New Flix: It Comes at Night (2017)

At last, the Indy Film that seemed to polarize everyone that saw it.  Which side will I be on?

In a dark semi-future (time is never given), some sort of vague, viral threat has wiped out most of humanity.

The Film follows a four- quickly three- person family trying to survive in an admittedly-nice Cabin in the Woods.

There is only one Entrance or Exit- this red door.

When someone comes knock knock knocking at their red door, will trouble ensue.

The family incapacitates the intruder and fortifies even more.  What will he have to say?

It turns out that he has his own family- a wife and son- and they agree to let them stay.

As vague, unseen forces cause trouble outside, tensions rise.  Are the new people up to something?

What will happen in this confined space?  Who will live?  Who will die?

To find out, watch the Film.

Good, but dark as hell!  This one is really, really bleak.  It is really depressing.  To be fair, they begin with the assisted suicide of an infected family member.  The premise is that these people are hiding out in the Woods alone, paranoid as hell.  It is not like this sounded like a Comedy!  Even so, it is darker and bleaker than you might expect.  Another problem is that the Film was really sold as a Horror Film, when it is much more of a Thriller/Drama.  There are no Vampires, Zombies or anything like that.  This is just people facing dark times and adjusting to them.  The Title and Marketing sure were misleading!  Putting that aside, the Film is well-shot, well-acted and feels gritty.  In the end, it is a dark, well-meaning Film that is just not the Film it was marketed as.  While it won't kill you, it sure will wreck you emotionally if you aren't careful!

Not a bad Film, but a slow-burn of one that is a bit too dark.  Can't you give us *a little* hope in your hopeless World?