Talk to Me is a stone cold classic of the horror genre. It feels fresh, thrilling, absorbing, and has a brilliant concept at its core. a b "Kuwait Bans Horror Film Featuring Trans Actor". Agence France-Presse. 7 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023 . Retrieved 8 August 2023– via Barron's. Chang, Justin (27 July 2023). "Review: You have to hand it to 'Talk to Me,' a gripping thriller about love and loss". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023 . Retrieved 28 August 2023. The only reason I'm not scoring this higher is that I think some of the concepts could have been taken a little further, and some of the horror dialled up a notch, but these are minor criticisms really.

a b Squires, John (3 August 2023). "MOVIES: 'Talk to Me' Filmmakers Already Shot "an Entire Prequel" Based on the Film's Opening Sequence". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023 . Retrieved 5 August 2023. Talk to Me (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 12 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023 . Retrieved 13 June 2023. Quite graphic at times, it wasn't afraid to show a bit of gore, eyeball, that's all I'm saying, I had to look away. I loved that deliciously dark closing scene, it was such a strong, cohesive end to the film, it really worked.

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Secondly this is amateurish. Everything is. This looks like, feels like and is acted like a middle-school project made by failing drama students. I could get behind some of that, horror does not need to have a huge cgi budget, but it cannot be amateurish on all levels, on all things. Unfortunately, Netflix doesn’t house ‘Talk to Me’ on its expansive platform. But the streaming giant more than makes up for it by giving you access to some excellent alternatives, such as ‘ The Ritual‘ and ‘ The Privilege.’ Is Talk to Me on HBO Max? Burke, Kelly (4 August 2023). "Australian horror film Talk to Me a surprise US box office hit". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023 . Retrieved 18 August 2023.

Mia has the idea to try to close the door on Riley's behalf by lighting the candle, placing the hand in Riley's, saying "talk to him," and then blowing out the candle on her own. When this doesn't seem to work, Mia asks a spirit to show her the spirit world, where she sees Riley being endlessly tortured by a gruesome, churning mass of lost souls. Screenplay was too disjointed and had a pacing problem. The scenes involving the hand were good but all the in-between segments with the characters were uninteresting for the most part. At times I was wondering with a particular character if this was horror or a drama. Talk To Me". South by Southwest. SXSW, LLC. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023 . Retrieved 11 March 2023. Stylistically I think the film is superb, with the direction on point. There are some neat creative flourishes and a brilliant use of sound, both of which really contribute to the overall atmosphere, which is one of constant suspense and unease. The cinematography and direction were all incredible with some expertly crafted scenes and a very dark and foreboding story that does have some originality to it despite being another supernatural, hell-demon, "other side" story. The scenes with the hand were legitimately scary and tense with a very unpredictable nature to it, the rest of the story was surprisingly unpredictable and unconventional, that also captures the modern Australian generation very well.Talk to Me". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023 . Retrieved 6 February 2023. The nail on the coffin was the cast, though. Filling a movie with insufferable and unlikable teenagers and young adults completely removed me from the experience. Similar to "Bodies Bodies Bodies', the cast was a bunch of try-hard teenagers with nasty attitudes, poor behavior and partaking in degenerate behavior that always sits very poorly with me. I'm so glad I neither had friends like any of these people, and that I never had the misfortune of interacting with anyone who behaved this badly in my youth. I believe the movie would have been more effective with an adult cast, but that's just my personal taste. Thirdly, is this actually a horror movie? The premiss is boring and cliche, and there is nothing really scary or weird or thought-provoking about this. And the ending? Omg... so predictable that if you did not see that coming, I am sorry, but if so you need a doctor. There were a couple of clichés, and there were a couple of moments where you're left scratching your head, puzzling whether people would actually do the things that happened here, but those are minor faults, the only major gripe I had, was the rebirth of The Crazy Frog music (I thought our ears had been spared that years ago.)

Ecstatic over the feeling the hand brought her, Mia joins Hayley, Joss, and Jade's boyfriend Daniel at Jade's house the next night. Jade refuses to let Riley participate, but all of the others indulge, enjoying the euphoria of possession. When Jade leaves the room, Mia gives in to Riley's pleas and tells Joss and Hayley to let him take a turn as long as the possession ends before 50 seconds instead of the usual 90. Riley appears to be possessed by the spirit of Rhea, who attempts to reconcile with Mia. Stunned, Mia stops the group from ending the possession to keep talking to her mother, disregarding the time limit. Riley's body is overtaken by the spirits and they make him attempt suicide and mutilate himself; he is hospitalized in critical condition. Fantasia Festival Talk To Me". Archived from the original on 25 July 2023 . Retrieved 25 July 2023. It contains a strong collection of characters with great performances behind them all and solid writing that doesn't feel cliche or tired. No, ‘Talk to Me’ is not available for streaming on HBO Max. However, you have the option to turn to similar horror movies that the streamer offers. We recommend you watch ‘ Hereditary‘ and ‘ Evil Dead Rise.’ Is Talk to Me on Hulu?

Mia finds herself in the hospital, where she sees a fully recovered Riley talking to Jade and Sue while Max leaves in an elevator going up. Nobody responds to her and she notices that she has no reflection in the mirror and her hands are disfigured. After becoming engulfed in darkness, she sees a hand extended over a candle in the distance. She grabs it and is suddenly summoned to a house party in Greece, [7] where a partygoer holding her hand is urged to speak and tells Mia, "I let you in."