The Lodge – ABC Film Challenge – Mystery – L – The Lodge -Movie Review
Director: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
Writer: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Sergio Casci (Screenplay)
Cast
- Riley Keough (American Honey)
- Jaeden Martell (Mr Harrigan’s Phone)
- Lia McHugh (Eternals)
- Richard Armitage (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)
- Alicia Silverstone (Clueless)
Plot: A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé’s two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.
Runtime: 1 Hour 48 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Lodge starts in the aftermath of a family tragedy. Richard (Armitage) wants his children Aiden (Martell) and Mia (McHugh) to meet his new partner Grace (Keough). The plan is to spend the holiday away in a remote cabin.
When Aiden and Mia learn about Grace’s past, they become unsure about spending time with her. This only becomes worse when Richard goes off for supplies and doesn’t return. The three find themselves stranded in the lodge, only for their supplies to vanish suddenly as they get snowed in.
Verdict on The Lodge
The Lodge is a horror thriller that sees a new family spending a holiday season together in a remote lodge. This soon takes a disturbing twist as the family gets snowed in and strange events start happening around the lodge.
The movie leans heavily on the mystery of what is going on, using the past of Grace to make everything feel unsettling. It uses religious elements as well as questioning larger reality moments to understand what might be happening. However, by the end, it does feel a little bit flat with the ending. The performances are strong in the movie, with a nice cast, but it doesn’t stop too much uncertainty by the end.
Final Thoughts – The Lodge is a tense psychological thriller that builds everyone so well.
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