That first ideathe one shown in the trailersis this.
Any of us can imagine the guttural terror wed feel if someone so devilishly challenged our safest space.
Eventually, though answers do come.
The Woman in the Yard is now in theaters.Image: Universal
And thats when the movie takes its turn.
Solving these mysteries is why were there.
And, fortunately, the answers check all of those boxes.
Danielle Deadwyler, Peyton Jackson, and Estella Kahiha inThe Woman in the Yard.– Universal
If you plan to see the movie, skip past the next photo to avoid the spoilers.
Kind of messed up.
The first is the supernatural horror movie we thought we were watching.
The second is about what a person hoping to end their own life must go through.
And both of those stories have different expectations.
Why would they happen at all?
Peyton Jackson is the breakout ofThe Woman in the Yard. – Universal
The idea of a mother of two killing herself simply is too serious for any of that.
So were left with these diametric and opposing forces, both in the film and outside it.
Again, this should be a good thing, but its a betrayal to the movie itself.
As shocking and brash as the reveal is, it doesnt quite work.
What does work, besides Collet-Serras direction, are the performances of the family.
Well be seeing much more of him.
If the film had more fully embraced one side or the other, it wouldve worked better.
The Woman in the Yardis now in theaters.
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