WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Speak No Evil (2022).
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Speak no evil
The 2024 remake starring James McAvoy contains major story spoilers in its trailer, which diminishes its impact. - The cultural discord between the Danish and Dutch families featured prominently in the original film, but has been displaced in the remake.
- The trend of revealing the entire story in horror movie trailers has been around for a while now.
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In 2024 Speak no evil The remake could be a good one for James McAvoy, but the horror movie has already fallen victim to some of 2024’s worst genre trends. Speak no evil It was a brooding European horror film that received shocking reactions and generally positive reviews upon its release. Speak no evil’The story revolves around a Danish family who befriends a Dutch family on holiday in Italy and then visits them. Speak no evil It plays out like a Ruben Östlund film, using awkward social awkwardness to ratchet up the tension.
But long before that Speak no evil’s harrowing ending makes it clear that there’s more than just a cultural difference between the two families: The Dutch couple are hiding something deeply sinister, but the ridiculously pretentious politeness of the film’s Danish heroes prevents them from questioning their increasingly dire situation. Speak no evil The film leans into the gruesome tendencies of European horror, with a comically depressing ending. Interesting games, Nothing bad will happenor BorgmannNonetheless, the popularity of the original film led to an English-language remake, which soon ran into its own problems.
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Speak No Evil 2024 trailer reveals full story
The remake of the popular 2022 horror movie reveals spoilers for the original story
2024 Speak no evil The remake cast James McAvoy as the villainous father, moved the film’s setting to England, and replaced the Danish family with American tourists. Speak no evil The remake could work better, since the original film was essentially focused on the cultural discord between Danish and Dutch customs. This relatively minor issue Trailer Speak no evilThe remake ruined the entire story of the movie.This makes the remake a lot less interesting, but it’s becoming increasingly common in horror movie marketing.
Speak no evilThe first and second trailers for reveal all of the major plot points from the original film, as well as some new ones specific to the remake. The gradually worsening social unrest between the two families, the repeated boundary crossings, the eventual escape attempt, and the revelation that the creepy couple’s child has been kidnapped and rendered mute are all revealed in the trailers. Even the invasion/siege climax, which wasn’t in the original film, can be seen in McAvoy’s final trailer. Speak no evil A remake gives audiences almost no reason to see the film.
‘Speak No Evil’ continues ominous trend of 2024 horror movies
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Unfortunately, Speak no evilThe remake won’t be the first major 2024 horror movie to reveal key parts of the storyline in a trailer. Alien: Romulus, perfectionand Abigail Every film has spoiled major deaths, plot twists, and even the ending. This is a trend that can be easily avoided. Long legsThe Oz Perkins-directed serial killer horror revealed very little in its cryptic trailer, but garnered enough attention to become a huge hit over its opening weekend. Unfortunately, it was too late to reveal the film. Speak no evilThe remake of the film will take the same approach.
Speak No Evil (2024)
- director
- James Watkins
- release date
- September 13, 2024
- Writer
- James Watkins
- cast
- James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Alix West-Leffler, Aisling Franciosi
- runtime
- 110 minutes
