The Lodge

"It all adds up to a film that is more than the sum of the parts and a testament to the fact that sometimes you've just got to let film-makers make films, and not worry too much if they also managed to get it in writing."

"[T]he thing that haunted me the most about the film afterwards-aside from Riley Keough's choking screams in one particularly intense, symbolically loaded sequence-was the ludicrousness of its plot."

"The key to her insidious and frightening performance is that by the end you're not sure whether to fear her or fear for her."

"Keough's work is so strong, so effective, that by the time we learn the ultimate fate of Grace, we would have bought into any of the possible options."

"Punctuated by a menacing score and finale that will resonate loudly, The Lodge is a visceral chiller, with an impressive turn from Keough."

"As a psychological down-is-up horror movie, The Lodge has a few solid tricks up its sleeve. But when the smoke and mirrors clear, it's ultimately a story about trauma, and a rather bleak one at that."

"English-language "The Lodge" is atmospheric and intriguing enough to appeal to more adventurous viewers."

"This film will unsettle you in the moment and leave you thinking about the repercussions of grief, violence, blind faith and manipulation long after the credits roll."

"While the filmmakers' control of mood, menacing atmosphere and unsettling spatial dynamics remains arresting, their story sense grows shaky in a chiller that starts out strong but becomes meandering and repetitive."

"With the chilly setting, how the camera moves through the home, and how inner demons threaten to consume a family, it's reminiscent of The Shining. It's a relentless, mind-bending nightmare in which the threat of demons from one's past are always lurking."