Phobymo/Universal PicturesWe completely sympathize if you’re not. Look, the last seven or so years have not been easy for anyone, and no one would blame the Oscar-nominated filmmaker if, like so many of us, his faith in humanity has taken a few massive body blows.
. Bitter cynicism isn’t usually part of the package, however, which makes this adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s novela little surprising. Lots of movies focus on what-if apocalypses in the name of blockbuster entertainment. This one has a mustier,horror movies do, with a cabin in the woods. This rural Airbnb rental sits on the edge of a lake, in a ridiculously bucolic setting — a Garden of Eden by any other name. It’s being rented for the weekend by Eric and Andrew , along with their eight-year old daughter, Wen . The married couple is hanging out on the back deck, sipping wine. The kid is collecting grasshoppers out front, scooping them into a habitat in a jar. “I don’t want to hurt you,” she tells her trapped insect friends.