‘Goodnight Mommy Review: Naomi Watts In Tepid Psychological Thriller Remake Of 2014 Austrian Horror Flick

In the year The 2014 horror film Mother's Nights was considered good enough to be an official entry in Austria's foreign-language Oscar competition (nominated or not), and has since achieved cult status. Of course, that's why there's an English remake starring Naomi Watts. As the Austrian film goes down the drain, this version has other ideas. Director Matt Sobel and screenwriter Kyle Warren, who both executive produced and adapted Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's 2014 screenplay as well as helmed the German version, sought to tone down the damage and explore the film emotionally. . It was here. Tell us about the psychological and mystical aspects of the story.

The original scene remains intact as his father (Peter Herman) and twins Elias (Cameron Crovetti) and Lucas (Nicolas Crovetti) move into their old home and single mother's garden. But when we first see them, Anna (Watts) looks like a mummy with only her eyes and mouth visible through a white mask. She's an actress, so it's no surprise, but she's worried about her dramatic personality change. They don't remember a kind mother, a loving parent who sings "You Are My Sunshine" to them before they go to sleep, or a symbol of their pain. What's wrong with dancing naked in front of a mirror and smoking?

It's all messed up now, or at least they, and especially Elijah, realize it, and it's made worse because they—again, especially Elijah—start to wonder if the person behind the mask is actually their mother. Or some cheaters. They react quickly to their fears, but the tension between "Mother" and the children escalates when they find them in a warehouse they shouldn't have opened. Ending childhood nightmares becomes a childhood nightmare if your mother doesn't know everything she knows. what are you doing And where is everything going?

Good night mom. Introduction: Naomi Watts presents the Amazon, drawing on the Austrian psychological fascination.

It was the same mystery in the first movie, but this movie turns the boys into their own little monsters, physically and violently, convincing yourself that it's true - at least their truth - and when you believe deeply that something is true, you do your best to survive. Even the visiting police (Crystal Lucas-Perry and Jeremy Bob) do not understand the case, and according to the old tradition of this type of film, they completely reject the accusations of the children against their mother and instead stand by their side. The mother, now unconvinced and looking completely normal, promises to send the children a Blu-ray as a token of her gratitude for helping them get them back.

It would be difficult to call it a horror movie after this, rather, a psychological thriller with a slight bias towards psychological thrills and "thrills". In any case, that seems to be the intention of the filmmakers, who say they like the subject, but want to highlight a very different aspect of how the story turns out. There is an interesting concept here somewhere. What happens when you start questioning everything you thought you knew, especially the woman who brought you into this world? Do you believe big lies or do you really want the truth? If only everyone didn't religiously play by genre numbers, if only the "twists" weren't there to mislead you, and the so-called shock finale wasn't telegraphed by a mile. .

At least for a Watts fan - and you can count on me - it's in good shape (and a performance product too), but the material lets it down. He recently appeared in several on-demand movies that challenged him physically, including Infinite Waves; Desperate Clock and the cute penguin flower are my favorites. Let's hope the makers find something again for his amazing talent on the big screen. Beautiful Crofit Twins. Watts' good friend Nicole Kidman played twins in Big Lies. Produced by Victor Jay Gibal, Nicolas Brigot-Robert, Joshua Astrakhan and David Kaplan. Amazon Prime Video launches worldwide on Friday.

Check out my video review with excerpts from the film at the link above. Are you going to say good night to your mom? Let us know what you think.