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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Beginning life as a modest chiller, Darren Aronofsky's mystery has earned its exclamation mark by the end. Jennifer Lawrence plays a domestic goddess who wafts around her home, breathing life back into the building and stroking the ego of her older poet husband (Javier Bardem). When strangers show up, Lawrence begins to bristle. First comes Ed Harris's ailing surgeon, followed by his wife (a boozy, bitchy Michelle Pfeiffer) and sons. Events spiral, initially amusingly, then terrifyingly, until things get very ugly indeed. We're tightly aligned with Lawrence throughout the unfolding nightmare, but it's hard to care about a protagonist with so little agency. And while Aronofsky is certainly dynamic in his approach, the shocks are increasingly empty as he cranks up the craziness. It all adds up to an entertaining albeit unsatisfying journey.

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Credits

Cast

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MotherJennifer Lawrence
HimJavier Bardem
ManEd Harris
WomanMichelle Pfeiffer
Oldest sonDomhnall Gleeson
Younger brotherBrian Gleeson
CupbearerJovan Adepo
ZealotStephen McHattie
HeraldKristen Wiig

Crew

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DirectorDarren Aronofsky

Details

Theatrical distributor
Paramount
Released on
2017-09-15
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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