Cat And Mouse
Two young Latter-day Saints are trapped in a sinner’s terrifying game in the new psychological thriller featuring Hugh Grant’s most villainous role yet.
Words Lee Curtis
Hugh Grant made his name as the pretty posh boy who could charm the pants off of anybody, but it’s a very different story ever since Paddington 2 revealed his dark side.
From the foul-mouthed Fletcher in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen to his hilarious light-fingered Oompa Loompa in Wonka, the British acting legend steals the show in interesting roles each more wicked than the last. Now, the Hugh Grant renaissance reaches its peak as the lead of a new A24 horror.
Meet Mr Reed, an eccentric but seemingly harmless gentleman happy to welcome guests into his home. But, to the horror of Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East’s Mormon missionaries, crossing his threshold is where the nightmare begins as they discover he’s in fact the diabolical architect of a terrifying psychological game designed to put their faith to the ultimate test.
If a creepy Hugh Grant-led horror-thriller from the hit-making machine behind Hereditary and Everything Everywhere All At Once isn’t enough, Heretic is also the new brain-child of writer-director duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the creators of A Quiet Place.
It’s terror on a smaller, yet no less intense scale that’s set almost entirely within the confines of Mr Reed’s devilish labyrinth from which the two young women will need a miracle to escape. Let the games begin.
