Overview
- Fresh reviews on Wednesday from Empire and Radio Times spotlight an audio-led horror and land on opposite sides of the verdict.
- Empire praises an unsettling Dolby Atmos soundscape that uses 360-degree placement to make rooms, whispers, and phone calls feel present in the theater.
- Director Ian Tuason says he built two distinct audio worlds and shot in his Toronto childhood home to keep the story tight and personal.
- Several notes of caution stress format limits, with Tuason acknowledging that phone or tablet viewing loses much of the intended surround effect.
- Radio Times delivers the harshest take, criticizing slow pacing and thin character work even as it notes a late uptick in scares.