Another plus is we’re not subjected to long drawn out scenes of people walking through dark corridors where nothing happens.
You can almost see her skin crawl at his touch. There were a couple of times where I actually jumped, which doesn’t happen very often, and some scenes score very high on the creep-out meter, like when Miles asks to sleep in the same bed with his mom, and we see his tiny hand clasp her shoulder, and she squirms. Director Nicholas McCarthy sets up his share of creepy scenes which for the most part work. In terms of scares, THE PRODIGY isn’t bad. Finally, Sarah decides to take an extreme measure to help her son, which proves to be the most ridiculous plot point of the entire movie. Jacobson, making him flee with his tail between his legs, a better fate than he gave the family dog.Įventually, things get so bad that Sarah and John decide Miles should live in an institution, but John stupidly tells Miles about this decision before they do it, and faster than you can say THE OMEN John is fighting for his life.
And two, he’s a pretty smart serial killer, and he turns the tables on Mr. You can bet that whatever it is he wants is not very pleasant. One, the soul inside Miles belongs to a serial killer. Of course, there are some complications here. He tells Sarah that he intends to hypnotize Miles, speak to this soul, find out what it wants, and then help it, because in past cases, as soon as the human soul got what it came back for, the human host became free. Jeesh! A guy who specializes in reincarnation? Who knew!Īnyway, this specialist, Arthur Jacobson (Colm Feore) is convinced that Miles’ body is being invaded by another human soul. Miles’ doctor recommends that Sarah bring him to see a specialist in reincarnation.
More weird things ensue, including a grisly end to the family dog. Of course, Miles blacks out and says he remembers none of what happened. Yup, a similar fate awaits the babysitter here, in a scene that is blatantly derivative from A QUIET PLACE. It starts one night when he’s with his babysitter, and in a creepy game of hide and seek, he leads her barefoot down a set of dark basement stairs, and if you’ve seen A QUIET PLACE (2018) you know you shouldn’t walk barefoot down a set of sketchy stairs. It’s at this time that Sarah and John begin to notice troubling changes in Miles. Time passes and the story settles on young Miles (Jackson Robert Scott) at the age of eight. It doesn’t take long for Sarah and John to realize that their son is special, a genius, a prodigy, and they enroll him into a special school at a young age. As the police gun Scarka down, the action switches to proud parents Sarah (Taylor Schilling) and John (Peter Mooney) welcoming their new son into the world, born at the exact moment of Scarka’s death. THE PRODIGY opens in chilling enough fashion as a young girl escapes from a serial killer named Edward Scarka (Paul Fauteux). Another wrote that it is an amazing thriller and a must-see.THE PRODIGY (2019) is a horror movie that has its moments, times when it delivers some decent thrills and chills, but sadly for horror fans it’s ultimately done in by a script that suffers from a serious case of the stupids. One user wrote that it one of the most well written.
Netizens are thrilled by the announcement and took to social media to warn others who are planning to watch the film while others took the opportunity to laud the makers.
Read: 'Sex Education' Season 2 Fans Are Thrilled For The Release Of This Netflix Show Read: Netflix Original 'You' Renewed For Season 3, To Return In 2021 The movie has earned nearly $21.2 million worldwide. The movie released in February last year and was hit on Box office. The plot of the film centres around a child whose disturbing behaviour signals that an evil, possibly supernatural being has taken control of him, forcing his parents to investigate whether sinister forces are involved. The film which is directed by Nicholas McCarthy features Taylor Schilling and Jackson Robert Scott in pivotal roles. The 1h 31m thriller has not been made available in India by Netflix yet. Netflix recently added the horror-thriller film The Prodigy to its steaming list.