Speak No Evil

Just give James McAvoy any script and he will turn it into a masterpiece what a good movie and a good actor

Excellent thriller! Had an actual story (something often missing with this plot line). Good jump scares too. Audience applauded several times so that's saying something. Definitely recommend it!

'Speak No Evil' is supremely well done!

I felt unsettled from pretty much the get-go. That's because you can see the general direction that the movie is going to head, though that doesn't hampen the feeling of unease that is present all the way through. I did actually think whilst watching that the film was being a tad dragged out, though by the credits I was fully sold on what I had just seen.

James McAvoy is outstanding, I knew he was capable of portraying such a creepy and unhinged character from seeing some of his other work. 'Split' for one, though also, oddly, 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'; I always got creeped out when we first see his Mr. Tumnus.

Mackenzie Davis impresses as well, as do Scoot McNairy and Aisling Franciosi in fairness; youngsters Alix West Lefler and Dan Hough do well too. The final scene with the latter is quite something, I thought it was going to play out slightly differently (i.e. what Ron does to Carl, for any fellow 'The Walking Dead' fans) so to see it go they way it did was unexpected - but, without question, welcome.

I shall no doubt check out the Danish original at some point in the future.

Not as uncomfortable as the original, changed to a ridiculous Hollywood ending, yet I still thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish.

Who in their right mind accepts an invitation to stay at the home of a couple they met for just a few days on vacation? Well, that's exactly what Paddy takes advantage of to carry out his sinister way of life.

The latest film from studio Blumhouse (known for Get Out!, Black Phone, Split) and director James Watkins (with a lesser-known filmography) is a remake of the 2022 Danish film of the same name, in which a couple of psychopaths push a marriage in crisis to the limit.

The story is completely entertaining, although it falls into the fairly well-known premise of victims who have to do everything possible to survive the madness of their victimizers. But what makes this movie so enjoyable are the wonderful performances of the cast: James McAvoy (again with an amazing performance of a mentally unbalanced man, but very different from his role in Split), Aisling Franciosi as Paddy's also psychopathic partner, Mackenzie Davis, and Scoot McNairy as the victim couple, and finally the two children Alix West Lefler and Dan Hough (he in his first film role); together they make the movie keep us on the edge of our seats the whole time.

Without a doubt, Blumhouse has become a benchmark for good movies, whether they are based on an innovative story, or they present a good conventional story added with excellent performances, as is the case of Speak No Evil.

It’s not only about how you end the story, but how you play with the plot.

wow! all the bashing! so surprised about that.
First of all i didn't know about the original one just two years ago and the amazing need for the Americans to not read subtitles. I took a glance on the Danish one and is a certain scene by scene copy on this version.

Not knowing all the above, i saw the movie and i thought it was fantastic, thank god the trailer did not deliver much and the story was so interesting with excellent performance by McAvoy and the twists keep coming. I thought this was about something different and was so surprised when you understood the what is happening. I really liked it and kept me strong throughout the movie.
I have to say though that the Dad was super lame and totally a disgrace to the man race. Looser.

Absolutely brilliant had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.It is McAvoy you will remember because you won't be able to forget his full-throtle performance. Hats off for the little boy.

Mom. Where is Hoppy!? So relatable. Great movie. Need to watch the original now.

Pretty slow burning, the last 25 minutes or so was good.