Knock at the Cabin

 

Knock at the Cabin 2023

• Director: M Night Shyamalan
• Seen by this director: many
• Based loosely on the book by Paul Trembley
• Cast: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn, Kristen Cui
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Dave Bautista – Guardians of the Galaxy, Riddick, Blade Runner 2049
• Jonathan Groff – Doctor Who, The Matrix Resurrections, Hamilton
• Nikki Amuka-Bird - Old, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Doctor Who, The Children’s Act, Jupiter Ascending, Luther, Coriolanus, Small Island
• Rupert Grint – Into the White, Harry Potter, Driving Lessons
• Why? M Night Shyamalan
• Seen:  7 March 2025   

             Seven-year-old Wen (Cui) is on holiday in a cabin in the woods with her dads Andrew (Aldridge) and Eric (Groff).

            Four very kindly, unhappy, apologetic and violent people (Bautista), (Grint), (Amuka-Bird) and (Quinn) break into the cabin, take them hostage and tell them that they must choose and sacrifice one of them. Only that will prevent an apocalypse. If they don’t every human being on earth will die.

            The film got a lot of negative reviews, and many seem to hate Shyamalan. Of course the story is ridiculous, based on the biblical end-of-the-world tale, but I like Shyalaman and I quite like the film. Ridiculous or not, it’s well-told.

 3* of 5