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The actors put it over, and Watkins is a genre filmmaker who believes in using his actors as more than pieces of plot in human clothing. That, I appreciate, with no reservations whatsoever.

Self-doubt can be unnerving, and provides an excellent foundation for a scary movie.

"Speak No Evil" is the rowdiest horror flick in ages, a hilarious and venomous little nasty that cattle-prods the audience to scream everything its lead characters choke down.

This English-language horror remake can't touch the 2022 Danish original, but it gets in its scarefest licks thanks to a smiling devil of a lead performance from James McAvoy that will creep you out big time and fry your never to a frazzle

Sure, "Speak No Evil" more than stretches credulity at times, but that's part of the fun of this effective, well-made crowd pleaser.

It's a huge, pitched-to-the-balconies performance, and shivery fun to watch.

It makes for a far less nihilistic film than the original and undermines its core mantra, but one that injects a sense of deranged fun.

James Watkins' remake of 'See No Evil' services the original well, thanks to a totally galvanizing centerpiece performance by James McAvoy.

Speak No Evil thoroughly succeeds in the most basic of horror elements: executing the collapse of a situation we all see going wrong but are far too engrossed in to take our eyes off.

The new "Speak No Evil," on the other hand, seems very much made for American viewers, who may love blood-soaked freakouts but really love white picket fences and the reassuring myths tucked safely behind them.

An elegant and smartly executed horror movie, a film about adult problems that preys on adult fears, made for audiences with an attention span and high standards.

There are a lot of teachable moments here, some of them involving homemade weapons.

It is fascinating to see how Watkins teases out new themes, cultural nuances and endings with a whole new set of characters placed within this premise. Despite the differences, it is still a thrill to watch it play out in its own way.

This Speak No Evil may not sever the jugular, but it does leave a handful of cuts and bruises. Sometimes that's enough. This is one of those times.

In the new Speak No Evil, the ineffectual nature of the characters becomes not a shortcoming so much as a teased-out joke...leaving us instead to wince at these bumbling fools as they strive, however poorly, to save themselves.

When you won't speak the evil of "Speak No Evil," then a disservice has been done to the source terror and how expertly it refused to deliver us to a safe place.

Watkins' take on Speak No Evil lacks innovation, introspection, and, frankly, a legible narrative identity.

Speak No Evil eventually goes full-on with the familiar horror movie blood-spattering, but the social satire in that well-executed build-up is the real strength of the film.

If you've never savored the blood and bite of a steak, this processed remake will probably serve just fine.

As a fan of the original, I really think this did it justice and added a new twist and made its own film.