Keeper

 

     

       The latest film from director Osgood Perkins and writer Nick Lepard is their take on the "cabin in the woods" trope.

        The film stars Tatiana Maslany as Liz and Rossif Sutherland as Malcom, a couple celebrating their first year anniversary. Malcom brings Liz to his family cabin for a celebratory weekend. Once there, Liz begins to get strange visions, hear odd sounds and an overall eeriness begins to surround her. 

          Co-starring are Birkett Turton as "cousin" Darren and Eden Weiss as his girlfriend Minka. 

         Suspense and tension build slowly with hints of the supernatural occurring around the house. Unlike his last film, "The Monkey", Mr. Osgood takes his time with his horror elements until things really go off the rails in the final act. 

         Ms. Maslany does her best to sell the horror and while film is genuinely creepy, the story and characters feel underdeveloped (especially Darren and Minka) and the explanation for what we have just seen is less than satisfying.