Film critic Jonathan Sim's review of Cuckoo, a new horror movie starring Hunter Schafer and directed by Tilman Singer.
is a new horror thriller written and directed by Tilman Singer. Schafer stars as Gretchen, a teenage girl moving to the German Alps with her father and his new family. While staying there, she begins to encounter strange events around her, customary for any scary movie.
There’s something about the writing that makes Cuckoo stand out as well. A strange, offputting tone permeates this viewing experience. The way the characters speak, behave, and react to others feels off-kilter, as if it’s not what one would expect from these people. There’s a lot of mystery during that first half surrounding what is going on and what secrets are being kept. At the forefront is the enigmatic Mr. König , a family friend who you quickly grow suspicious of.
Singer manages to construct each scene in a way that feels both conventional and unconventional. It can be dark and tragic the way certain ideas play out and the sound design always puts you on edge, contributing to the strangeness you can feel while you watch. For the most part, it knows how to push its characters to darker places. It’s a twisted narrative that causes you not to trust what you see and hear.
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