Speak No Evil
Directed by James WatkinsWhen 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.
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- jackmeat6d agoMy quick rating - 6.7/10. If you are interested, I have a comparison review between this and the 2022 Danish version is on my website. Address is my name and add dot com.
- UniqueMovies Deb H7d agoOh my God!!! This is the most frightening psychological move I've ever seen in my life!! The acting was so real!! And the little boy at the end of the movie sitting in the backseat of the car! The expression on his face with tears rolling down his cheek!! So devastating and real!! The little boy alone should win an academy award 🏆🌹 🕊️ This movie really packed a punch revealing how some humans can really be!! I'm just glad this movie isn't based on a true story!! This movie is a must see and definitely worth the watch!!! I'm not going to say anymore about this movie because I don't want to ruin it for you guys. Watch it and check it out for yourself And hopefully it won't give you night terrors!! 💫✨💫 I just watched the 2022 version of this movie! I left a review for it. The ending of the 2022 movie Is absolutely totally devastating!! It literally made me sick 🤮🤮🤮 unlike this movie, the family didn't escape!! The acting was outstandingly real! But what happened to that family! And that little girl is disgusting!! Fatal horrible deaths!! And what they did to that little girl. They did the same thing to her that they did to that little boy!! Horrible and sad!! Stay away from strangers!
- Kevin WardJuly 1, 2025Really conflicted on this because I loved McAvoy’s performance and perhaps McKenzie Davis’s even more, but felt like the core elements that make this story worth telling at all were done so much better in the original film. McAvoy’s Paddy in particular is much more brash and antagonistic from the get-go that challenged believability that Ben (Scoot McNairy) and Louise (Davis) would choose to spend any time with this family. In the Danish original, Patrick/Paddy and Karin/Ciara go to much greater lengths to ingratiate themselves to the Dalton’s. It was actually kind of fascinating to me how different the Paddy character comes off despite following almost the exact same beats of the original. One of the first interactions in this new film has the Dalton’s letting their daughter Agnes ride on a moped without a helmet in a foreign country with a total stranger. There’s just no world where I let that happen. I know the whole point is that Paddy and Ciara are pushing the limits of what abuses people are willing to accept out of politeness and/or fear of speaking out, but the Danish film really did a much better job of believably easing the Dalton’s into tougher confrontational moments. Obviously, the other big change is the ending. And I certainly see the appeal of this changed ending. It’s far, far less bleak than the original, and admittedly it’s almost satisfying. But as much of a downer the original ending is, it really felt like a poetic (rather Biblical) ending to have them (spoilers ahead) stripped to the nude and stoned to death. That is a method of execution used to purge evil from the community. The Danish film is clearly critical of the Dalton’s behavior, their willingness to look the other way and not stand up to the abuses being committed. 🙈🙉🙊 See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil. And while the American ending doesn’t absolve the Dalton’s or wrongdoing here, it certainly gives them a much better out than their Danish counterparts. Sure the new ending more satisfying to an extent and get why that decision was made for an American theatrical release, but I think the original film’s ending has more to say, and left a lasting impression on my mind. There’s not much of anything that happens in the final act of the new one that will stay with me the way the original did.
- rg9400November 1, 2024It's impossible to divorce the American remake of Speak No Evil from its original which was only released 2 years prior to this one. In a lot of ways, the first half follows the original pretty closely. I don't remember exact details, but the general vibe and high level beats seem to be the same. This movie isn't as unsettling as the original in this portion of the movie, trying to be a little more sanitized overall. Still, the general concept of hell being other people is still present here. However, I sort of figured by the marketing campaign which really emphasized some of the horror elements that this movie was not shy about where it is heading, and indeed it telegraphs its second half quickly. The uncomfortableness of living with new people simply isn't as sharp because of it. There's also a bit of an attempt to focus on concepts of toxic masculinity here, and while I think some interesting things could have been done there with the interplay between Paddy and Ben, it just never really is able to breathe enough within the constraints of the plot. Of course, it's the second half which seems to have been the primary focus for James Watkins. While the original left this portion of the plot until the very end, lending itself to a dramatic and shocking ending, this movie instead spends a good portion of the runtime on it, resulting in a second half that feels drastically different. Now, for transparency, I do not love the ending to the original at all, finding it unnecessary and at odds with a lot of the themes built up throughout the rest of the movie. Because of that, I didn't particularly care if this movie changed things up, and it does so in spades. It ends up feeling a bit cliched, pulling from a lot of Western horror movies within this sort of subgenre. However, I found it fairly gripping, and James McAvoy is always fun to watch. I felt Mackenzie Davis is a very good actress, but this isn't her best work (though she's still decent). I also thought this portion of the movie was actually able to connect with some of the themes built up regarding family in a way that the ending of the original just never did. Overall, this is very much a Hollywood remake of a foreign horror movie, but one that still manages to be engaging. While I think the first half is not nearly as strong as the original, I actually prefer this one's ending, even if it feels a lot more by the numbers (mostly because I do not like the ending of the original).
- The Gutter MonkeyMarch 22, 2025I'm a sucker for stories about friendly strangers who turn out more unnerving as time goes on. This wasn't the best of that bunch, but it holds its own.
- PatrikStarJune 28, 2025I didn’t really like the original ending, and the Hollywood one felt too generic, but James McAvoy’s performance is absolutely world-class!
- vangh1October 29, 2024The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo meets Straw Dogs This movie delivers exactly what the trailer promises, it fulfills the expectations set by the premise, but nonetheless I didn't feel fulfilled or satisfied as the credits rolled. I appreciated a lot that it's a really gradual build and slow burn, but once things start to pop off it doesn't really do anything unique or especially memorable. (Which I fully acknowledge gets harder to do with each passing year!) I think the theme and the characters are generally well examined, but the crux of my problem with it is that the type of parents that the protagonists are shown to be simply wouldn't stay in that situation so long, regardless of the movie's attempts to explain around that. So in the end it's not an especially exciting ride as a horror/thriller nor a real deep dive as thematic exploration. 2.5 stars feels a little harsh, but at the same time it really did hit right down the middle for me.
- JoeJune 15, 2025Such a great story concept, but the execution left me frustrated. The acting was great and I loved the locations.
- Bruno LobatoJune 8, 2025So tense but with a quite predictable ending. Another bullseye performance from McAvoy “Split” style. His ability to character switch just by voice tone and micro expressions it’s impressive
- stuhannafordMay 30, 2025McAvoy 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?
- Wes BrakeMay 18, 2025Very good movie, keeps you engaged, lots of action.
- Tommy WoernerMay 18, 2025Suspenseful. Somewhat predictable but James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis make it worthwhile. Some of the decisions like going back the first time over a doll is groan inducing though.
- senitsuApril 5, 2025keeps you hooked on definitely worth a shot if you like psychological thrillers
- diego.574March 28, 2025I prefer the Danish version, there's no need to change the 50% of the original story.
- djspark82February 26, 2025Incredible movie.best I’ve seen for a long time!
