2 children head off to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time but get a shock when they discover some terrifying truths surrounding the couple.
Considering the time we have had to wait for Shyamalan to release another film I was really expecting that I would enjoy it more. Instead, it feels like all found footage type horror movies, that the premise seems good and then it turns into the biggest let-down. I'm not saying it's an awful film, because there are certainly parts that make you jump, it just feels altogether like it's not been put together very well.
For one thing, it seems rather strange to me that you would send your two young kids off on a train to be met by your parents without either going with them or assuring that the children know who they are or who is meeting them. For another, there is a weird situation going on between the mother and her parents whereby she hasn't spoken to them properly for at least a decade after a falling out, and therefore it would seem peculiar to then send your children to stay with them.
The grandparents themselves are obviously very strange. The grandfather is forgetful and incontinent, and the grandmother wanders about in the middle of the night with what appears to be the onset of dementia. Not a hugely safe environment for your children, but there you go. When the 'twist' comes out, it's a shock but also a disappointment. Be warned.
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