The Keeping Hours
Getamped2 us. The Keeping Hours might sound like a strange genre bender. And it is, in some ways. But really, aren’t most of the really interesting and engaging stories.For this movie, we need to first understand why the main characters are together.
And then we need to understand what went wrong. Since we know the story is about a couple losing their son, we have a pretty good idea of the reasons why.Then again, there is often so much more than meets the eye. The Keeping Hours is a great example of just that! Lee Pace and Carrie CoonI have no problem admitting that I absolutely adore Lee Pace. It goes way back to the first TV movie he did ( Soldier Girl) and was solidified by everything he’s done since.These years, I just miss the TV show Halt and Catch Fire like crazy, whenever I see him on screen. Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, it really should.
In Roman timekeeping, a day was subdivided into periods, according to the technology available at the time. Initially the day was divided into two parts: the ante meridiem and the post meridiem, before noon and afternoon, respectively. With the advent of the sundial in about 263 BC, the period from sunrise to sunset was divided into 12 hours.
Most people have seen (or at least heard of) a movie with Lee Pace.He plays the character of Ronan in the current Marvel Cinematic Universe and was Thranduil in The Hobbit trilogy.In The Keeping Hours, he is the main protagonist. We do also follow his wife/ex-wife portrayed by Carrie Coon. You may know her from The Leftovers or Fargo TV shows as well as season 2 of The Sinner.However, she was also in David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. In fact, she’s also in the Marvel Universe since she played Proxima Midnight in Avengers: Infinity War.In other words, both Lee Pace and Carrie Coon play characters who work for Thanos in the Marvel universe. In The Keeping Hours, however, they’re both good people that had something terrible happen to them. No, this isn’t a horror movieI realize most people won’t accept The Keeping Hours as a movie in the horror genre. Personally, I beg to differ.I mean, the story in this movie is basically a ghost story.
If that doesn’t belong in the horror genre, then where does it belong? Sure, it’s not a hardcore horror movie by any stretch of the imagination.But it is a drama with elements of both the horror, romance, and thriller genres.As such, the story in The Keeping Hours works really well for me. This isn’t a movie about demons or excorism, but rather a story about connecting with the dead.
If you’re up for that, then you’ll be in the right frame of mind to watch this. Director Karen MoncrieffKaren Moncrieff directed The Keeping Hours and I hope she’ll go on to make more movies soon. She’s worked on TV productions recently, but also does movies like this one every now and then.If you’ve watched her movie, then you know you’ll be in for a treat. If you haven’t then you really should. She both wrote and directed The Dead Girl, which starred Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Giovanni Ribisi, and many other very familiar faces.For this new movie, the screenplay was written Rebecca Sonnenshine. Previously, Rebecca Sonnenshine has both written for and produced various TV shows such as The Vampire Diaries.
She co-wrote the script for the horror movies The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008) and American Zombie (2007).The Keeping Hours is out on Netflix in the US and Canada now!Pssst it won the audience award at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2017, so it’s already proved to be a crowd pleaser. I write reviews and recaps on Heaven of Horror.
And yes, it does happen that I find myself screaming, when watching a good horror movie. I love psychological horror, survival horror and kick-ass women. Also, I have a huge soft spot for a good horror-comedy.
Oh yeah, and I absolutely HATE when animals are harmed in movies, so I will immediately think less of any movie, where animals are harmed for entertainment (even if the animals are just really good actors). Fortunately, horror doesn't use this nearly as much as comedy. And people assume horror lovers are the messed up ones.
Anno 2070 wiki. I write reviews and recaps on Heaven of Horror. And yes, it does happen that I find myself screaming, when watching a good horror movie. I love psychological horror, survival horror and kick-ass women. Also, I have a huge soft spot for a good horror-comedy.
Oh yeah, and I absolutely HATE when animals are harmed in movies, so I will immediately think less of any movie, where animals are harmed for entertainment (even if the animals are just really good actors). Fortunately, horror doesn't use this nearly as much as comedy. And people assume horror lovers are the messed up ones.
| The Keeping Hours | |
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| Directed by | Karen Moncrieff |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Rebecca Sonnenshine |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Adam Gorgoni |
| Cinematography | Anastas Michos |
| Edited by | Timothy Alverson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Keeping Hours is a 2017 American supernatural horrordrama film directed by Karen Moncrieff and written by Rebecca Sonnenshine. The film stars Lee Pace, Carrie Coon and Sander Thomas. The film released on July 24, 2018, via video on demand and DVD on August 7, 2018 by Universal Pictures.[1]Ten years after the death of their son, a divorced couple is suddenly reunited by supernatural events that offer them a chance at forgiveness.
