An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
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I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the POV of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic.
Today we’re looking at a Shudder original, 2022’s The Twin
After losing one of their sons in a tragic accident, Rachel (Teresa Palmer) and Anthony move to Finland where Rachel starts to suspect something demonic is after her son.
Is it Scary?
The Twin has a few pretty loud jump scares especially right off the bat but then it settles into its slow-burn pace so you won’t be too scared. While you might be creeped out by the end, you won’t leave the movie scared unless you know someone who has a twin because one of them is definitely evil.
Review:
The Twin is good. Teresa Palmer and Barbara Marten do a great job in their roles, Steven Cree as Anthony felt a bit wooden at the beginning but by the end, he also does a good job.
The dialogue was okay, nothing great but nothing bad or cringy. The story is good and the writers and actors do a good job portraying the main themes of the movie. There are some story events I have issues with, mainly due to tropes but that’s a purely subjective thing and comes with the horror movie review territory.
The main issue is some of the tropes felt shoe-horned in, they don’t really affect the story and sort of feel like a lazy way to try to get some scares. Luckily it only happens a handful of times so it doesn’t become tedious.
Overall I would recommend The Twin especially if you like slow-burn movies that explore grief and don’t mind that they are a bit longer than they need to be.
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