Alien at the Movies

A husband (Joel Edgerton), his wife, & their teenage son hold up isolated in a remote cabin in the woods. With a mysterious deadly contagion lurking about & a scarcity of survival resources, this family is fearful & paranoid of strangers, but ultimately invite another family into their home hoping to bolster the security of their stronghold. This psychological thriller is full of suspense & uneasiness as the uncertainty of the situation slowly unfolds. This low budget film is well crafted & acted but after awhile the ultimate course direction of the plot seems apparent.

Alien gives it 2½ "the horrors on the outside & from within" stars out of 4.