Old

“It's only a matter of time.”

6.3

2021

1h 48m

ThrillerMysteryHorror

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Overview

A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.

Trailer

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Cast

Guy

Gael García Bernal

Guy

Prisca

Vicky Krieps

Prisca

Charles

Rufus Sewell

Charles

Trent Aged 15

Alex Wolff

Trent Aged 15

Maddox Aged 16

Thomasin McKenzie

Maddox Aged 16

Chrystal

Abbey Lee

Chrystal

Patricia

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Patricia

Jarin

Ken Leung

Jarin

Kara Aged 15

Eliza Scanlen

Kara Aged 15

Mid-Sized Sedan

Aaron Pierre

Mid-Sized Sedan

Adult Maddox

Embeth Davidtz

Adult Maddox

Adult Trent

Emun Elliott

Adult Trent

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/old-spoiler-free-review "Old is one of those cases of a remarkably unique, intriguing concept failing to reach its potential due to an overall disappointing execution of too many ideas. M. Night Shyamalan delivers yet another divisive film, tackling deeper themes associated with our relationship with time and how the latter impacts people in distinct ways. The trademark final act revelation not only negatively affects the main theme of the movie but also raises dozens of plot and character inconsistencies, too many to handle. The acting is surprisingly as poor as some of the awful dialogues, despite great casting concerning the kid-to-adult transitions. The main family's arc is one worth investing in, but there are too many disposable, irrelevant characters. The technically accurate, detailed cinematography might not be pleasant for every viewer, but the editing definitely lacks some finesse. Unfortunately, I can't defend Shyamalan too much on this one..." Rating: C-

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Tejas Nair

I liked Old not for its horror elements (at least the very little that it has) but for its themes about aging and regrets in life, something that hit home. There may be several flaws with this weird drama but the central theme of how we take life lightly when we are aging slowly really stayed with me. Recommended.

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CinemaSerf

I was really disappointed with this. It's an intriguing story from M. Night Shyamalan that is really let down by some lacklustre casting and a really lousy script. A few holidaymakers are taken to a beach where they discover that not only are they trapped there, but that they begin to age rapidly too... Can they escape? Sadly, I didn't really care - the characters are pretty unremarkable, and although the setting is beautiful the rest of it is slow and dull to watch. Rufus Sewell stands out as probably the worst of the bunch, but only marginally more so than an equally out of place Gael García Bernal who really did look like he was just waiting for his cheque to arrive. The last twenty minutes could have retrieved the situation had they be handled better, but what little jeopardy - or plausibility the story had had until then just evaporated. Shyamalan ought to have enough clout nowadays to ensure his quirky and intelligent stories are better presented in terms of talent and, especially given it's his own screenplay - writing too.

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