![]() ![]() In a time of desperation, Jessica turns not to super #GirlPower but to the Bible. Shut In embraces Christian symbolism, a theme of films from long ago. See Mare of Easttown, a cop drama in which HBO cast Kate Winslet for a role clearly meant for a man. ![]() Shut In portrays the film’s sole female adult in a motherly role, not a heroine in a male role, a common practice now in Hollywood filmmaking. Jessica’s character arc is that of a desperate mother. Yet the film is more traditional than political. Screenwriter Melanie Toast takes a Breaking Bad- ian approach, often writing Jessica into impossible corners before quickly writing her out of what appears to be the final stage of the journey.Ĭritics will dismiss Shut In as political because of its association with Ben Shapiro, who might not be the Left’s most hated commentator but who sits comfortably in the top five. A desperate Jessica now sits alone in a small room tempted by drugs while a monstrous figure roams alone with her two kids. Any viewer, particularly a mother, will become enthralled with Jessica’s terrifying predicament. Suspense films are at their best when viewers put themselves into the characters’ shoes. And soon after, Rob’s friend, a sadistic child molester called Sam (Vincent Gallo), invades the home to find Jessica’s daughter. Jessica cannot get out of the room while home alone with two young children. The bulk of its scenes take place inside a dark room, channeling every viewer’s claustrophobic paranoia.Īfter initially locking herself into the pantry, Jessica’s abusive ex-boyfriend Rob (Jake Horowitz) throws her back into the cramped space without a cell phone and leaves the house. The film features just three adults and Jessica’s two children. ![]() Shut In focuses on a single mother named Jessica, portrayed by Rainey Qualley, who’s a broke and recovering addict. The Daily Wire, founded by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, will release its first original film, Shut In, Thursday on YouTube. Perhaps the most glaring unfilled market demand is for cinema entertainment that’s not swaddled in progressive messaging or formatted to appease Chinese theaters. ![]()
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