It begins on a chilly day, with a depressive Laura (Alicia Silverstone) dropping off her teenage son, Aidan (Jaeden Martell), and prepubescent daughter, Mia (Lia McHugh), at the home of their father, Richard (Richard Armitage). Richard wants to finalize their divorce; Laura breaks down in anguish. With near-surgical delicacy, the directors (who wrote the script with Sergio Casci) shift the story’s perspective from Laura to Richard’s new fiancée, Grace (an excellent Riley Keough). AdvertisementRiley Keough in the movie “The Lodge.” (Neon)Franz and Fiala — a nifty double act themselves — let tension mount slowly and deliberately, and with a merciful absence of jump scares. The key to her insidious and frightening performance is that by the end you’re not sure whether to fear her or fear for her.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 06, 2020 20:37 UTC