Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
Elisabeth Moss delivers a genuinely exceptional performance, carrying the film's tension almost entirely on her physicality and fear responses. Leigh Whannell's direction produces some brilliantly composed wide shots of empty space that generate genuine dread — a standout cinematographic choice. The plot is a solid, well-executed update of the classic concept grounding it firmly in domestic abuse and gaslighting, though it loses steam in its middle act. Novelty is decent but held back by its status as a remake and its use of fairly familiar thriller beats once the premise is established. The ending, while delivering a crowd-pleasing catharsis, opts for a somewhat convenient resolution that undercuts the psychological complexity the film had carefully built.