‘No One Will Save You’ Review: Kaitlyn Dever’s Performance Carries This Clunky, Yet Entertaining Sci-Fi Thriller
22.09.2023 - 15:05
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Brian Duffield’s No One Will Save You, now streaming on Hulu, unfolds as a haunting symphony of silence, highlighted by Kaitlyn Dever’s silent acting. Also written by Duffield’s, the meticulous direction of his own script shapes a heightened sense of paranoia, striking the connection between effective visual storytelling and a nuanced narrative.
Brynn Adams (Dever) is a young woman living alone in an isolated house in the countryside. She wears her anxiety like a costume as she moves around the town scared to make eye contact with anyone. She frequently visits her mother’s grave, but when there, Brynn spots the police and hides behind her car to avoid them. At home she collects Christmas-themes doll houses, writes letters to her deceased friend Maude (played by Evangeline Rose).
One random night Brynn wakes to the sound of strange noises coming from downstairs and goes to investigate, to find her door wide open. Upon further inspection, there is a strange shadowy figure running around. She can’t fully see what it is, but knows it isnt human. Soon the electrical devices start going haywire, she sees an Alien figure that begins to terrorize her lonely existence. Now Brynn has to save herself from abduction, or risk becoming one of them.
This nearly dialogue-less feat is entirely carried by Dever’s performance. Her reactions paint the unspoken words and unresolved mysteries of the unfolding drama. The film pulls the audience into the story, allowing them to experience the thrill and perplexity with Brynn, in real time, which creates an atmosphere of shared uncertainty and intrigue.
The struggle with budgetary constraints is evident in the alien VFX, which are reminiscent of graphics from the PlayStation 3 era.
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