The stability of a wealthy family of only three members is threatened by the arrival of a distant cousin who has set his eyes on the family fortune.
An adaptation of a popular novel by Shirley Jackson. The film has many qualities, but it seems that in terms of adapting the book faithfully it does lose points. The film is labbeled a horror and a drama and that's not completely wrong. It's just that the element of horror does not come from the source designed by the author (the reader's doubts about the children's true nature) but from the harsh treatment the characters suffer from everyone around them, because the filmmakers chose to victimise the main characters in order to find an easily digestible explanation for their dubious actions: what a shame!
The dialogue is very rich and lively, Taissa Farmiga and Alexandra Daddario are wonderful in the main roles, Crispin Glover is brilliant in the role of their slightly not-all-there uncle.
Director: Stacie Passon
With: Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, Sebastian Stan
Rating: 7/10
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