I was intrigued by the concept of this movie. A deaf author who lives alone in the woods is stalked by a murderer. It reminded me of Wait Until Dark, and apparently I wasn’t the only one to think that. Stephen King tweeted that it reminded him of it as well, and apparently Wait Until Dark is his favorite horror movie. Good to know King and I think alike. But only in regards to movie connections. I wouldn’t want to know what else goes on in his head…

Anyways, back to this very dark movie. And I don’t mean disturbing, I mean it was shot with such dark lighting, I forgot the character was deaf, but instead blind. It also features one of the dumbest murderers I’ve seen to date. He has no motive, he takes his mask off immediately, and he uses a crossbow in the dark. Come on! You know you’re gonna lose those arrows right away.

The deaf author, Maddie, is a thriller writer who is in the middle of her next novel and can’t decide on an ending. She also moved to the middle of nowhere after a breakup with someone named Craig whom she accidentally keeps face-timing. The murderer is the most 2D character ever who’s most glaring flaw is that he is smaller and therefore…prefers to murder women? I can’t tell his motivation besides just being a sadistic dick. Although he does stop short of murdering a cat, which I guess shows he has a line.

The ending isn’t anything spectacular. I was waiting for a twist. Or for her deafness to act as an asset rather than a hindrance. Maybe I’ve been spoiled by too many good movies this month. Either way, if I’m moving to the woods, I’m definitely buying a gun and a wifi router than can’t be hacked by a dumb murderer.