The Lodge (2019)
3.4 of 5 from 60 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
A bone-chilling nightmare from the directors of 'Goodnight Mommy', 'The Lodge' begins with a fractured family as Richard (Richard Armitage) tells his children, Aidan (Jaeden Martell) and Mia (Lia McHugh), of his intent to marry his mysterious girlfriend, Grace (Riley Keough). In an effort to bond, the family retreat to their remote winter cabin, however, when Richard is forced to abruptly depart for work he leaves Aiden and Mia in Grace's care. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge and unexplained events summon specters from Grace’s dark past as a member of a religious cult. As nerves fray and tensions rise, Grace, Aidan, and Mia have to fight for deliverance against unseen forces of evil. - Actors:
- Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Riley Keough, Jaeden Lieberher, Danny Keough, Lia McHugh, Rebecca Faulkenberry, Katelyn Wells, Lola Reid
- Directors:
- Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
- Writers:
- Sergio Casci, Severin Fiala
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Hammer Horror, A Brief History of Film...
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Reviews (1) of The Lodge
Bleak and unsettling. - The Lodge review by NP
Everyone's entitled to a lapse of logic, and in horror films, this happens more often than not. Here, Richard (Richard Armitage ) leaves his two young children in the care of troubled Grace (Riley Keough). I mean, you just wouldn't, would you?
If you can get past that miss-step, there is a huge amount to enjoy here. It comes from Hammer films, who just a few years earlier, had a big success with 'The Woman in Black'. 'The Lodge', in comparison, only had a sporadic release, especially in the UK - which is unforgivable.
As is often the case, despite some really strong performances - the juveniles are well played and contain none of the often bratty petulance sometimes seen in this kind of film - and Alicia Silverstone adds a big name to the cast list, the location has to share top billing here. It is wonderfully isolated.
The directors, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, do a great job of heightening this bleak setting, and the story's revelations come in a refreshingly restrained way, which makes them even more powerful.
The main twist is very effective, more so because it is revealed in a very unspectacular fashion, and the overall tale is as bleak as anything you might have expected. My score is 9 out of 10.
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