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Emma’s quiet beach retreat takes an unsettling turn with the arrival of an enigmatic artist out of her mother’s past. He challenges, enthralls, and frightens her, as she comes to suspect him of a terrible crime.
Grab yourself a good long cup of a coffee… you will definitely need it!
As a “thriller,” “Beach House” is “thrilling” slow and tedious: it lacks rhythm – a usual problem when you do not have a good screenwriter (and, believe me, even Stephen King needs one!) – and the plot is only acceptable: a bored, imaginative teenager deals with her mixed emotions (of sexual interest and criminal suspicions) towards a middle-aged photographer her mother invites to the family beach house.
The sexual tension between the characters is not convincing and the Hitchcock attempt of mystery is disappointing. Some things, on the other hand, are remarkably “not so bad” in “Beach House,” Willa Fitzgerald clearly outshines the rest of the cast – although her acting is fairly good – and Jason Saltiel’s skills as a director are not as bad as his skills as a screenwriter.
So… you’re still doing it? Ok, just don’t tell me I didn’t warn you: I am pretty sure you could find a much better use for those couple hours spent watching “Beach House.”
In theaters and on VOD June 22nd
