Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Cuckoo
After her mom’s death, 17-year-old Gretchen is forced to move from America to a resort in the German Alps with her father Luis, her step-mom Beth, & her mute little step-sister Alma. Her dad has business plans with the resort owner Mr. König. Then things get strange & eerie as Gretchen sees a mysterious hooded woman & hears loud & reverberating high pitch sounds before blacking out. These sounds apparently also has triggered epileptic seizures in Alma. Women at the resort begin vomiting. Gretchen is starting to get weird vibes & wants to go back home. From this point, I’m starting wonder if Gretchen is going crazy & hallucinating or is she being gaslighted. I️ become suspicious about everyone & won't believe nor trust anyone. There is a big secret being hidden up here in these mountains & I️ was shocked upon the big reveal. I️ did not see it coming.Things get bloody & messy as the body count starts to rise. Who is going to survive this bizarres Alpine journey? This sci-fi horror film may not be for everyone.
Alien gives it 2½ “butterfly knife” stars out of 4.
