The Lodge

A slow burn that doesn't feel like it goes anywhere. I don't want to mock something that a lot of people put their honest effort into, but the movie thinks it's more clever than it actually is. That said, Riley Keough is great in everything, and this is no exception.

Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/B6UwL9ET-ao _The Lodge_ is a 2019 movie directed by the same duo that made the most excellent German language film _Goodnight Mommy_ which rates as one of my favourite movies of recent years. So how do they go with this English language horror thriller? Well first of all, let’s hear what _The Lodge_ is about: _When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past._ This movie suuuuuuuuucks. It drags, it's boring, and the ultimate explanation of everything relied on such a stretch of the imagination that it made me chuckle. About an hour in, not much had really happened, we hadn't really learned anything new about the characters, and there's so much telegraphing that when all the stuff starts going down, none of it is a surprise. This is mediocrity at its finest, and I'm kinda annoyed that I paid actual money to rent this on YouTube.

'The Lodge' wants so badly to be considered a highbrow horror film, but it forgets completely to try and be compelling, riding on flimsy attempts at a creepy tone and calling it a day. - Ashley Teresa Read Ashley's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-lodge-an-insult-to-the-horror-movie-genre