SPEAK NO EVIL Movie Review With Kristian Harloff | James McAvoy | Mackenzie Davis

[@TheKristianHarloff]

Such a fun time as always. Thank you for having me on. Anytime.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Always great to see you, thank you for taking the time!

[@dnice4145]

Whaaaat? A Harloff and Chistine crossover of 2 review channels I subscribe to? What did I do to deserve this pleasant surprise on a Friday.

[@mediaikonz]

Love this match up.

[@masterofallgoons]

Surprised me too!

[@tlovehater]

Christine 😆

[@user-friendly-b6q]

Thank you guys for the review. I saw Speak No Evil this afternoon in my local theater here in Spain and I loved it. As you said , it works as a family drama, it builds the tension bit by bit very well , and I look forward to owning on physical media and enjoy it in depth, in O .V. among other things. Thank you again !

[@cineologist_]

Christy, the original is on Shudder!

[@michaelgrife6964]

WOW how amazing, the two best movie reviewers on the planet together. THIS VIDEO MADE MY WEEK, THANK YOU!!!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

So sweet, thank you!

[@rickwiese5438]

Thanks for the fun review! I just got back from seeing it and concur with your thoughts. McAvoy was great as a psychopath. The summer-long bombardment of trailers didn't leave me dying to see it, but I gave it a try because it was getting good reviews. Glad I did. I'm not a big horror movie guy, so I was glad it was mostly a psychological thriller rather than just a madman with an axe or a chainsaw. I hope it does well at the box office.

[@Jeannine_9]

This was a crossover of KZbin favs that I needed, great review of the flick

[@coolbananas127]

I’m glad to hear the ending is different. I may actually watch it now. Even though the ending in the original made sense thematically there’s no way I’m ever sitting through that again.

[@beetlebum7760]

Same here!

[@iansmart4158]

The ending IMO works better in the American Version. Because the movie plays the same beats, but with a more believable reaction from the "victims" so they don't feel so passive in that it's frustrating.

[@Codogcodog]

Two favorites today! Long time Schmoe fan!

[@beetlebum7760]

The Danish original was the most disturbing movie I’ve ever seen, and I saw the original Funny Games in a movie theatre in 1997 (at least Haneke had the decency to move the camera away in the most terrifying moment). Speak No Evil stayed with me for a long time. So when I heard that my friend bought a ticket to see the remake at the same film festival where we saw the original last year I thought he was crazy. But now that I heard so much about the ending being so different from the original I’m intrigued to watch it after all. Someone in the comments wrote that the passiveness of the father was almost unbelievable and hard to endure,and I agree with that. But I guess the director went with it to play the audience. By the way, I would recommend all people who haven’t seen the original not to watch the trailer of the remake before seeing it because it’s giving too much away. That one shot of the boy basically explains the title of the movie.

[@jadapandy]

Better than the original because McAvoy is a BEAST of an actor! Deserves an Oscar. New movie is never dull or boring.

[@angelcena759]

I wasn't familiar with Kristian. Loved his insight. Hopefully we'll have more of him on the channel.

[@TheKristianHarloff]

Thank you, Angela. I love talking with Christy and the crew. Good pals.

[@invisibleadversary]

This guy looks like if you smushed Brian Redban into Luis J Gomez.

[@mbrooks1991]

I was thinking more Dax Shepherd than Luis J. Gomez

[@SpiffyMcZender]

He looks like the white twin brother of that Joseph guy from the Fish Jelly Movie Reviews channel.

[@FelipeTN]

I have a hard time thinking about this movie without that original ending.

[@AkiVainio]

Yeah, instant gratification won over something I've been thinking about quite a bit during the last two years or so.

[@GregBrunswick-fv3qn]

So mindboggeling they would take a brilliantly daring script and dumb it down for American audiences. What a waste.

[@Galland_]

Dont tell me they survived..

[@GregBrunswick-fv3qn]

@@Galland_Yeaaaaa

[@Galland_]

@@GregBrunswick-fv3qn At least Hanekes superfluous shot for shot american remake of Funny Games, which is the obvious comparison to make to Speak no Evil, prevented such an abomination from taking place.

[@jasoncarrick5461]

Scoot and Mackenzie together again, "Halt and Catch Fire" was such a great show!!

