English writer Adam Nevill wrote the novel upon which this screenplay was adapted, as well as the novel on which The Ritual was adapted, and reportedly this won't be the last novel of his adapted for the screen. Like The Ritual, No One Gets Out Alive features a plot rich with psychological horror which eventually is revealed to be a creature feature with creature design that deserves a gory chef's kiss. I'm seeing some people complain about how the story was reset in Cleveland with a Mexican heroine, but Nevill himself is one of the executive producers on this film so I can't imagine he's all that bothered about it.
The production values are good and the acting is excellent in this creepy tale of an undocumented immigrant who takes a room in a boarding house that turns out to be haunted. The reason that it's haunted, however, is the true threat here. Well, that and monster's human minions. The movie veers frequently into dream imagery to illustrate the heroine's growing sense of being trapped in her situation. That familial obligation is presented as much of a trap as financial necessity is an interesting choice that really deserved more of a deep dive than the movie has time to provide. The implied messages about the results of abnegation versus an offering are chilling enough to stick with the viewer for a while after the movie ends.
The production values are good and the acting is excellent in this creepy tale of an undocumented immigrant who takes a room in a boarding house that turns out to be haunted. The reason that it's haunted, however, is the true threat here. Well, that and monster's human minions. The movie veers frequently into dream imagery to illustrate the heroine's growing sense of being trapped in her situation. That familial obligation is presented as much of a trap as financial necessity is an interesting choice that really deserved more of a deep dive than the movie has time to provide. The implied messages about the results of abnegation versus an offering are chilling enough to stick with the viewer for a while after the movie ends.