There is plenty of good, but no one wants to watch a movie that feels like it is one to two drafts away from being a better supernatural horror.
Unwelcome, directed by Jon Wright from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Stay, follows a young couple who flee from their dangerous London neighborhood to the Irish countryside to seek a safe and healthy environment for their unborn child. Their excitement for this new chapter of their lives is disrupted when the couple faces a family of unruly contractors who become a reminder of the menacing life they left behind.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY The film's concept will easily capture one's attention and go so far as to encourage one to watch it. Plenty of projects in the low-budget/B-movie horror area of the genre play with folklore and bring them to the modern day, and they are a joy to watch. Wright has a compelling story on his hands, blending Irish folklore with the far darrig and a touch of Brother Grimm with an urban setting opens up a lot of possibilities.
The narrative also bulks under the pressure of its potential when it fails to develop Maya and get her to where she is in the finale. The sudden shift in her persona exposes the disjointed nature of this hodgepodge horror. The film also stumbles on the comedic beats, which hint at a version of this film that could have taken a horror-comedy route, à la Shaun of the Dead. With so much thrown into the pot, it’s hard to determine what the audience is meant to enjoy.
Unwelcome is many things — entertaining is one of them. But with little focus on what actually makes this film worthwhile, the result is disappointing. The film is also roughly 20 minutes too long and could have been a far more thrilling endeavor if it were more precise and concise. Despite admirable work from the ensemble cast, most notably Hannah John-Kamen and Douglas Booth, Unwelcome stumbles hard.
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