The Last House Receives Positive Reviews as Post-Covid Thriller
The film 'The Last House,' starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura, has garnered positive reviews, being described as a solid and suitably stifling post-Covid apocalyptic lockdown thriller. Critics praised its effectiveness, particularly when the threat remains unknown.
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The Last House review – post-Covid apocalyptic lockdown thriller is a solid night in
Oscar nominee Wagner Moura and Greta Lee lead Netflix’s sci-fi tale of a family trapped in their house as something sinister arrives Most of us aren’t truly ready for films that directly cover the recent horrors of Covid and, well, why would we be? There was a need back in 2021 for something strict and journalistic like Matthew Heineman’s excellent documentary The First Wave and there have been other variously illuminating docs since, but it’s been tough for narrative storytellers to address ...
By Benjamin Lee
Read full article →‘The Last House’ Review: Wagner Moura and Greta Lee Bring Conviction to a Suitably Stifling Stay-at-Home Thriller
A decade or so ago, the premise of apocalyptic thriller “The Last House” might have sounded a little more out there than it does now: A middle-class Seattle family wakes up one morning to find themselves sealed inside their house with no means of escape, a mysterious enforced house arrest that turns out to be […]
By Guy Lodge
Read full article →‘The Last House’ Review: Greta Lee and Wagner Moura in a Claustrophobic Netflix Thriller Most Effective While the Threat Remains Unknown
Louis Leterrier directs this hybrid of sci-fi, horror, mystery and domestic psychological drama in which both physical and mental survival are tested.
By David Rooney
Read full article →The Last House Review: Who Trapped Greta Lee & Wagner Moura In This Movie?
Despite having plenty going for it, including an intriguing genre premise, Netflix's The Last House is one of the worst films of the year so far.
By Alex Harrison
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