Shut In is Generic, but Still Worth Seeing
Naomi Watts and Charlie Heaton in Shut In (2016) Shut In is the story of a grieving widow who's caring for her catatonic son when she's not working as a clinical psychologist. Plagued with horrifying nightmares, she begins to suspect that something darker is happening in her home, and starts questioning the safety of her and her son. Fortunately, I went into Shut In with no expectations, because it's not a particularly frightening or thrilling film. Naomi Watts delivers a good performance, which is hardly surprising since she's always fantastic, but she still falls flat. There's a sense of a lack of investment in her character, as if she's simply going through the motions and hasn't given much thought to what sort of person her character truly is. Whether that's a purposeful attempt at showing how our protagonist has lost herself in the daily and mundane routine of caring for her ill son, or a lack of interest in the part, is up for debate. That...