[@kcmet79]

Yes!!

[@iansmart4158]

Best TV DRAMA of all time!

[@kcmet79]

From a huuuge HACF fan… Eh… give The Leftovers, Breaking Bad, and Six Feet Under a look.

[@iansmart4158]

@@kcmet79 1) MAD MEN is better than all of those. 2) BETTER CALL SAUL is better than Breaking Bad 3) The Leftovers is BORING. 4) I do need to see SIX FEET UNDER. 5) HACF still laps all of those. MAD MEN is the only one that comes close.

[@langleymneely]

Out of morbid curiosity I looked up the ending to the original film… SWEET BABY GEBUS!?! That’s SO goddamn out of pocket! It actually makes me more curious about the remake? Great to see you guys collaborating again! Sounds like New York is doing Harloff a lot of good? ❤

[@fakenamington2697]

i watched it with my mom. we had no idea going in😢

[@michaelenglish1992]

"little and huge" We call that SHORT KING!

[@save400]

LOVED IT. Sooooo goood. Best thriller of 2024! Hands down.

[@Redditfanboy-v2s]

Great review bro. You got Kristen on.

[@Beginyesterday]

Holy crossover!!! Two awesome people being awesome together.

[@TheProphegy]

The dude came off a little awkward on this, maybe he’s always like that. lol. Gonna go check out this movie soon thanks for the review.

[@tccandler]

The original is a masterpiece with a pitch perfect ending. It is a shame that they didn't have the guts to "go there" with this remake.

[@JohnnyNada]

My entire theatre including myself were heckling the 3rd act and laughing hard at the stupid decisions lol

[@TheMoonKingdom]

Two of my favorite reviewers:)

[@BreakfastAllDay]

So sweet, thank you!

[@SpideySensei72]

Wait a minute!! Harloff is branching out to other channels? Holy Shit!!!! And as soon as I saw they were remaking this, I knew they wouldn't do that to McKenzie Davis. No way they'd treat her to the same fate as the wife in the Danish version.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

He was nice to come by and visit today.

[@redcomet0079]

Harloff is a passive aggressive baby

[@lexis4490]

Crossover event! I love it!

[@looney1023]

The original Speak No Evil (which was already mostly in English) is one of the most daring, bleak, darkest movies of the decade. I put it in the same category as, say, Funny Games, Goodnight Mommy, and Eden Lake. I'm surprised that the director of Eden Lake adapted this and changed it so much from the original. I'm still curious to see it, especially because I wasn't the biggest fan of the original (the Scoot McNairy equivalent in the original is INFURIATINGLY passive), but I just don't see how it can work with how neutered it is? It's like The Vanishing vs. The Vanishing, if you know what I mean.

[@samtan4729]

The awful remake of the vanishing was akin to a criminal act.

[@patrickflanagan3762]

Also NIGHTWATCH vs. NIGHTWATCH, another Danish horror movie remade and ruined. And both those remakes were done by the same guy who did the original.

[@SeekingFilm]

The original is, to me, one of the most laughably stupid and ineffective horror films I’ve seen in the last decade (as someone who doesn’t actively seek out trash and only comes across it when recommendations from others go awry). The Funny Games comparison is funny, because it just struck me as the movie people thought they were getting when they saw it and hated it. The new ending here is incredibly stupid, which is why I can’t be overall positive on the film, but it’s still better than the tonally confused garbage it’s remaking; at least this one knew it should primarily be a comedy for this level of character ineptitude to work.

[@Main_Khamakha]

Try it! You'd not regret!

[@lexis4490]

I would watch the original movie too. It has an interesting intensity too, even though it’s unrealistic in my opinion.

[@robaquarian]

Sounds like that movie The Vanishing. A remake of a european film and they had to change the ending.

[@kouaxiong7070]

They changed the ending? Nooooo! That was the craziest part of it all...

[@holmbjerg]

But something an American mass audiences would NOT accept. Online audience reviews made it clear, that breaking with horror conventions in the ending was unacceptable to especially Americans, who gave the original negative feedback because of the ending being as bleak as it was.

[@Markunator]

This ending is still plenty crazy, but far more satisfying and considerably less infuriating.

