KNOCK AT THE CABIN | 02.03.2023 | Universal | final gross: $35,397,980

[Eric Duncan]

 

[Lucas]

I liked it. Some really good performances, a great first act, and it just about manages to not quite stretch itself too thin with the runtime. Within seconds I could tell that the two co-writers must've taken charge on the dialogue because it's not as clunky or weird as usual for Shyamalan (though there are a couple lines here and there). That becomes both a positive and a negative because it takes away some of the idiosyncrasies of a Shyamalan movie with his strange ways of writing characters. As a whole the movie feels a bit more generic as a result than something like Old, but it is a tighter watch that won't make the audience go "what?" as often. It gets too heavyhanded at times but thankfully he pulls away more than something like Signs (the closest film of his I can compare this to). It's a solid little thriller that doesn't pretend it's anything more than that.

[Verrows]

9 hours ago, Lucas said:

I liked it. Some really good performances, a great first act, and it just about manages to not quite stretch itself too thin with the runtime. Within seconds I could tell that the two co-writers must've taken charge on the dialogue because it's not as clunky or weird as usual for Shyamalan (though there are a couple lines here and there). That becomes both a positive and a negative because it takes away some of the idiosyncrasies of a Shyamalan movie with his strange ways of writing characters. As a whole the movie feels a bit more generic as a result than something like Old, but it is a tighter watch that won't make the audience go "what?" as often. It gets too heavyhanded at times but thankfully he pulls away more than something like Signs (the closest film of his I can compare this to). It's a solid little thriller that doesn't pretend it's anything more than that.

Sounds good to me. I'm there on the 3rd!

[excel1]

Marketing push is pretty remarkable here, much larger than I expected. The shot of the mega wave hitting the beach looks expensive 

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[DAJK]

Dang, another win for M Night! Give me a 30M opening baby!

[Cmasterclay]

[Eric Duncan]

19 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said:

Wait...is that really Bautista?

[tonytr87]

Loved Split, liked Glass, didn't like Old, so I'm glad to hear (so far) that this is yet another return to form. 

[Porthos]

2 hours ago, Eric Slay said:

Wait...is that really Bautista?

 

 

[Brainbug]

Sensing another Split incoming. 35-40M OW. Dont underestimate M. Night.

[filmlover]

Yes! at these early reactions. Ready for this to become our next horror/thriller breakout hit.

[TMP]

The marketing campaign for this one’s been really effective in terms of awareness, just anecdotally. Haven’t seen the quorum data yet 

[Lucas]

Yeah Dave Bautista is definitely the standout, great performance. 

[MikeQ]

Really thrilled for the strong social media reactions to this. Looking forward to it, especially after M3GAN was a disappointment for me. Sounds like Shyamalan delivers.

 

Peace,

Mike

[kayumanggi]

Whoa. Could be another win for Universal!

[Krissykins]

Shyamalan was on the Graham Norton Show tonight promoting the film. 

[ThomasNicole]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cubsfan]

I’m so pumped for this! My most anticipated movie of the year. Love me some MNS and the reactions are excellent. Old was his worst since his resurgence with The Visit. Glad he’s getting back on track here.