"Impressive and Exciting but Disorganized"
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NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU is impressive from a technical standpoint. The camera work, lighting and production design elevate the simple narrative. As the unlikely heroine, Kaitlyn Dever delivers a career best performance, completely gripping the audience despite speaking only five words. NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU suffers, however, from a lack of narrative purpose. For example, some character motivations are unclear, and the alien invasion is a little contrived. Happily, though, NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU is remarkably free of foul language, immorality and thematic, philosophical problems. That said, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children, because of the movie’s level of scary violence.
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NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU follows a young woman named Brynn as she fights to survive an invasion from extraterrestrial aliens, who break into her home and try to abduct her. NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU is impressive from a technical standpoint and has some exciting moments, good acting and a solid moral, redemptive worldview, but the movie has scary, intense fights with aliens, some character motivations are unclear, and the alien invasion plot is a little contrived.
Brynn is an outcast from her community, because of an unspecified event in her past. Eventually, it’s revealed that, when she was 12, she accidentally killed her best friend by hitting her with a rock during an argument. Although she walks free of legal repercussions because of her young age at the time of the killing, Brynn is imprisoned psychologically by guilt. When physically kidnapping Brynn fails, the aliens try to use psychological means to overcome her resistance, by impersonating her and by forcing her to relive her best friend’s death. [SPOILERS FOLLOW] However, these events prompt her to apologize to her friend and move on from her grief and shame. The aliens release her, impressed that she’s the only person on Earth with the inner strength to resist them.
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU is impressive from a technical standpoint. The camera work, lighting and production design elevate the movie’s relatively simple narrative. Kaitlyn Dever delivers a career best performance, completely gripping the viewer despite speaking only five words throughout the film. NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU suffers, however, from a lack of narrative purpose. Character motivations are unclear, the alien invasion plot is contrived, and the thematic connection between the lead character’s internal and external conflicts is tenuous.
Viewers expecting a Twilight Zone-esque “aha!” moment, where the underlying purpose for the conflict is revealed, will be disappointed.
Although by their nature, science fiction thrillers are often too disturbing or intense for very young viewers, the remarkable lack of foul language, substance abuse, immorality, and the absence of significant worldview problems makes NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU a good choice for a wide age range. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children, however, because of the movie’s level of scary violence.
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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.
What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
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