[@kouaxiong7070]

@Markunator I didn't find it infuriating at all. I thought it perfectly punctuated the theme and title of the film. A great cautionary tale against social politeness. I'm open to seeing the change, but by changing it, like most USA remakes, it defeats the purpose of its original intent. I also assume that by changing it (or what I think was changed), their actions throughout the film made less sense.

[@Markunator]

@@kouaxiong7070 No, their actions didn’t make less sense at all. On the contrary, their actions in the movie’s climax made _far_ more sense! They didn’t feel incongruous with their actions prior to that at all. Also, themes cannot take precedent over writing. Nothing in the original movie’s final act made any sense in the slightest. At that point, politeness should have completely left the equation, yet the husband didn’t even bother telling his wife what he had found, for fuck’s sake!

[@kouaxiong7070]

@Markunator I completely disagree. Perhaps we come from different cultures, but based solely on my experiences: the ending of the original was an honest and plausible outcome. My parents once made an innocuous offense to a societal elder and had to bear the brunt of the communities criticisms for an entire event. They could not defend themselves or explain. Otherwise, they could lose even more face for appearing to double down on the offense. And in the end, had to shake hands and thank everyone for coming to the event. Essentially, by the time the ending came, you were already there, so you just go with it. The film obviously is an exaggeration of this societal politeness, but that ending is very much rooted in truth. A perhaps more relatable film example is Cat Person, about how women let things happen to them due to not wanting to be viewed as difficult. Edit: I assume the change would make less sense, because if you're allowing so many transgressions up until the end, why didn't they leave earlier? But I'll have to see the actual changes.

[@nevetsny1]

If you live on the edge of Long Island you can be in Penn Station in 25 minutes. It would take me the same amount of time to take the train from Upper East Side to IFC Center. The big advantage to living in the city for movie watching is coming back late you can be home in a jiffy without traffic if taking a cab or riding a bike. The subway though is a crapshoot. You’ll probably live walking distance from a cineplex with mainstream fare. I miss walking 10 minutes to a theater.

[@LateCambrian]

What is this, a crossover episode? - Mr Peanutbutter

[@commandZee]

Hey it's Kristian! I'll probably watch the original before this remake.

[@nikopolkarhangelsk]

I feel like watching a multiverse themed review. I half expect to see two sorcerer portals behind the two of you.

[@Phantoma3]

It's a given for me now to watch both versions.

[@pizarniky]

You almost convinced me to watch an American remake of a really good foreign film. Almost.

[@iansmart4158]

The American version is actually better than the Danish original! Seek it out!

[@robaquarian]

I ve never seen the trailer

[@bev9708]

Haven't seen this one yet, but the original Danish movie really brilliantly plays with the idea of those who are so expert at avoiding making waves, avoiding confrontation, and being so polite and accommodating that they can become stuck in total inaction!!! It was a very disturbing film!!!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

This touches on that a bit, and that's where a lot of the cringe moments come from: People trying to avoid awkward situations, which actually makes it more awkward.

[@akidthatskates284]

I liked strange darling more it was bombastic and colorful and head inducing mind bending lol I liked that aspect ..

[@andreitarkovsky3214]

damn no mention the director did the earlier Eden Lake w/ Kelly Reilly (?) and Michael Fassbender which is entirely different than his remake of Speak No Evil

[@samtan4729]

Giving it a miss because I loved the very dark and utterly shocking ending of the original and they simply chickened out for the remake.

[@beetlebum7760]

I was going to give it a miss as well, but because the original ending was too disturbing to watch. However, now that I know the ending is different (and probably less disturbing), I’m intrigued too watch it after all.

[@iansmart4158]

I'd argue the ending of the American version is better because it's not as brutal. But the implied violence that occurs has it's own value. Hell, even the way they give the wife of McAvoy (played by the amazing Aisling Francoisi) her own implied tragic history is great.

[@deadenddrive-in3166]

Review “Rebel Ridge.”

[@brianng8350]

When I saw the thumbnail, I was confused....who is uploading this? Follow both channels separately. I did not realize you both sre in the same KZbin and California circle. Has Kristian appear in this channel before? It is strange he would only make an appearance when he is on a different coast... hahaha... The trailer did not excite me (not big on people that act psychotic in movies or in real life... hahaha...). But decent review here and with Dan Murrell. So, I might end up catching soon. Go, NY pizza!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

He has, a few times. One of those times is linked on the end card. Thanks for watching.

