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You want feel safe at home. It is simply the cornerstone of living. You need a place where you feel relaxed, calm and excited life’s challenges. But what happens when the house is not safe? What if your security is questioned by a mysterious entity that appears out of nowhere and starts taunting you? It’s not a nice idea, so it’s a great premise for a movie.
It is the basis of it The Woman in the Yarddirected by Jaume Collet-Serra (carry on The Black Man), opens on March 28. Starring Danielle Deadwyler (Eleventh station, until) as a mother of two who lost her husband in a car accident. Things seem bad enough, but then a mysterious woman dressed in black appears out of nowhere in their backyard. And it just sits there. Watch the disturbing trailer for The Woman in the Yard.
is like home invasion movie but worse. Home invasion movies are scary because they are scenarios where the safety and sanctity of your home is threatened. It’s less home invasion and more home haunting, though. A woman sitting in the yard warns the protagonist, “Today is the day,” creating frantic, frightening tension and anticipation. We are very much here for it.
But what is a woman’s job? Where did he come from? What did he want? Universal’s official plot description gives us a little tease: “Ramona takes on a woman (Okwui Okpokwasili; The Exorcist: Believer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Julie Taymor) is lost or demented, but as the woman gets closer and closer to the house, it becomes clear that she is no ordinary figure and that her intentions are anything but peaceful. Now Ramona must rally to protect herself and her children from the woman. Oh no, is he “getting closer and closer to home?” No, no, no. He doesn’t like it. Not a bit.
We’re guessing it’s the dream of someone involved in a car accident, right? Or maybe something creepier and smarter? We’ll find out on March 28.
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