Knock at the Cabin: Remember when was Shyamalan was good? Me neither
Plot
While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.
Cast
Dave Bautista and Rupert Grint were the only faces I knew, everyone did a passable job.
Verdict
I'm not a Shyamalan fan, his films to me have ranged from bad to mediocre with minimal exceptions so Knock at the Cabin I assumed would be the same and I called the "Twist" (If you can call it that) from the trailer never mind the film.
I like Bautista I do, but decent cast members can only take you so far and he had no hope of saving this. It's tense, it certainly is but it's playing out a story that you already know, it jumps from checkpoint to checkpoint and lands slap bang in the middle of Icalleditville.
Everybody does the best with what they're working with, but Shyamalan delivers another mediocre forgettable film and I'm not even remotely surprised.
Rants
Why did Bautista look so bloated? I mean he's a big guy absolutely, but here he looked like someone had pumped him with air like the Michelin man. Either that or to prepare for the role he spent a month eating twinkies and getting stung by bees. Either way Mr Bautista, are you okay?
Breakdown
Mostly well made Far too predictable Falls flat.
While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.
Cast
Dave Bautista and Rupert Grint were the only faces I knew, everyone did a passable job.
Verdict
I'm not a Shyamalan fan, his films to me have ranged from bad to mediocre with minimal exceptions so Knock at the Cabin I assumed would be the same and I called the "Twist" (If you can call it that) from the trailer never mind the film.
I like Bautista I do, but decent cast members can only take you so far and he had no hope of saving this. It's tense, it certainly is but it's playing out a story that you already know, it jumps from checkpoint to checkpoint and lands slap bang in the middle of Icalleditville.
Everybody does the best with what they're working with, but Shyamalan delivers another mediocre forgettable film and I'm not even remotely surprised.
Rants
Why did Bautista look so bloated? I mean he's a big guy absolutely, but here he looked like someone had pumped him with air like the Michelin man. Either that or to prepare for the role he spent a month eating twinkies and getting stung by bees. Either way Mr Bautista, are you okay?
Breakdown
Mostly well made Far too predictable Falls flat.
- Platypuschow
- Dec 7, 2023