[@v1deo.hunter.d317]

I love the casting of this movie, the main guy is a rando that looks like John Ham and Jackie earl haley had a baby. I want him in a straw dogs remake, we can even keep the director and a lot of the rest of the cast

[@glen1742]

Oh god I remember the original. It was a good movie but so exhausting for me emotionally that I don't think I can watch this remake. I've never said that before. The originals ending is one I do remember.

[@nativewizard]

one of blumhouse's better efforts after getting duds like exorcist the believer, five night at freddy's, night swim, imaginary, and afraid

[@holmbjerg]

What keeps them from leaving in the original is their fear of offending and being impolite in social settings. Tolerating almost anything in an effort not to break the social norms is a trait that is probably specific to Northern European/Scandinavian culture (+ some Asian). So that doesn't translate too well to a culture built on rugged individualism. The original is also a commentary on modern masculinity, a theme that reoccur in other movies from the same director.

[@akidthatskates284]

I found it as a median low paced middle paced movie. Found it kind of exciting at the end but wanted more like beetle juice the campyness not so much of a bore or let down during the whole movie before the end. Could be wrong not as much substance I wanted kind of let down. The end I liked though. All together worked out pretty well have to check out the original. Joe schmoe! Lol

[@RykComerford]

This movie reminds of the also European horror film The Vanishing. Original ended one way, American remake went in a very different direction. While original had a much darker ending, still think it was a better movie.

[@TheCazz10]

Lovely Co-host, have him on again please

[@KennethPalmer10]

Love this crossover with Harloff! He’s one of the best! As for the movie…. I prefer the first! It had a huge impact on me. This new one is a Hollywood water down version. Not my thing.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Thanks, we always enjoy seeing Kristian.

[@JeremyBrubacher]

Yay!!!

[@theblondebomber]

Kristian, welcome to the war on cars

[@readysetmoses]

Harloff seemed really uncomfortable and awkward in this review. Seemed like an off day for him.

[@ericsilva-gomez2481]

I guess that’s his vibe

[@TheKristianHarloff]

Really? Ha ha. Who knows. Not the case at all, but I appreciate the insight.

[@Gabrielcezar94]

I hope they've fixed the bunny plot hole.

[@martinezgerard]

What was the bunny plot hole?

[@willyhwang1059]

I HATE THAT STUPID BUNNY!

[@sofiesanmeldelse]

A Danish reviewer wrote about the original: the best movie I will never see again. I think that sums up the reason for the remake changing the ending. despite that the original is much better I must say

[@BreakfastAllDay]

That’s a really good point! So many movies are excellent and powerful but you never want to watch them again.

[@SydneyTravellersGuide]

discount screening here in sydney. wasnt going to see it but that third act; probably a good thing that the cinema was empty but i was laughing so much as the comical American horror tropes they slapped in here with the home assault and mckenzie davis looking alarmed constantly. This went from nihilistic danish original to a comedy. It was boring for ages and then it got funny. That scene with the brick at the end. Howling.

[@brianmccaul5205]

I loved the original movie. Bleak, uncomfortable and THAT ending. I wondered if they would go with that ending. Seems not. I’m still curious.

[@Pupeyes]

Haven’t watched the American version but I loved the ending of the original. There’s no humor at all. I felt hopeless and that’s not a good feeling, but it’s a lesson that you can’t be polite all the time and your children should NOT get everything they want. The American version has me hesitant that I’ll get a cookie cutter ending.

[@iansmart4158]

Kristian views it as a bug, but I see it as a feature. The moments when you go, "Well why would you do that? Don't go in there!" in a horror movie, that's you interacting with the film and what's it's doing. It's playing you like a fiddle, purposely. I get it takes you out of the movie, but mainstream horror especially is meant to be a ride to engage you, not something to make you think deliberately about big ideas. And that's ok! MALIGNANT, one of my favorite horror movies of this decade, is all about that. About being so outrageous that it's constantly ripping you out of the reality of the movie to have a laugh. I get that may not be for everyone, but it is a fun component of these types of films!

