In her medical expertise, she’s providing psychological and emotional aid to these troubled kids. It’s clear from the onset that the doctor-patient dynamic works both ways. ![]() She forges substantive relationships with her young patients, most of whom are children. In the absence of active children or a spouse, Mary seeks out human connection in her work. Now-widowed Mary (Naomi Watts) has the unenviable task of raising her bed-ridden, catatonic son, Stephen (Charlie Heaton, “Stranger Things”), while still having a career in child psychology. ![]() It opens with a horrific car crash, resulting in the death of a father and, in a way, a son. Penned by freshman screenwriter Christina Hodson, the story bears a painfully familiar resemblance to horror fare of the past. But here we are.Īlso Read: Netflix Casts Naomi Watts as Lead in Psychological Thriller 'Gypsy' Today it doesn’t feel appropriate to be negative, to criticize artwork that does almost nothing interesting narratively or aesthetically. To exacerbate matters, “Shut In” - despite its impressive cast - is, well, not good. Films, television, a new Tribe Called Quest album: all of it seems to pale in comparison to the specter of Donald Trump’s presidency. To focus energy on anything resembling pop culture is exceedingly difficult right now. It’s neither the film’s nor Blackburn’s fault that this week has been historically painful. I couldn’t jettison that thought while watching “Shut In” Friday morning at my local theater, where less than a half-dozen people sat in a dark room to watch the latest from director Farren Blackburn (“Hammer of the Gods”). Overall: This thriller tries to deliver a knock out but in the end finishes with a whimper.Horror movies are not so fun when daily life is scarier. In the end this is a standard horror thriller that never reaches the real heights of it’s potential. Oliver Platt is also wasted in his role but Charlie Heaton is the star of the film once we get to the final act. Watts is solid but you are questioning her choice to be in this role as such an established actress, while Jacob Tremblay is horrible underused in the film for such a young talent. Everything plays on the mind about what could be done in the same situation but in the end, doesn’t give you too many options on where the film could go. Shut In is a horror thriller that starts off being pretty routine before taking a twist about what is really going on, this twist saves the film because it wasn’t going in a very interesting direction until this revealed. Mary must turn to a fellow professional Dr Wilson (Platt) for advice with the strange goings on within the house, but the reality will be the twist she will never see coming. ![]() Her quite time is ruined when Tom returns during a storm only to go on the run with the whole town searching for him. Mary struggling with her grief of losing her husband and having to take care of the shell that was once her son is stuck trying to make the difficult decision about his future. Mary works as a child psychologist and her main patient is Tom (Tremblay) and he is going to getting transferred to another city. During the trip son and father end up in an argument leading to a tragic car accident killing the husband and leaving Stephen paralyzed. Story: Shut In starts as we see Mary (Watts) split from her husband having to send her son Stephen (Heaton) away for school after he got expelled from their local one. There may be spoilers the rest of the review Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever. Plot: A heart-pounding thriller about a widowed child psychologist who lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. Starring: Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt, Charlie Heaton, Jacob Tremblay, Crystal Balint, Alex Braunstein, David Cubitt
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