Plot: An entity wanders around an empty house, until a new family moves in. He follows the people around and gets to know them in their most private moments. The daughter is going through some mental struggles and when she gets a new boyfriend, the entity keeps a close watch over here, intervening when necessary.
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March 06, 2025
The idea behind Soderbergh's latest is pretty cool, the execution could've been better. The entity is mostly just a floating camera that follows a family around that just moved to the suburbs after a traumatic experience. It rarely intervenes, and it doesn't do many other ghostly things, so most of the film is nothing more than plain, basic drama.
Which isn't terrible, but it's a bit dry considering the premise that we're seeing things from an entity's perspective. The performances are decent, other than that it's all pretty basic. I'm not sure if the less-is-more approach was ideal here, but it's clear that the premise alone wasn't enough to make a great film.