[@greenday0courtney]

This movie was pretty decent. Certain elements reminded me of Straw Dogs

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Hi Courtney! Good call, and good to see you out there.

[@MaxandSparky]

Oh, you guys convinced me to watch this one. I thought they had given the whole plot away in the trailer, but it sounds like there’s more there 😊

[@Markunator]

Well, you do see them fighting back in the trailer. It basically turns into a _Straw Dogs_-style siege movie in the final act.

[@nobombs8784]

I guarantee you you will want your money back

[@AkiVainio]

One of the thoughts I had about this remake in comparison to the original is that there is no trust in the American audience. Everything needs to be spelled out instead of just hinted at.

[@beetlebum7760]

Everything’s spelled out in the original already, even worse, every gruesome detail was shown in the original. It was too much for me, I had too leave the room during the last sequence because I couldn’t stand it. That’s why I understand why the remake probably has a slightly lighter ending (haven’t seen it yet), why would you want to repeat that as well?

[@AkiVainio]

​@@beetlebum7760 Well, it's hard for me to explain what exactly I meant with my comment without spoiling, so I'm not going into that very much, but I have to say that if you had to leave the room when viewing the first movie, it was at least an effective ending, which I think they missed in the remake.

[@beetlebum7760]

@AkiVainio Fair enough. I think the ending of the original was so tough for me because I have two kids myself around that age. I’ll probably wait until the remake is available for streaming to get an idea of the new ending.

[@AkiVainio]

@@beetlebum7760 Okay, that is quite understandable. Also, not every movie experience is for everyone, but at the same time, I do like it that there are movie experiences such as the original available. I don't see the remake being seen as an important work of art, while I could easily argue for that with the original.

[@save400]

Christian so handsome

[@BonzoKilbourn]

Isn't she a Terminator? What's she got to be afraid of?

[@patrickflanagan3762]

I hate the idea being put forward here that remaking foreign films and ruining them with happier endings because Americans "can't handle" anything else is actually a GOOD thing.

[@jng24]

Crossover!

[@jamesanson2711]

While I managed to remain til the end, I almost walked over extreme unbelievability over the parents total stupidity.

[@BreakfastAllDay]

The stuff with the bunny is very frustrating.

[@tlovehater]

Another "The Vanishing"? Lol, the original one was going well until that cliche reveal that turned it into a generic horror movie, the ending was shocking though.

[@Harkness78]

Isnb't that the guy who cried in studio when Disney did not provide him a free pass to Galaxy's edge opening?

[@dthill96]

He’d just lost his brother and was in a very dark place. Everyone has a bad day at the office

[@Harkness78]

@@dthill96 I've never had a bad day at the office. If I was on camera being filmed I doubly would never have a bad day. *I take that back. one time I had to go to work immedietly after having to put down my dog. But I went to the bathroom and cried and sorted it out, I didn't act like a toddler live on air.

[@adamJKpunk]

That was him. He was funny when he was running with Mark Ellis, Harloff by himself…..eh not so much. But yeah he melted down because he said he spent years shilling for Disney Star Wars and then they froze him out. When the producers of the show asked him to knock it off he had a full blown temper tantrum on camera….over Star Wars 🤣

[@0214Bub]

Did James McAvoy blow up like the Hulk at the end of the movie or was it just my imagination?

[@BreakfastAllDay]

He was GIANT.

[@nobombs8784]

This movie was a horrible mess it says though a 10-year old child made it it is so unrealistic and stupid it's almost comical it's that stupid💩

[@masterofallgoons]

I just can't see this coming anywhere near the impact of the original movie.

