‘It Comes At Night’ Makes You Question Who You’ll Become In A Worst Case Scenario

I can admit that I wasn’t prepared for this movie. When I sat down in the dim theatre, I didn’t know much about what to expect other than my friend saying “I think you’ll like it… maybe.” I was less than sold by that endorsement. But how could I know then what I know now?. If you’re looking for a fast-moving plot, explosions, and neat resolution then It Comes At Night is not the movie for you. If, however, you’re looking for a slow boil that leaves you wondering who you are under the worst of circumstances, what the people you love are capable of, and what you would do for your family, then this is the movie you’ve been waiting for. It Comes at Night is the story of Paul (Joel Edgerton), his wife Sarah (Carmen Ejogo), and their son Travis (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). It is hauntingly set at the family’s home which seems to be located in a semi-isolated part of the woods. There is an unnamed medical crisis going on the world; it looks a lot like Bubonic plague if you ask me my completely unprofessional and unreliable medical opinion (formed primarily through WebMD and paranoia), but it is never named in the film. This family of three is on their own: the house is boarded up and they’ve sealed all entrances and exits save one. Based on this alone, you know things aren’t good. What this film does that I really enjoyed was establish the state of the world without heavy-handed exposition. Because of that, there are some things I don’t know like how long has the plague-like illness been …