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Speak No Evil

Gæsterne

2022

Christian Tafdrup

Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders ...

6.4

2,682

Mystery. Thriller. Horror A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unravelling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.

	Media	Author	Review
		Isaac Feldberg rogerebert.com	"Assisted by the coolly distanced work of cinematographer Erik Molberg Hansen, 'Speak No Evil' patiently draws the darkness out of its landscapes"
		Susannah Gruder IndieWire	"A masterly work of sadistic and painstakingly drawn-out social horror that sits with you long afterward"
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"Tafdrup's squirm-inducing tale should find ready berth among genre fans. At the same time, its all-too-palpable cruelty will repel some viewers (...) Skillful, unpleasant feature"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"The director’s unerring control makes the film a gripping experience of sustained queasiness"
		Mark Hanson Slant	"[Its] concluding moments are ghastly, but by the time it gets there, it only cares to prod its protagonists like cattle for the sake of cheap thrills (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Charles Barfield The Playlist	"Watching it evokes the feeling of inching closer and closer to the end of a cliff; at any moment, you feel like you might still escape the situation until you eventually reach the point of no return."
		Wendy Ide Screendaily	"A profoundly uncomfortable piece of filmmaking, a meticulously judged exercise in satirical sadism. But a niggling inconsistency over the third act climax undermines some of the picture's considerable impact"
		J Hurtado Screen Anarchy	"It’s nasty, but I loved it, and I’ll certainly think twice before putting myself in that same kind of position"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Seasoned horror fans will already be savvy to the tricks, tropes, and plot beats found in this niche subgenre of grim pessimism, making for an unmoving and frustrating experience (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Therese Lacson Collider	"The film does everything right in eliciting a strong reaction from the audience, it provokes us. But by the time the credits roll, there's nothing to feel but defeated and even a little cheated."
		Harris Dang The AU Review	"Tafdrup manages to infuse unbelievable yet true human scenarios with cine-literate language and create a sinister piece of work that is sure to provoke and upset many (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kristy Puchko Mashable	"The dangers of compliance are at the chilling core of 'Speak No Evil'. Its slippery slope pushes transgressions from rude to ruthless (...) A dark journey well worth the cost of admission"
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"A queasily effective Danish horror film on the discomfort of strangers (...) Skillful, unpleasant feature (...) Excruciatingly slow-burn thriller"
		Matt Donato IGN	"[It] is proficient and tactical in its momentum buildup, meticulous in its naive stroll-about pace, which viciously sells an epic heel turn "
		Geoff Berkshire Los Angeles Times	"What will really make or break [the film] for each viewer is the third act. For some it will be the memorable icing on a new cult horror favorite. But [others] are more likely to feel outraged for ignoring the movie's red flags"
		Brittany Witherspoon Screen Rant	"Tafdrup relies on his incredible cast to take viewers on a stressful journey of growing tension (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"This movie is pure terror. The story is brutal in its simplicity and both the visuals and sounds in this movie are superb (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jacob Oller Paste Magazine	"Those looking for bleak, slow horror and who are willing to suspend plenty of disbelief might want to check it out, but it won’t rock the worlds of the rest of us"
		Lee Brown The Review Geek	"I was pleasantly surprised by 'Speak No Evil' as it has far more to say than others of its type, with characters that come across like real human beings and not movie stereotypes"
		Marta Bałaga Cineuropa	"The ending here is positively disturbing, interesting and hard to shake off"

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