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(Suffice it to say, it almost makes the big twist in “ The Boy” seem staid and logical by comparison.) Second, the story leading up to that less-than-spectacular reveal is a heavy-handed drag that spends more time blatantly ripping off elements from Stanley Kubrick’s take on “ The Shining” than in trying to create a compelling story of its own. First, the big twist is so ridiculous that viewers will more likely find themselves laughing at its sheer silliness than reeling from its dramatic rug-pulling.
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There are two key problems with that approach. Watching the story unfold, you get the sense that first-time screenwriter Christina Hodson came up with the big final twist first and then decided to work backwards to construct a narrative that would fit it. The concept of “Shut In” is promising, I suppose, but the execution here is pretty much a total botch from start to finish. Good thing that a raging ice storm is bearing down on where she lives because absolutely nothing strange or bizarre would possibly happen when she was cut off from the outside world, right? While her psychiatrist friend suggests that she is suffering from the effects of parasomnia as the result of what has happened with both Stephen and Tom, she is convinced that something else entirely is going on. A search for Tom goes on in earnest, and Mary is crushed with guilt over what has happened until strange things begin happening around the house. Before she can do much of anything, he just as quickly takes off into the frigid evening again and cannot be found. One night, one of her more troubled patients, a young deaf boy named Tom ( Jacob Tremblay from “ Room”) turns up on her doorstep. Her Skype sessions with another shrink ( Oliver Platt) are not helping. Six months later, Mary is caring for Stephen at home by herself, and, while she loves him, the pressure is clearly getting to her. As the story opens, a horrible car crash has killed her husband and left 18-year-old stepson Stephen ( Charlie Heaton of “Stranger Things”) paralyzed from the neck down and unable to communicate.
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But he’s scared, has rings under his eyes and looks creepy.Watts plays Mary Portman, a child psychologist who lives and works in a remote corner of rural Maine. But I had to act scared (in ‘Shut In’) most of the time,” Tremblay told USA Today about his role. “I had to act scared a lot with Jack (in ‘Room’). She’s a strong woman whose courage is put to the test when she’s caught in a deadly storm, trapped in her home, and cut off from the world around her. Here’s the synopsis:Ī child psychologist living an isolated life in rural New England is struggling to put her life back together after the loss of her husband. Penned by Christina Hodson, and directed by Farren Blackburn (episodes of “ Daredevil” and “ Luther“), the story follows a woman and her deaf foster child, who must come together to face a terror that comes knocking at their door. READ MORE: Dreams Come True In Trailer For Horror ‘Before I Wake’ From The Director Of ‘Oculus’ It marks a rare turn toward genre fare for Naomi Watts, and for her young co-star, “ Room” breakout Jacob Tremblay, one of two hair-raising movies he has coming in the months ahead, including the horror, “ Before I Wake.” After having been knocked around with a few different release dates, this fall the thriller “ Shut In” will finally make its way to the big screen.