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Matt Singer from ScreenCrush, in a 7/10 review, called the movie “the most overtly Hitchcockian thing Shyamalan’s ever made.” On the other side of the coin, Detroit News‘s Adam Graham says the movie is “a silly jumble of half-ideas that confounds at every turn. Shyamalan usually waits for a twist ending to topple his movies, but this time he’s off the rails right from the very start.”
On the audience side, the movie is faring better. It currently sits at 67% positive.
The movie features original songs by Saleka Shyamalan (as Lady Raven), marking the second big family collaboration recently after Shyamalan produced his daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan’s directorial debut The Watchers.
In Trap, “A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.”
Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock, and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider.
The director of photography is Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Call Me by Your Name). The production designer is Debbie de Villa (The Hating Game). It is edited by Noëmi Preiswerk and the music is by Herdĭs Stefănsdŏttir (Knock at the Cabin). The music supervisor is Susan Jacobs (Old); the costume designer is Caroline Duncan (Old). The casting is by Douglas Aibel (Asteroid City).
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents A Blinding Edge Pictures Production, An M. Night Shyamalan Film: Trap. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, opens in theaters in the U.S. today and internationally on August 9th.
