![]() The situation grows more dire by the second, as there appears to be no possible way for Jessica to escape her confined space. The viewer is only hearing and seeing Jessica’s viewpoint from inside the pantry while she is trapped, leaving the remainder up to one’s imagination with impeccable sound design. In this way, it reminded me of 2016’s Don’t Breathe, in which director Fede Alvarez plays up the foreshadowing to nauseating effect and maximum eventual payoff. Lainey manages to lock both herself and her infant brother in the room upstairs Rob and Sammy leave for the night with the promise of returning soon.Ĭaruso directs the sharp script from Melanie Toast with particular emphasis on the visuals, cueing in on important items and aspects to the plot. Rob nails the pantry shut with 2×4’s, and one of the nails pierces right through Jessica’s hand, instantly drawing blood. Her saviors turn against her though when Sammy provokes Rob into locking Jessica back into the pantry. However, the arrival of her junkie ex-boyfriend, Rob (Jake Horowitz), and his pedophilic best friend, Sammy (Vincent Gallo), saves Jessica this time around. The only surefire way out seems to be guiding her daughter, Lainey (Luciana VanDette), into opening the heavy door from the other side. Courtesy of The Daily Wire.Īs Jessica grabs her bible from the pantry, the door swings shut and locks her inside. ![]() Caruso does a terrific job at layering on the foreshadowing and building up suspense well before anything suspenseful is actually happening onscreen. The only thing she has left is to clean out the pantry and pack the car. Jessica’s grandmother left her the family house when she passed away, but in the wake of addiction struggles and a tumultuous relationship, it may be time to make a clean break. Following the choices a single mother must make along the way in order to escape this hellish scenario makes for a supremely entertaining (and frequently touching) little movie.įresh out of a stint at rehab, Jessica (Qualley) is right on the cusp of making a smooth getaway off to Texas with her two young children. The situation at the heart of the story is enough to drive any parent to their breaking point. Teeming with symbology and a terrific leading turn from Rainey Qualley, the film aims to prove the power of familial bonds, courage, and determination can overcome any obstacle. Caruso comes the first original feature from The Daily Wire, psychological horror thriller, Shut In. From Disturbia and Eagle Eye director D.J.
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