Be careful with the peculiar adoptive mother who presents himself as a little weirdo. This is how Laura (Sally Hawkins) happily greets the newly orphaned teenage brothers Andy and Piper in the new horror “bring him”, which, which Open in theaters on Friday.
The comment, more revealing than the children realize at that time, comes after Laura presents Piper enthusiastically, which is not myopic, her dog. She thinks it is a good joke not to explain first that the animal is not alive.
Taxidermia is, in fact, the least strange of Laura. Australian filmmakers Michael and Danny Philippou, also behind Teen Chiller’s debut “Tell me,” They have dreamed a new nightmare of trauma, pain, resurrection and the deep failures of Australian child protection services. That last part is not really a prominent line in the film, but after witnessing what these children support in the rapid execution time of 99 minutes, you could also have some questions about the standard practices of that department.
Many films and horror stories have used characters that are not seen to improve suspense. “True his back” strives to make Piper (the newcomer Sora Wong) more than a trick, but a young woman who tries to affirm her independence: she refuses to use her cane, which believes that it makes everyone question her.
The main Piper protector is his sweet and attentive older brother Andy (Billy Barratt). The film gives the public a normality bite with these two before immersing ourselves in horror, first with the sudden death of his father, and then with the strange actions in the isolated house of Laura.
They are surprised when they arrive to find that there is also another son there: Olly (Jonah Wren Phillips), which is mute, deeply strange and, when he is not locked in his room, getting into damn disorder of his own creation. If you are apprehensive about open wounds and the full surround sound experience of its crushing and ooz, this might not be the film for you. For those who delight in the crafts behind everything, the work of makeup and sound here is really first category.
Like many of the “bringing their backs”, the older, naked men and Granadas VHS also co -star in the procedures. Laura, whose daughter who is not seen recently drowned, is particularly fixed on Piper and equally derogatory with poor Andy.
While it can probably guess its end of the game, the way it joins is more than the point, and Philippou twins certainly instill the film with a good amount of premonization before something really upset begins to happen. It is a fun mystery to see the strange behavior of Laura, which a day full of events includes encouraging Andy to kiss her dead father on her lips (“is personalized”), getting drunk to children and urinating in a cup of measurement.
Andy, three months of less than 18, was not supposed to accompany his sister to the host house. But convinces the social worker to give him a chance until he can request legal protection. Unfortunately, Laura seems intentional to move him away. He already has persistent trauma when finding his dead father (and other things that will be revealed in time), and now this splinter and small woman ready to make madness in madness. Barratt, who won praise for his interpretation of a 12 -year -old boy accused of killing his mother’s boyfriend in the British television film “Child Child”, is excellent in a difficult role.
Meanwhile, Hawkins becomes bigger and wilder with Laura, throwing the enriching mothers of “Paddington” and “Wonka” for something challengingly disturbed. It also has some deliciously chilling lines that I am not going to spoil. And yet, in some way, Hawkins can also stay away from the bell and make Laura, deranged by her, the most empathic.
The film does not win the emotional catharsis that seems to fight. It is too crazy and also underdeveloped, especially Piper’s character, to let the audience enter that level. But if you have come for their unexpected scares and creativity, “bring her back” will not disappoint.
“Bring Her Back”, an A24 launch in theaters on Friday, is described by the Association of Picnogical for “some spooky images, language, graphic nudity, strong violent content, minor drink). Execution time: 99 minutes. Two and a half stars of four.
