Speaker 1: This week on Real Reviews, we're looking at a tense
Speaker 1: chamber piece where one shocking intrusion shatters the fragile bonds
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Speaker 1: invasion spirals into a night of suspicion, buried secrets, and
Speaker 1: irreversible choices. Now, a family's life is thrown into chaos
Speaker 1: when they discover a mysterious woman in their new home.
Speaker 1: By the time the police arrived, the intruder is unconscious
Speaker 1: with a knife in her hand. A detective's questioning turns
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Speaker 1: The lies they tell and the truth they withhold ignite
Speaker 1: consequences far graver than anyone anticipates. The Knife is a
Speaker 1: psychological thriller produced and directed by Nom de Ossumwah and
Speaker 1: his directorial debut, and is co written with Mark Duplaiz
Speaker 1: and stars Assumewa, Melissa Leo Ajia and Naomi King and
Speaker 1: many jacinto. What begins as a home invasion set up
Speaker 1: evolves into a slow burned examination of trust, guilt, and
Speaker 1: the uneasy calculus of self preservation. Ossumwas stages the film
Speaker 1: like a stage play. Tight interiors, controlled framing, and simmering
Speaker 1: pauses that let glances do the talking. That intimacy builds
Speaker 1: a Suffo move, even if the deliberate pace occasionally blunts
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Speaker 1: resists big gotcha twists in favor of moral ambiguity. It's
Speaker 1: cuts or small but deep, meant to linger after the credits.
Speaker 1: Now the knife doesn't slash, it slowly pressous. Their strength
Speaker 1: can dull a few edges, but awesome wise debut shows
Speaker 1: a confident feel for tension and performance. Solid turns, a
Speaker 1: clausophobic vibe, and thorny ethics make it worth a look.
Speaker 1: I gave The Knife a C plus. To read the
Speaker 1: entire review, go visit us over at the Film Gordon
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