in the theaters - I'll never complain! Perkins continues his trend of being a singular voice. Amazing performances, atmosphere to the hilt and creatures in the dark who are utter nightmare fuel. It will go over many people's heads but it's a damn good film.

This was his worst movie...not onIy is it bIand and boring, nothing really happens...there was almost zero mystery. Just a cheap story thrown into odd scenes with shadows...this is the same story we have seen over and over, most recently we saw it in WEAPONS...I was expecting it to be nuts like Together or The monkey...instead we just get 1 shocking scene that was SH0WN lN ALL THE PR0M0S...RUlNED.... I reaIIy had high hopes we would get something unique...but nope...we get some cooI cinematography, some good production vaIue...and that's lT...you might as weII check out Shelby Oaks lf you haven't...That M0VlE was 100x better and scarier...

Keeper (2025) is a psychological horror movie directed by Osgood Perkins and it follows a couple on a romantic anniversary trip to a secluded cabin that turns sinister when a dark presence reveals itself, forcing them to confront the property's haunting past. I just got done watching the movie and it was okay.

Positives for Keeper (2025): The story is somewhat interesting for what it's going for. I also have to give credit to Osgood Perkins for doing his best with what he has to work with. Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland are good in their roles. The movie is short and it gets to the point. And finally, the ending was interesting for being different enough.

Negatives for Keeper (2025): This movie has a story that you've seen so many times. It is so predictable with what is going to happen. I was getting bored with the movie because I saw a lot of things coming. And finally, the ending was bizarre despite being interesting.

Overall, Keeper (2025) is one of the weaker movies from Osgood Perkins that I've seen so many times, but I will continue to watch his movies in the future.