Manuel São Bento
9/25/2023
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/no-one-will-save-you-review-simplicity-at-its-best/
"No One Will Save You counts on Kaitlyn Dever's powerfully expressive, virtually speechless performance to carry a classic sci-fi premise of alien invasion filled with truly tense moments perfectly executed by Brian Duffield.
The brilliantly impactful sound design accompanies the narrative rich in themes such as guilt, grief, and forgiveness, developed exclusively through clever visual details.
The last scene leaves an unnecessary bitter aftertaste, but far from affecting the enjoyment of one of this year's most pleasant surprises."
Rating: A-
No One Will Save You is an excellent, high-concept alien home invasion thriller and features a great performance by Kaitlyn Dever.
Listen to the Awesome Friday Podcast to hear why in more detail you should watch it.
- Home: https://awesomefriday.ca/2023/09/podcast-no-one-will-save-you-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher/
- Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/awesome-friday/id480100293?i=1000629041860
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZCmxFvUf2pl1WoHlzrlMw?si=h5dRAcpiSO-5flF5e6O7aw
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/tDoi1mliAuY?si=UJEtqMUfp9mJjxIx
Disney/Hulu have a hit on their hands with a no dialogue visual treat that also packs a punch, even if the words are missing
Just when you thought no one could rework classic sci fi, along comes, No One Will Save You.
This film is driven by sight and sound, evoking a Rockwell flavoured 50's charm, juxtaposed starkly, with an austere, almost Lovecraft-ian alien other. Its a film that's as endearing familiar as its, terrifyingly other worldly and it works beautifully.
The end is intriguing too, raising questions what it means to be saved and who the real aliens, are.
In summary, clever in its simplicity, visually and audibly expressive, at times familiar and terrifying, balanced by a thought provoking finale. Great stuff.
