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Jun 18, 2020 · There should be reasons to celebrate “You Should Have Left.” Not only does it mark the underrated Kevin Bacon’s first film role since 2016, but it reunites him with director David Koepp, who helmed the star’s “Stir of Echoes.”
Jun 18, 2020 · ‘You Should Have Left’: Film Review. Kevin Bacon stars in a haunted-house film that's a minimalist gloss on 'The Shining.' In a good way. By Owen Gleiberman. Courtesy of Blumhouse. In a good...
You Should Have Left: Directed by David Koepp. With Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Tiiu Essex, Colin Blumenau. A former banker, his actress wife, and their spirited daughter book a vacation at an isolated modern home in the Welsh countryside where nothing is quite as it seems.
- David Koepp
- 3 min
- Kevin Bacon takes on a haunted house in a surprising and solidly scary horror-thriller.
- Verdict
By Kristy Puchko
Updated: May 25, 2021 8:04 pm
Posted: Jun 18, 2020 8:15 pm
David Koepp might be best known as a screenwriter on such smash hits as Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, and Spider-Man. However, to horror fans he is treasured for co-writing the cult-classic comedy Death Becomes Her and writing and directing the deeply creepy Stir of Echoes, which starred Kevin Bacon as a man stalked by a mysterious spirit. Now, these two reteam for You Should Have Left, a heart-stopping haunted house tale with a unique angle.
Koepp writes and directs this adaptation of Daniel Kehlmann's novel of the same name. You Should Have Left stars Bacon as Theo Conroy, a middle-aged banker with a dark past, a young daughter (Avery Essex), and an actress wife who is about half his age (Amanda Seyfried). Plagued by insecurities about their age difference, Theo is fearful that his lusty wife, Susanna, will tire of him. Her gently calling him "old man" cuts as deep as having to hear her loudly fake orgasms for a sex scene on a film set from which he's barred. Then, there's the other thing, the unspoken reason why he gets side-eye in public and why they don't use his name to book a getaway weekend in a "picturesque" country home in Wales. Theo hopes some quiet time with his family will soothe his anxieties, with the help of guided meditation and journaling. However, he's also plagued by nightmares that turn each sunset into a prison sentence.
Shaken by his mental strain and lack of sleep, Theo can't be sure what's real and what's a horrible dream. He discovers strange elements to the house, like a hidden hallway, doors that open on their own, and lights that refuse to stay off. In his nightmares, the house becomes a maze of secret rooms, dark passages, and abject horror that threatens to consume him and his little girl, Ella. But by the time he begins to understand why, it might already be too late.
At the top, I teased a unique angle on a haunted house tale. However, to go into that would be to spoil a third act that is a deranged and dizzying delight. Instead, I'll say this: Trust in Koepp. This stellar screenwriter has built a career on scripting compelling adaptations. He's skilled at crafting horror stories twisted and rich. Here, he take...
The haunted house in You Should Have Left is more compelling than the story, more spine-tingling than the film's eerie atmosphere or various twists. Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb...
Jun 19, 2020 · A creepy abandoned house in the boondocks, a shadowy figure in the background, a mysterious man battling unnamed demons — even if you haven’t visited the Welsh spook-house in “You Should ...
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Jun 18, 2020 · Movie review: In Blumhouse’s You Should Have Left, Kevin Bacon gives a strong performance as a man tormented by his inner demons, and Amanda Seyfried is good as his younger wife, but the movie...
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