There’s horror and comedy in this messy,shaky-cam nadir ((n.) the lowest point of something), but not the kind Shyamalan was aiming forThere’s a terrible sense of dread lurking in M Night Shyamalan’s latest. Sadly, and it has nothing to do with the boring shaky-cam fable about two incandescently irritating teenagers spending some Grimm-lite time with their unhinged grandparents. Instead,it’s the horrible realisation that the film-maker who was lauded for The Sixth Sense, defended for The Village, and just about tolerated for The Happening,may actually beget made a film worse than Lady in the Water. Is it meant to be a horror film? Or a comedy? The publicity calls it “an original thriller” but it is neither of those things. Only “endurance test” adequately describes the ill-judged shenanigans (tricks or mischief) that ensue, as our two young heroes film their estranged Nana and Pop-Pops scratching at the walls, and puking on the floor,and mysteriously stockpiling soiled nappies in the woodshed. Can you spot the inevitable plot twist that lurks noisily in the corner? Can you listen to any more of shrimp Ed Oxenbould’s cute comedy rapping without stabbing yourself in the ear? Can you net a refund? Bring back The Last Airbender!Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com