Representing the detached viewpoint of the audience is Peter Mooney as the distrustful absent father figure, his character seeing the events as we do and echoing our sentiments in a role more important in establishing our entry point to the narrative than providing an exceptional performance.
Similarly, Jackson Robert Scott ( It) is wholly impressive as the seemingly innocent doe-eyed child, the way he plays off Schilling offering not only a believably strong mother-son dynamic, but also an inherent threat that escalates the narrative’s tension. It’s a staple of the possessed child sub-genre to have such a powerful performance in the role of the mother, and her performance certainly helps to accentuate the deeply uncomfortable feeling that permeates every scene involving the young boy. Here, she plays the terrified mother, becoming increasingly paranoid and scared of the child she is sworn to protect. Schilling no doubt attracted something of a following for The Prodigy given the popularity of her Netflix show, but she seems to have been selected for the quality of performance she can offer rather than any financial reason. The casting in this film is, overall, exceptionally done. His focus here is wholly modern in that it seems to be solely on the plot, rather than offering the attraction of star names, with ‘Orange Is the New Black’ alum Taylor Schilling being the biggest draw. Here, the possessed child attacks class members, threatens adults and even commits murder.ĭirector Nicholas McCarthy has had moderate successes within the horror genre before, with films such as The Pact (2012) and At the Devil’s Door (2014), but has gained a lot of traction for The Prodigy, which earned over three times its production budget at the box office, with an impressive return of $21million worldwide. The Prodigy, however, is a slower burn compared to many of its famous brethren, asking you to witness increasingly unusual, creepy and eventually sinister behaviour as you watch the child grow up. The possessed child narrative is a familiar one to horror movie fans, with many films centering around this plot, including some of the horror genre’s most famous – The Exorcist, The Possession, The Conjuring an Insidious, to name but a few. After a meeting with some experts, Sarah realises there is a much darker side to her son than she first thought, and it transpires that she must now save him from an unseen darkness inside… Like most children, he finds it hard to initially fit in, and he develops concern in his mother Sarah (Taylor Schilling) when he starts to display erratic and aggressive behaviour, including talking in his sleep. The Prodigy is an American-Canadian horror/thriller that centers around a young, intelligent boy named Miles (Jackson Robert Scott) growing up in schools for the gifted.
The horror genre loves a good creepy child to base its plots around, and The Prodigy by Nicholas McCarthy is no different. There's still no official North American release date, but the movie will screen at the Cannes Film Festival in May.Starring: Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott, Peter Mooney In the last few years, the famous animation studio has invested heavily in sequels to previous hits, despite a promising upcoming slate of originals such as "Inside Out" and "The Good Dinosaur." The movie looks like the first animated feature since Pixar's "Up" that promises to widely appeal to both children and adult audiences. Judging by the trailer, the movie promises to be a strong contender in the category of Best Animated Feature at next year's Academy Awards.ĭirected by Mark Osbourne ("Kung Fu Panda"), "The Little Prince" features a cavalcade of stars including Rachel McAdams, James Franco and Jeff Bridges. The movie combines computer-generated animation with traditional stop-motion animation techniques.
We just got the trailer for the star-studded animated feature "The Little Prince," based on the 1943 novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
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