Very well executed

Better than most people think

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

The film showcases something more terrifying and crippling then monsters, zombies, vampires or the like. Paranoia and distrust, combined with constant stress in extreme conditions will wear any human down to the point they become monsters capable of the unimaginable. This is not an original idea, but it's well executed just the same.The performances are convincing. Writers and director trust the audience to understand how strenuous the situation the characters find themselves in without going into the why's and how's the world is in the place it's at. This is likely a key problem for many of today's young "critics" growing up in a film industry dominated by the Marvel universe and the Walking Dead. They have to actually SEE the IT that comes at night. They just don't get what IT is or why it would be so terrifying...or if they do, it's not what they expected...so it's rated a 1. If it's not your cup of tea, can you not use another #? No one of intelligence reads reviews rated 1.I say give the film a look.

Unlike other people I love onions. On pizza, in salads, with salmon and horseradish and many more. And I love surprises. Especially in movies. However, if it looks like a candy apple and is classified as a candy apple... I want it to taste like candy apple. I don't like onions as a surprise. You do neither? Don't expect this movie to be candy apple that its trailer promised.You know, allt hrough the movie I thought I had figured out the "secret hints" at a plot twist I was confident that one of my speculations would turn out to be correct... like......everything was just Travis' (the son's) hallucinations while being terribly sick... or ...Will and Kim (the visitors) had sinister intentions/ a dark secret/ a troubled past which would be unravelled by someone of the family (Paul/ Sarah/ Travis)... or ...Will and Kim were just stool pigeons and there were going to be more people out there in the woods coming after the family's belongings and supplies... or ...Andrew had been kidnapped by Will and Kim (hence his sleepwalk and Kim's strange reaction to it) and they tried to hide that he wasn't their son... or ...It's all about Paul's schizophrenic paranoia and its impact on all his family, the whole virus-apocalypse thing never actually happened - or at least not to that zombie-like extent... or ...Travis or his mom would wreak havoc after Paul killed Andrew... or ...the "thing that comes at night" had nothing to do at all with a virus but with human's evolution... ...but... in the end...NOTHING.I loved the cast and their performances. The plot was something we've heard of sooo many times already... but could have become a new and different approach to the virus topic thing - which honestly would have been awesome!The movie builds up suspense to an extent I haven't been experiencing for a long time. And I love that it is playing with the viewers munds and imagination rather than overuse cheap shock moments with exaggerated sound effects every few minutes. I also don't mind endings that aren't actually endings, I like finals that leave you with questions and lead to discussions.However, in this movie all the suspense, the presumptions, alleged innuendos and questions blow up during the whole movie only to eventually erupt into a dissapointing unsatisfying ending.To those who claim it's an allegory on humanity or today's society or whatever: I can understand that point of view too. I also like movies with some deeper meaning. However, does this mean a lack of logic and omitting any answers and explanations are requirements for a movie with superior importance nowadays? And does this mean that all the people who gave bad reviews lack profoundness? Just because they expected something else from a movie that's considered to be a horror movie? I don't think so. I'm a fan of a clever, thought-provoking plot that goes beyond the usual shocker flick. This wasn't one of them. This was a wannabe philosophical mystery something that makes me ask why they would call it "horror" movie in the first place? If you don't know how to connect pensiveness and fright, at least don't classify it into such a strong genre like horror (with a heavy with meaning title) and make the viewers expect something that never really happens.

It Comes At Night, not to be confused with It Cums At Night. Please do not mistake the two, or you'll be massively disappointed wasting time organising the comfy cushions in place for a little self love.Is this what happened to me?...Oh no...no no no no no. What happened to me was far more disappointing. I actually saw this film. To save you the bother...Isolated family take in a family in need as an unknown killer illness is about, families get on for a bit exchanging water for 4 scrabble "E" tiles, a goat for 2 goats (yeah I didn't get that one, maybe the 2 were gay and they were sick of their homosexual "baa"ing) and a pack of Mr Kipling Viennese Whirls for ear buds, bit of happy families, enter the typical ole paranoia and family in need leave and the isolated family shoot them.What does this all mean and what comes at night? Who cares...this comfy cushion needs adjusting...

The movie is a good work, that is very atmospheric. It does not deal with cheap thrills, really it is a reflection of horror of losing members of your own family, of illness, and the director dealt with his own loss of father to cancer by filming this. So, while not really a master piece, and a bit abstract for average horror lovers, it is a pretty solid work of art, worthy of your time if you are into exploring these kind of issues in a serious way. It is abstract enough, you can see how people in the middle ages felt when dealing with the plague, or indeed in the case of any future apocalyptic pandemic. Film about atmosphere, not really about cheap thrills.