James Watkins's remake of 'Speak No Evil' is a hollow attempt at turning a provocative showpiece into a crowd-pleaser.

Hollywood sands down one of the decade’s scariest movies.

"Speak No Evil" doesn't break any new ground, but star James McAvoy delivers a wickedly fun performance, writes Moira Macdonald.

There are a lot of teachable moments here, some of them involving homemade weapons.

James McAvoy is a blast as the overly-friendly patriarch who invites unwitting tourists back to his west country stack for fun and games.

The James McAvoy–starring American remake of ‘Speak No Evil’ loses something in ditching the original’s unrelenting darkness. But it avoids the film’s borderline reactionary message, too.

Remake of a Danish story of an unwary family who follow a charismatic couple on holiday has lost some of its nihilism but McAvoy packs real power

Director James Watkins’s adaptation of a 2022 Danish film takes a more conventional approach to producing a deep-seated sense of unease for audiences

A remake of the 2022 Danish original, this psychological thriller gets by on its cast and filmmaker James Watkins' one-wracked-nerve-at-a-time pacing.

An unforgettably bleak Danish horror film from 2022 has gotten an inevitable Hollywood remake, one with a game cast but far less courage in the final stretch.

Film critic Peter Travers reviews "Speak No Evil" by James Watkins, starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy.

James McAvoy gobbles the screen as an Englishman acting strangely toward his new American friends.

James Watkins adapts the Danish horror Speak No Evil, but snuffs the original’s sharp social commentary in the process.

The remake of "Speak No Evil" becomes a furious tour de force for James McAvoy at his most villainous, a bristling thriller that presents an unspeakable dilemma that a fragile and trapped family cannot reason or trick their way through. At some point, facing a pitiless, sadistic/narcissistic bully, you've got to fight. Still, a simply-plotted…

Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy and Aisling Franciosi co-star in an intelligent and terrifying horror thriller

Speak No Evil is a meticulously crafted psychological thriller that marks the reunion of Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate, Blade Runner 2049) and Scoot McNairy (Argo, A Quiet Place Part II). Last working together on the critically acclaimed series Halt and Catch Fire, they bring their powerful on-screen chemistry to the roles of Louise and […]

James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy and Aisling Franciosi star in 'Speak No Evil,' Blumhouse's remake of the 2022 Danish thriller.

The movie whose trailer has played nonstop for months now is finally here. Not only is it dull and predictable, it’s a travesty of a remake of a great Danish thriller.

Review: James McAvoy stars in James Watkins' unnecessary — and worse, unscary — remake of the 2022 Dutch-language shocker, 'Speak No Evil.'

James McAvoy goes all out crazy in "Speak No Evil," director James Watkins' remake of a 2022 Danish film. Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis also star.

Speak No Evil 2024 is a horror remake that honors the original while serving up some brutal surprises.

English-language remake of the European film features four first-rate performances, while the shift in nationalities adds other interesting angles

James McAvoy hosts Scoot McNairy's family for a deeply uncomfortable getaway in James Watkins' horror remake. Read the Empire review.

This is cleaner and less daring than the Danish original, but remains an incredibly disturbing treat all the same

The American remake of the shocking horror movie Speak No Evil ends up holding its own, finding new ways to engage with familiar material. Here's our review.

The English-language remake of Christian Tafdrup's breakthrough horror film drops all its art-house pretensions for an overplayed but engaging comedy.