The Twin
Every parent's worst nightmare is just the beginning for Rachel's ordeal as in the aftermath of a tragic accident, she and her husband Anthony decide to move to the other side of the world to focus on their surviving twin son Elliot. What begins as a time of healing and isolation in the Finnish countryside turns into a desperate battle for the very soul of their son as an entity claiming to be his dead twin brother takes over Elliot — setting Rachel on a diabolical journey to unravel the horrible truth about her twin son.
- Released: 2022-04-06
- Runtime: 109 minutes
- Genre: Horror
- Stars: Teresa Palmer, Steven Cree, Barbara Marten, Tristan Ruggeri
- Director: Taneli Mustonen
Comments
- leesimon-26357 - 10 October 2023
Bordeline stupid throughout, until a 10 mins exposition dump that tanked the score
A sad couple move across the world to escape their sadness, only to be thrust into a world of ghosty-cult conspiracies. Lame. Stupid and lame. Even the premise is a chore to stomach.
I really, really, really don't want to hurt a little kid's feelings, so I don't really know how to proceed here. The child character was insufferable, stupid, purposely beyond what is tolerable as weird, and overall had the type of face you want to smush a pie into. I'm sure that the child actor isn't any of those things. That said, casting was great. However, the decision to slowly turn him physically into Bram Stoker's Dracula, with floor length dresses and red velour robes was baffling. And it did not help with the kid's growing vibe of being a repugnant weirdo (again, the character, not the child actor.)
Without giving into spoilers, I will just say that the ending reveals a perspective seen throughout the movie, and that perspective is my least favorite trope in movies where reality is in question.
This movie probably sat around 4-5 stars until the excruciatingly long and indescribably stupid exposition dump that the father gives at the end. With every paragraph, the score lowered and lowered. I won't ever see this again. Absolutely not fun to watch. - ranwulfs - 3 August 2022
Nothing very new
As God as my witness, I figured Elliot wasn't real about 5 minutes in. Notice the dad never looks at him or speaks to him, and later - at the welcome party - the kid isn't interacting and the adults don't see him. Matter of fact, he's only on screen whenever Rachel is. Shades of "Sixth Sense," which was a much better movie. The main cast was exceptional, I thought - all except the kid. I know this sounds mean, but a creepier, more unattractive little troll I don't think I've ever seen. And annoying AF.
Overall, great on atmosphere and slooow build up, but way too similar to half a dozen better movies. Maybe have it on in the background while cleaning the house. I give it five out of 10 because I'm a nice guy. It's not an entire waste of time, but I wouldn't watch it twice.
