I really liked this movie. I guess the cheese stands alone.
This is interesting. The enjoyment of fiction, especially genre fiction, relies heavily on the willing suspension of disbelief. Trouble is across a wide audience you’re going to encounter a wider range of tolerance levels, and what jerks one person out of the story will just wash over another unnoticed.
I watched Hush on Saturday night and I enjoyed it a lot. For me it’s a very neat, smart, economical little chiller/thriller that works hard and doesn’t outstay it’s welcome. The “stupidities” I thought worked in the context of the film and for the most part were well explained.
But, I also watched It Follows not so long ago which is another low budget and critically acclaimed horror (I have a film critic friend who put it in his top 10 for 2015, all movies, not just horror). That was one where I couldn’t get on board with some things that I found stupid and which ultimately spoiled the film for me.
I think it’s tougher for filmmakers in a way, the audience had less investment with something they know will last a couple of hours and require little imagination as opposed to something that needs a longer term commitment and a decent amount of effort from the reader (whether it feels like work or not.).
One thing I did notice in Hush was that when they swept past the book shelf a certain horror author’s name was prominently displayed. I don’t think it was an accident so, you know, at the very least the film makers seem to have had the very best of intentions.