Never Let Go Review: The New Halle Berry Horror Film Keeps You Guessing In A Great Way
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Never Let Go Review: The New Halle Berry Horror Film Keeps You Guessing In A Great Way


Director Alexandre Aja’s Never Let Go is a balancing act. The audience is told up front that this is a story full of fantastical nightmares… but is it? The source of this information is questionable in terms of both motive and sanity, which eats away at trust, but consequences for losing faith are extreme. It’s a tense push and pull, and along with some bold and impressive performances and an unrelenting atmosphere that makes you think any horrific twist is possible, it’s a grisly surprise.

Never Let Go

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Release Date: September 20, 2024
Directed By: Alexandre Aja
Written By: Kevin Coughlin and Ryan Grassby
Starring: Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins
Rating: R for strong violent content and grisly images
Runtime:
101 minutes

Based on an original screenplay by Kevin Coughlin and Ryan Grassby, it’s a film about parenthood and the passionate desire to protect one’s children from the terrors of the world, and it keeps your brain buzzing throughout as you question just about everything the story throws at you. The movie is ever-enhanced by an extreme and intense turn from Halle Berry, whose dedicated performance is fantastic source of ambiguity, and Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins prove to be capable young performers playing boys who are starting to question their mother’s strict domestic rules.



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