Plot[edit]
The movie opens with a couple preparing for a wedding at their home. Mark and Elizabeth already have a son, Jacob. After eight years they make the relationship official, exchange wedding vows, and enjoy a day long reception with family and friends. Time flashes to the future with the couple divorced after the son was killed in an automobile accident. The father was driving and the mother thinks she failed to secure the boy's seat belt. Each blame the other parent and yet themselves for the tragic death.
Mark is an attorney busy working at a large law firm. Elizabeth has remarried, wrote a book and lives in an expensive home with her step-daughters. Mark is bothered with tenants who abandoned the rented former marital home. Marks inspects the home where lights flicker and he hears strange noises. He hears footsteps and he finds Jacob's toys in the attic. He sees Jacob and passes out. After time and adjustment, Mark accepts Jacob's ghost as real. After Jacob asks Dad about Mommy. Mark brings Elizabeth to the home. She sees her son and thinks Mark has played some cruel trick on her. She learns to accept reality and is happy the boy is back in their lives. Neither parent can touch the boy.
Mark quits his job to make time to be with Jacob. Elizabeth visits the house each day. Jacob tells his parents he wants things back to normal including the couple back together loving one another. They all do things to make up for lost opportunities. Mom reads bedtime stories and Dad plays games. Jacob wants that real train set that he never got. The couple become close again. They learn that Jacob can leave the house so they go to the beach and build sand castles and watch a beautiful sunset.
Jacob tells Dad that he pushed the red button that released the seat belt. Jacob caused his own death and Dad should not feel guilty and he should forgive Mom. Elizabeth has been having nose bleeds and passed out after claiming to see her deceased mother. After an emergency room visit, Elizabeth tells Mark she stopped her depression medicine and the fainting was isolated and nothing to worry about. When Dad gets home, Jacob has his train set up and fully running. Jacob tells Dad that Mom has to take a long train ride with him. Mark confronts Elizabeth and she tells him she has terminal cancer. Mark tells her that Jacob told him that he unlatched the seat belt and she was not at fault. Later, Jacob comes to his Mom's hospital room and she hugs him and they both disappear into a white light.
Cast[edit]
- Lee Pace as Mark Bennett - Father
- Carrie Coon as Elizabeth Welles - Mother
- Sander Thomas as Jacob - Son
- Ray Baker as Lenn - Mark's father
- Amy Smart as Amy - Neighbor lady
- Julian Latourelle as Dash - Neighbor boy
- Ana Ortiz as Janice Trejada - Psychic medium
- Molly Hagan as Daniels - Mark's boss
- Brianne Howey as Caroline
- Anna Diop as Kate
- Jane Daly as Elizabeth's Mom
- Cliff Chamberlain as Smith - Elizabeth's new husband
- Lylah Raye Acosta as Emma - Step-daughter
- Ruby Moncrieff-Karten as Isabelle - Step-daughter
Production[edit]
On October 14, 2015, it was announced that Karen Moncrieff would direct a supernatural romance horror film scripted by Rebecca Sonnenshine, about two parents whose life together ends when their son dies in a car accident.[2][3]Lee Pace and Carrie Coon were cast in the film to play the parents, while Jason Blum would produce the film through his Blumhouse Productions.[2]
Principal photography on the film began on December 1, 2015 in Los Angeles,[4] which ended on January 22, 2016.[5]
References[edit]
- ^The Keeping Hours DVD
- ^ abKit, Borys (October 14, 2015). 'Lee Pace and Carrie Coon to Star in Blumhouse Thriller 'The Keeping Hours' (Exclusive)'. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^'WE'RE GETTING A COMBINATION HORROR MOVIE AND LOVE STORY ABOUT A DEAD KID AND I'M SO IN'. CinemaBlend. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^'On the Set for 12/4/15: Gal Gadot Grabs Her Lasso for 'Wonder Woman', Brad Pitt Wraps 'War Machine', 'Resident Evil' Team Finish Final Chapter'. ssninsider.com. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^'On the Set for 1/22/16: Michael Fassbender Starts Shooting Universal's 'The Snowman', Antonio Banderas Wraps on 'Security''. SSN Insider. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
External links[edit]
- The Keeping Hours on IMDb
- The Keeping Hours at Rotten Tomatoes