Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil
When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare. As the weekend progresses, they realize that a strange side lies within the family who invited them: the untrammeled hospitality of the charismatic, alpha-male estate owner masks an unspeakable darkness.
stuhannaford reviewedMay 30, 2025
McAvoy is frightening. Yes his accent/s kind of wander around the UK, but ignoring that, he is genuinely menacing and utterly unstable throughout. Uncomfortably so. There is enough of a difference from the original to make this a new enough story to watch, without it feeling like a complete retread. The dynamics are well established, with the masculine and feminine roles twisted so that we, let alone the characters, don’t know which way is up (yes, we see those deliberate height differences). With neither man or wife entirely sure exactly what they want from each other, we’re left unsure exactly how all of the relationships will end. Dare I speak it… better than the original?