A slasher film in one respect because the killer has a mask. Really its a one location thriller - a woman, Kate Siegel, stuck at home while being terrorised. The gimmick is she's deaf which provides some great moments - a victim banging on the door and she can't hear, she can't hear him creeping around the house. I did wish they did more with it, but couldn't think of what... maybe use sign language with someone else. They do use an alarm.
The killer is played by John Gallaher who played the irritating Jim in The Newsroom and I did have fun imagining that this was what Jim got up to on the weekends ie. putting on a mask and killing people. The minor roles are well cast - everyone does well.
Expertly directed by Mike Flanagan who is becoming one of my favourite filmmakers.
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