[@MoviegeekDutch]

This remake was not really good in my opinion. I am a big fan of 2022 original movie. In the original The pacing was better, the tension was far better and overal just a better written film. The movie is for the most part a beat by beat remake, except the end. The last half hour was indeed different, but also generic as hell. I disagree that horrormovie characters have to be dumb, for the movie plot to go on. The characters should be put into a position that make them THINK they can survive, but in reality (the viewer knows that) is quite impossible to escape from. Make it smart, but in the end also impossible to escape from. I was kinda bored by this film. This director can make a great horrormovie though (Eden Lake 2008) but this one was just average. James mcAvoy was great, but we already know that. This should be ROTTEN. No Fresh…. Btw the rating system is so dumb…. 7.2?? What is that 2? Why no 7.4 or 7.0? What makes a movie get that exact score? It makes no sense, just like this remake makes no sense. ✌🏻 PS.: do yourself a favour Christy watch the original🥳🥳

[@SeekingFilm]

You write that entire second paragraph after saying you like the original, even though it also relied on monumental stupidity from its characters (even more so than the remake, really)…

[@leblancgeorges1479]

Not well paced.Could have been easily 15 minutes shorter.After the kid is rescued from the water the whole movie goes downhill.Awful ending.

[@beetlebum7760]

Aha, thanks for the spoiler. There was no rescuing in the Danish original, that’s for sure.

[@flyergowest]

👌

[@Bozek10]

The guy who got butt hurt over at collider for not being invited to galaxy's edge.

[@TheKristianHarloff]

I appreciate and understand that you would hold that. Totally fair. I think people have bad days and I think that if you do what I do, then you gotta be prepared for people to hold on and stuff like that. So all good. All I can say is, at the time, my brother had passed away.it was about a year of pent-up anger. I went into work, took a bad day to work with me, paid the price and unfortunately that’s still something that you have. So all good. But I will say this, I hope you have a wonderful day and I hope that all is well in your world. Thanks for stopping by.

[@redcomet0079]

@@TheKristianHarloff you’re still acting like a whiny baby Harloff. Time didn’t change anything. Stay bitter fake tough guy

[@redcomet0079]

Harloff is still acting like a baby. Time didn’t change anything

[@jakewalsh6029]

⁠@@redcomet0079this is an insane response to what Harloff said. put yourself in his shoes before you start bitching about things that have nothing to do with you

[@redcomet0079]

@@jakewalsh6029 do you always come to the defense of terrible, egotistical people or are you just slow?

[@kevinmaynard249]

The original was excruciating. This is such repellent subject material honestly - hard pass even with the excellent cast.

[@Mike-pb4ju]

This movie had me rooting for the bad guys cuz the good guys were stupid people doing stupid things.

[@anjulamutanda2000]

I am confused… what do you mean “ American audiences or white audiences..”? If I understand you correctly- you mean American audiences or Western audiences- and even then that is inaccurate: considering that this film is adapted from a Danish film- the cast of whom were( clears throat)- white!

[@BreakfastAllDay]

He said wide audiences, not white. Thanks for watching.

[@MelLovesMoviesAndBooks]

Original is better!

[@crakatoot5480]

Yeah…. I hope they don’t use this guy again. His review style is a little off

[@BreakfastAllDay]

Sorry, but he's a great friend of ours and he's super knowledgeable.

[@crakatoot5480]

@@BreakfastAllDaywell maybe not horror films then. He thinks to much. That never helps

[@DigontoZahid-lc7kt]

The original is so much better....american crowd wont tolerate the og ending is such bs lol

[@thatrandomderp]

Isn't this the dude who threw a giant temper tantrum on air when his channel wouldn't send him to some Disney park thing? I had no idea he even reviewed non-blockbuster films.

[@87MrBEAR]

Ugh.

[@TheKristianHarloff]

Again, as I listed before. And I appreciate the comment. And hey, if that’s the only way you know me, that’s on me. But as I mentioned to the comment above. During that time, I was going through a lot. My brother had passed away. I had that pent up. And as I always tell people now, don’t hold stuff in because it’s on you to talk about it. But I completely appreciate you coming on over here. And even though, the account is your account, it’s your account. Thank you so much for stopping by and thanks for supporting Christy’s channel!

[@thatrandomderp]

@@TheKristianHarloff That's legit the main way I know you and from appearances on screen junkies. Never learned about the context until now. Thank you for responding with grace. I'll try to approach your content with an open mind. Other esteemed movie critics seem to like you, so you must be alright.

[@TheKristianHarloff]

@@thatrandomderp hey man, totally fair. If you put an image out there one day, that’s the only image someone sees of you, then that’s who you are to them so I totally understand. Thanks for being cool. I hope you have a great weekend, my friend.

[@BottleConcreteBlond]

Movies like this just depress me. I'll skip it.