by John Zenoni
If you want to watch a really good, creepy, sci-fi alien flick then you have to watch ‘No One Will Save You’, currently streaming on Hulu. It's so much better than I expected and is one you should put on your list. It's one I think would be perfect to watch around Halloween for a few good scares.
In the film, we only have one primary character - Brynn, played by Kaitlyn Dever (probably best known from the television series ‘Last Man Standing’) - who lives alone in a house and has no other immediate family that we know of. A flashback reveals her mother did live with her at one time but has passed away. We also learn - via looks, stares and an interaction with a policeman and his wife when Brynn runs into town - that she's hiding another story, as people are avoiding her. That story will be revealed in flashback as well as the film goes on and plays a central part in how the film ends. The craziest thing about this film though, is there is practically no dialogue! I was told about this ahead of time and thought how horrible it would be, but it actually works out very well. All the emotions, scares, insights into what the characters (and aliens) are thinking and feel come across perfectly in just their acting and actions.
Speaking of which, Dever does a great job in this film, carrying it pretty much all by herself, other than the strange beings she encounters. As for other aspects of the film, the tone, noises and special-effects are great as well and left me wide-eyed on a couple of occasions. And the ending will blow your mind! It can probably be interpreted in several ways. But I'll just say that I ‘got’ it as far as what I was expecting.
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