110 mins
Cast George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Kyle Soller, Mia Goth,
Director Sergio G Sanchez
In late 1960s America a mother returns to her family home from England with her four children to start a new life, the move itself however has left her weak and soon she passes away. Upon her death, the eldest of the newly re-named Marrowbone siblings, Jack (MacKay) insists his brothers and sister keep this news within the family until he turns 21 and can legally take care of them, though it soon becomes clear that not everything has been left behind in England.
While it is hard to go into much more detail without spoiling the plot it is safe to say there are a couple of genuine jump scares in this film with plenty of tension built up in between and a great use of a Beach Boys classic. MacKay is given the bulk of the work and shoulders it well, showing the strain of trying to keep his family safe while also dealing with his relationship with neighbour Ellie (Taylor-Joy) and snooping lawyer Potter (an excellent Soller)
The rest of the cast aren’t given a great deal to do, Heaton and Taylor-Joy felt particularly underused and at points (pet raccoon, morse code messages) it felt a little like M Night Shyamalan adapting a Famous Five book. For a directorial debut though this was an intriguing film and I look forward to seeing what is to come next.
★★★☆☆
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