Plot: Brynn is a young woman living all by herself on the outskirts of a small US town. She doesn't have any friends there, but she tries to make the best of it. Things get hairy when aliens land in her backyard and try to kidnap her. She manages to fight them off but with no one willing to help her, escaping will be nigh impossible.
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February 16, 2025
A nifty little genre film. The setup seemed simple enough and the first half hour or so is a little tepid. But once the invasion begins, Duffield sprinkles tiny details around that have considerable impact, making this film a lot more unpredictable than I initially imagined. That's when the real fun starts.
The presentation is slick, the pacing (outside of the lengthy intro) and runtime are perfect, and the genre elements are tightly executed. There were even some neat details that I missed (like there being no dialogue at all) and the finale is on point. Duffield is proving himself an interesting genre director who takes familiar concepts and adds his own spin to them. Pretty cool film.