Bring Her Back
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Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
What critics thought
The Philippou brothers' follow-up to Talk to Me earns strong marks for Sally Hawkins' unsettling lead performance and a confident command of pacing and tension, though a persistent debate runs through the reviews: does its emotional ambition actually land, or do the grotesque visuals crowd out genuine feeling? Most critics place it just below Talk to Me, citing a looser narrative logic, but few dispute that it announces the brothers as a serious horror force.
“more logically muddled than its predecessor”
Jeanette Catsoulis·New York Times
“superior grasp of pacing and catch-release tension”
David Fear·Rolling Stone
“it's hard to balance really effective emotionality with the type of vicious storytelling the Philippous appear to be interested in”
Sammie Purcell·Rough Draft Atlanta
“perhaps more chilling—if slightly less focused—than their breakout feature debut”
Monica Castillo·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Michael PhilippouDirector
Danny PhilippouDirector
Billy BarrattAndy
Sally HawkinsLaura
Mischa HeywoodCathy
Jonah Wren PhillipsOliver
Stephen PhillipsPhil
Sally-Anne UptonWendy
Sora WongPiper
Kathryn AdamsAnna
Brendan BaconAnton
Olga MillerMacia
Aaron McLiskyCinematographyFrom the studio
Bring Her Back
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
What critics thought
The Philippou brothers' follow-up to Talk to Me earns strong marks for Sally Hawkins' unsettling lead performance and a confident command of pacing and tension, though a persistent debate runs through the reviews: does its emotional ambition actually land, or do the grotesque visuals crowd out genuine feeling? Most critics place it just below Talk to Me, citing a looser narrative logic, but few dispute that it announces the brothers as a serious horror force.
“more logically muddled than its predecessor”
Jeanette Catsoulis·New York Times
“superior grasp of pacing and catch-release tension”
David Fear·Rolling Stone
“it's hard to balance really effective emotionality with the type of vicious storytelling the Philippous appear to be interested in”
Sammie Purcell·Rough Draft Atlanta
“perhaps more chilling—if slightly less focused—than their breakout feature debut”
Monica Castillo·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Michael PhilippouDirectorDanny PhilippouDirectorBilly BarrattAndySally HawkinsLauraMischa HeywoodCathyJonah Wren PhillipsOliverStephen PhillipsPhilSally-Anne UptonWendySora WongPiperKathryn AdamsAnnaBrendan BaconAntonOlga MillerMaciaAaron McLiskyCinematographyFrom the studio
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