Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
Bring Her Back is a folk/supernatural horror entry from the directing duo behind Talk to Me, carrying some of that film's visceral body-horror energy into a foster-family grief narrative. The plot is competently constructed around loss and ritual but leans on familiar genre mechanics — a sinister guardian, a hidden secret, gaslighting of vulnerable children — without fully subverting expectations. Acting is solid across the board, particularly in the foster-mother role, but rarely transcends the material. Cinematography is atmospheric and competent, with some effective dread-building compositions, though not visually distinctive enough to stand out. Novelty earns a middling score: the grief-meets-folk-horror angle has some freshness and the directors have a recognizable tactile intensity, but the core premise treads well-worn ground. The ending, per early reception, feels rushed and undercooked relative to the tension built, landing as the film's weakest element.