Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie, Vicky Krieps, Abbey Lee, Eliza Scanlen, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, Emun Elliot, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird

(6-Good Film)

Bizarre. Silly. Creepy.

Adult Trent: How would you feel if a fifty-year-old man called and said he was your six-year-old nephew?

Ever since reaching impossible heights so early in his career with The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shymalan has not been a favorite of film critics. Despite this, he keeps making movies and they keep making money, so I’d suggest that he’s much better than they’re willing to admit. His newest film, Old, centers around a family on vacation at a luxury resort. The father, Guy (Garcia Bernal), and mother, Prisca (Krieps), are separating, but want to have one more joyful family trip together before they break the news to their children- daughter, Maddox, and son, Trent. Soon enough, they’re whisked away to a private beach recommended by the resort manager where they find, along with a host of characters already there, that time passes infinitely faster here and leaving the beach is damn-near impossible. You can focus on the clunky dialogue if you’d like or you could enjoy the beautiful visuals and interesting ideas M. Night brings to filmmaking. Old is not a great film but it is impressively creepy and jarringly grotesque in a way that keeps you watching.

-Walter Tyrone Howard-

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