Trendy Gamers: You know that expression less is more? Well director, writer and editor Ti West won’t make a film without adhering to this adage.
ScreenDemon.com: "The horror genre has become a little stale, it has to be said. Countless tales of possessions and haunted homes have flooded the cinema and while some were good, the majority felt dumb and boring. Can Ti West’s latest offering, The Innkeepers, buck the trend?..."
Welcome to the Yankee Pedlar Inn, current residency: five. Living, that is. Tasked with minding the 100-year-old establishment the weekend prior to it shutting its doors for good, employees Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy) find that besides the lone, mysterious woman (Kelly McGillis) and mother/son duo that populate the creaky old domicile, something more sinister lurks.
Not about plot so much as it is about craft, namely the ability to generate apprehension in situations where just about nothing happens.
Full review by Chris Pandolfi.