Oddity (2024)

July 26, 2024 12:26 PM

[TRAILER] When Dani is brutally murdered at the remote country house that she and her husband Ted are renovating, the culprit is identified as a patient from the local mental health institution where Ted is a doctor. A year later, Dani's blind twin sister Darcy, a collector of cursed items, pays an unexpected visit to Ted and his new girlfriend, Yana. A new film from the writer/director of Caveat.

Starring Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Jonathan French, Steve Wall.

Written and directed by Damian Mc Carthy. Produced by Laura Tunstall, Mette-Marie Kongsved, Katie Holly, Evan Horan for Keeper Pictures/Nowhere/Shudder. Cinematography by Colm Hogan. Edited by Brian Philip Davis. Music by Richard G. Mitchell. Distributed by IFC Films.

95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Now playing in selected theaters. Due to arrive on Shudder later this year. JustWatch listing.

posted by DirtyOldTown (6 comments total)

My kiddo and I saw this and Longlegs back-to-back today. It was an interesting comparison, as Longlegs is pretty ambitious, but mixes hits and whiffs, succeeding on immaculate vibes.

Oddity, by comparison, has a simple plot you can see coming, but never misses even a single note, nailing every beat perfectly, also with immaculate vibes. Your mileage will vary on which you like better. Both are terrific films though.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 12:30 PM on July 26 [1 favorite]

Yana: Do I look like stupid to you?
Darcy (who is blind): I haven't the faintest idea what you look like. You sound stupid, though.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 12:42 PM on July 26 [6 favorites]

By the way... Darcy's store has the rabbit from Caveat clearly visible on a shelf!
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:15 AM on July 27 [2 favorites]

This hasn't yet been released in Canada. I'm keen on seeing it- 'Caveat' was great.
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 6:31 AM on July 28

Just saw this at Fantasia Fest and loved it. It's so rare to have jump scares that are actually...scary? Also highly recommend seeing it in a theater to hear/participate in the titters of uncomfortable laughter as you all wait together in jittery dread while the tension ratchets up to the next fright.
posted by kittensyay at 9:41 PM on August 4 [1 favorite]

I liked this one. It doesn't try to do too much and it solidly lands what it does try for. Really effective opening scene. Judicious and effective use of jump scares. Carolyn Bracken is a delight.
posted by Two unicycles and some duct tape at 5:33 PM on August 28