There's Something Wrong with the Children

There's Something Wrong with the Children is a 2023 American horror film directed by Roxanne Benjamin and written by T. J. Cimfel and David White. The film stars Alisha Wainwright, Zach Gilford, Amanda Crew, and Carlos Santos. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer through his Blumhouse Television banner.[1]

There's Something Wrong with the Children
Official release poster
Directed byRoxanne Benjamin
Written by
  • T. J. Cimfel
  • David White
Produced by
  • Paige Pemberton
  • Paul Uddo
Starring
CinematographyYaron Levy
Edited byAndrew Drazek
Music byThe Gifted
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Home Entertainment
Release date
  • January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

There's Something Wrong with the Children was released digitally in the United States on January 17, 2023, by Paramount Home Entertainment, and on March 17, 2023, by MGM+.

Plot

Margaret and Ben take a weekend trip with longtime friends Ellie and Thomas and their two young children. Eventually, Ben begins to suspect something supernatural is occurring when the kids behave strangely after disappearing into the woods overnight.

Cast

Production

In November 2021, There's Something Wrong with the Children was announced as part of Blumhouse Productions and Epix's movie deal, with Roxanne Benjamin directing with T. J. Cimfel & David White writing the screenplay, with Zach Gilford, Amanda Crew, Alisha Wainwright and Carlos Santos starring in the film.[2][3]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began in November 2021 in New Orleans.[4]

Release

There's Something Wrong with the Children was released digitally in the United States on January 17, 2023, by Paramount Home Entertainment, and on March 17, 2023, by MGM+.[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 61% of 31 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads, "Conceptually strong but uneven in execution, There's Something Wrong with the Children is a serviceable horror movie that could have been much more."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]

Christian Zilko of IndieWire gave the film a grade of A-, writing: "While it's a premise we've seen many times before, [the film] punches above its weight by doing all the little things right."[8] Randy Myers of The Mercury News gave it 3/4 stars, saying that director Roxanne Benjamin "never allows 'Children' to overstay its welcome, resulting in a scare package worth seeking out."[9] Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting gave the film 3/5 stars, writing: "While it isn't a complete reinvention of the subgenre, it offers enough fresh ideas to set this one apart from the pack."[10]

Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2/4 stars, saying that it "takes WAY too long to get anywhere interesting—at times, it feels like a script that would have suited an anthology format like Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities better than a feature's length".[11] Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the children "become fairly standard-issue devil-imps, causing damage that only occasionally seems personally targeted toward the grown-ups, in scenes too blandly reminiscent of dozens of other 'cabin in the woods' movies."[12]

References
  1. King, Aidan (November 21, 2021). "'There's Something Wrong With the Children' Adds 'Midnight Mass's Zach Gilford, Amanda Crew, and More to Cast". Collider.
  2. Squires, John (November 17, 2021). "Roxanne Benjamin Directing 'There's Something Wrong With the Children' for Blumhouse and EPIX".
  3. Hamman, Cody (November 18, 2021). "There's Something Wrong with the Children: Zach Gilford, Alisha Wainwright star".
  4. Woerner, Meredith (November 17, 2021). "'There's Something Wrong With The Children' Casts Zach Gilford, Amanda Crew, Alisha Wainwright, Carlos Santos in Horror-Thriller (EXCLUSIVE)".
  5. Beth, Amy (January 16, 2023). "How to Watch 'There's Something Wrong with the Children': Where to Stream". Collider. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  6. "There's Something Wrong with the Children". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  7. "There's Something Wrong with the Children Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  8. Zilko, Christian (January 17, 2023). "'There's Something Wrong with the Children' Review: Murderous Kids Have No Right to Be This Fun". IndieWire. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  9. Myers, Randy (January 18, 2023). "What to watch: 'Missing' is gripping but fails to stick the landing". The Mercury News. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  10. Navarro, Meagan (January 17, 2023). "'There's Something Wrong with the Children' Review – Roxanne Benjamin Explores New Angles in Evil Kid Genre". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  11. Tallerico, Brian (January 17, 2023). "There's Something Wrong with the Children movie review (2023) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  12. Murray, Noel (January 20, 2023). "Review: COVID-19 gets the horror treatment in "Sick"; "Kids vs. Aliens" is sweetly scruffy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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