Umma
Genres Drama ,Horror ,Mystery
Directors Iris K. Shim
Writer Iris K. Shim
Country United States
Votes 11292
Rating 4.7
IMDBID tt13235822
Runtime 83
Languages English
Release 18 Mar, 2022
Cast Sandra Oh ,Fivel Stewart ,Dermot Mulroney ,Odeya Rush ,MeeWha Alana Lee
Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
Robbie Grawey
This shares many problems that I hear people calling out IT COMES AT NIGHT for having. It doesn't flesh out its themes substantially, lacks scene-to-scene momentum and overall narrative drive, unprompted horror sequences with no apparent purpose, etc. I think this just needed a more concrete plot and more scenes with the central duo actually interacting (COVID-19 restrictions maybe caused a lack of this?). It is disappointing and a bit of a slog, but not without some good vision behind it. Some of the horror sequences utilize imagery and blocking in a pretty great way, and the scenes centered on Fivel Stewart's character have a much clearer sense of tone and purpose.
posts by : Robbie Grawey