The children of a small town start gradually taking over, wreaking havoc against the adults.
Shame… really! I don’t think anyone expected to beat the original (1984). Still, Shudder and co-writer/director Kurt Wimmer will make you sigh in disbelief and ask yourself if Stephen King had anything to say. Wimmer tried to dumb it down and verbally explicate what was written as a mystery, leaving it open to interpretation in 1977. I wish I could recommend it to anyone, but I can’t.
If you are interested in high-quality horrors where children are used as the source of evil or the source of resolution, I would highly suggest The Innocents (2021).
As aforementioned, it’s a real shame! Some films should be left alone as they are products of their era. And if the filmmakers are unwilling to crack many eggs and find ways to blow their current audience out of the water, they should let the sleeping dogs lie. Kudos to actors Elena Kampouris (Boleyn), Kate Moyer (Eden), Callan Mulvey (Robert), and Bruce Spence (Pastor) for their performances.
P.S. It is even more sad because Kurt Wimmer is the writer/director of the amazing Equilibrium (2002).
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In depth review again mate but this one I will leave alone. I have read a lot of Michelle Satchwell’s work work and you are right it is amazing. Thanks mate.