Speak No Evil (15)

The utterly terrifying Danish psychological horror from 2022 gets the American remake treatment in this tense, schlocky take on Funny Games and Straw Dogs.

Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis play the Daltons, Ben and Louise, an upmarket American couple living in London; they are holidaying in Italy with their sweet but highly strung daughter Agnes, while trying to work out some common or garden relationship issues.

During their vacation, they are intrigued and charmed by Paddy (James McAvoy) and Ciara (Aisling Franciosi), a couple with a devil-may-care attitude.. That is despite handling the challenges of having a melancholy young son who is mysteriously unable to speak. We sense that this can’t be going anywhere good, but for the Daltons the spontaneous invitation to have a holiday at Paddy and Ciara’s West Country cottage is humming with the promise of wholesome country living and a red-blooded, full-bodied way of life that they can’t seem to tap into by themselves

But it soon dawns on them that there is foul play afoot, as the film slowly unfolds into a nightmarish trap. With McAvoy in full psycho mode, this is a chilling and unmissable thriller.