Review: No One Will Save You

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Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) is a nervous young woman who has been ostracized by the people in her town. So she has no one to turn to when aliens suddenly enter her home in the middle of the night.

Recently my husband and I were having a conversation about how talented Dever is. He's been watching Justified, and she is in a few episodes. So when we saw Hulu had a new sci-fi movie starring her, we clicked "play" without hesitation.

Director Brian Duffield forgoes dialogue (There are literally 2 words spoken clearly in this entire film) to craft a creepy home invasion story while our heroine deals with the grief of her past. You'll have to wait a long time to get answers about how Brynn ended up the way she is, but you'll be entertained until then.

I jumped twice while watching it, and the way the aliens appear in frame is very unsettling. The special effects team deserves a lot of credit for that. I will say the film is atrociously lit. I'm sure that's to make up for budget, but unless you're watching this film in a pitch black room at night, you'll have trouble seeing what's on screen. At least I did.

Dever as always is great. Without any dialogue to dig into, she's essentially playing a character having a panic attack for 90 minutes. That might sound like it could get old, but considering what Brynn deals with, I never felt that way. I do think the script is slightly hindered by its gimmick, especially when it delves into Brynn's past, but it's overall a very enjoyable watch and definitely worth your time.

Grade: B-

Comments

  1. thevoid99September 25, 2023 at 3:48 PM

    I might check this out now that I have Hulu (in my mother's bedroom) for the Halloween season. Plus, I like Kaitlyn Dever.

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  2. SJHoneywellSeptember 26, 2023 at 7:38 AM

    I had hopes for this one. Maybe I'll get around to it, but there's a lot more I'm more interested in right now.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamSeptember 26, 2023 at 8:01 AM

      I feel like it's been a while since a film I was interested in has been in theaters near me or on streaming, so I'm glad we're starting to get an influx of them now.

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  3. keith71_98October 1, 2023 at 1:43 PM

    I really liked this one - more than I ever expected to. So much old-school genre flavor that had me smiling. I also liked how bonkers it got.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamOctober 2, 2023 at 8:11 AM

      Same! Yeah, I had no expectations and it really surpassed them.

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  4. ruthOctober 4, 2023 at 1:14 PM

    I don't normally do scary movies but I might watch this for Kaitlyn Dever! The fact that Guillermo del Toro and Stephen King both love this is a testament to its quality.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamOctober 5, 2023 at 2:58 PM

      It plays with shadows really well. Such a neat find.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 11, 2023 at 9:55 PM

    It’s Birgit, I am not too interested in this because it sounds unsettling but I don’t care for hardly anything said even though it’s supposed to be a sound film.

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