Gone in the Night

Name: Gone in the Night
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: July 15, 2022
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Alain Uy, Brianne Tju, Chesi Ho, David B. Schively, Dermot Mulroney

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: July 15, 2022 | R

Starring: Alain Uy, Brianne Tju, Chesi Ho, David B. Schively, Dermot Mulroney, Dustin Ingram, John Gallagher Jr., Kunal Prasad, Nina E. Jordan, Owen Teague, Sedrick Cabrera, Winona Ryder

Summary: Upon arriving at a remote cabin in the redwoods, Kath (Winona Ryder) and her boyfriend (John Gallagher Jr.) find a mysterious young couple (Owen Teague and Brianne Tju) already there — the rental has apparently been double-booked. With nowhere else to go, they decide to share the cabin with these strangers. When her boyfriend mysteriouslyUpon arriving at a remote cabin in the redwoods, Kath (Winona Ryder) and her boyfriend (John Gallagher Jr.) find a mysterious young couple (Owen Teague and Brianne Tju) already there — the rental has apparently been double-booked. With nowhere else to go, they decide to share the cabin with these strangers. When her boyfriend mysteriously disappears with the young woman, Kath becomes obsessed and enlists an unlikely supporter (Dermot Mulroney) with finding an explanation for their sudden breakup— but the truth is far stranger than she could have ever imagined.… Expand

Director: Eli Horowitz

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Mar 17, 2022

The Cow is a powerhouse creeper where one of the great actresses of her generation shows us how it’s done. Read full review

The Playlist Marya E. Gates

Mar 16, 2022

The blended tones and mixing of rom-com tropes with wry humor and mystery mostly work well until the film makes a hard pivot to biotech horror. By the last act the script begins to resemble "The X-Files," however the same implausibility that made that show a hoot, here unfortunately undermines the spell the film had successfully cast. Read full review

Aurora Amidon

Mar 16, 2022

The Cow goes in a number of unexpected directions that, on paper, look like fodder for a perfect missing-persons mystery à la Gone Girl or Prisoners. The problem is, Horowitz doesn’t quite seem sure how to tell the story in a way that keeps the viewer engaged. Read full review

The Film Stage John Fink

Mar 21, 2022

The film’s final revelations are underdeveloped and underwhelming, wrapping up events neatly in a way that lacked the humor of earlier scenes. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Apr 6, 2022

In the end, The Cow ends up a collection of tonal blunders and performances that are too big for this smaller-scale thriller. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Mar 16, 2022

Despite some resonant themes, this playful thriller grows increasingly implausible, relying on twists that neither shock nor deepen the film’s exploration of unhappiness and regret. Read full review

Jon Frosch

Mar 16, 2022

The Cow is depressingly slack and indecisive, neither leaning hard enough into its B-movie preposterousness nor taking the time to build any real, sustained suspense. Read full review

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alanpotter17

Jun 2, 2023

O filme se propõe ser um thriller de suspense, focando num final de semana de um casal quando alugam um chalé mas que já está ocupado por outro casal, e estranhamente deixando de lado esse fato pra lá de inusitado e arriscado, resolvem passar a noite os quatro numa boa, até clarear, sabe, eO filme se propõe ser um thriller de suspense, focando num final de semana de um casal quando alugam um chalé mas que já está ocupado por outro casal, e estranhamente deixando de lado esse fato pra lá de inusitado e arriscado, resolvem passar a noite os quatro numa boa, até clarear, sabe, e aí o namorado some e os eventos vão se desencadeando.
Dá pra notar que, pela premissa, as ações vão acontecendo de forma mais robótica possível. Seria até interessante se não fosse tão conveniente de de fácil solução, a passividade com que os personagens encaram os acontecimentos deformam a experiência do medo e do surpreendente que o roteiro deveria causar no espectador. Veja por exemplo, a primeira explicação dada para o sumiço do namorado: a mulher aceita de forma tranquila e fica por isso mesmo.
Mas é claro que ao remexer nos acontecimentos, as coisas não parecem tão simples, e ela vai investigando a fundo até encontrar uma ligação entre uma quinta pessoa e o casal que estava ocupando o xalé. O mais bizarro de tudo é que ela resolve investigar por conta própria, não tendo ninguém capaz de sequer ligar para a polícia ou cogitar tal hipótese, é tudo friamente calculado e robotizado.
Achei uma pena o roteiro ser tão raso, pois a parte técnica e ambientação estão muito competentes para um filme de baixo orçamento, e tirando uma ou outra fala caricatural dos vilões, as atuações também dão conta do recado. O final é meio anti-climático, só deixou evidente a falta de acuro de roteiristas e diretor em lidar com o material em mãos, não aprofundando nem na caracterização humana muito menos no suspense que o filme poderia render.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Apr 14, 2023

The plot twist is absolutely ridiculous, even beyond the complete lack of explanations to give it any sense at all.

It even looks like the actors are avoiding laughing at the goofiness of it all. Dermot Mulroney definitely doesn't seem to believe any of his dialogue in the climax scene.The plot twist is absolutely ridiculous, even beyond the complete lack of explanations to give it any sense at all.

It even looks like the actors are avoiding laughing at the goofiness of it all.
Dermot Mulroney definitely doesn't seem to believe any of his dialogue in the climax scene.
Winona Ryder, I can't even say she's in the simplest mode of her talent. There's not a shred of effort in her performance.

In general there's no suspense. There's no excitement. It all unfolds without motive or payoff.
Gone in the Night is a dreadful film in every way.… Expand

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