I prefer to think that I keep an open mind when it comes to film and television. But this year I did happen to judge a book by its cover – the English language Speak No Evil remake whose lackluster trailer almost led to me to miss out on one of the best cinema experiences I have had this year.
When the Speak No Evil remake was first announced, I did think, what's the point? As a fan of the 2022 Danish version (which is largely in English anyway), I felt we didn't need a remake of a two-year-old movie. Christian Tafdrup's original film follows a Danish family who visit a Dutch one they met on vacation earlier, only to find their holiday friends are not all they seemed to be. A lot of tension in the movie comes from the two families speaking different languages – something that an English version would lack.
