Posted: 9/13/21 at 2:53pm
Has anyone heard much about the A24-helmed film adaptation of THE HUMANS by Stephen Karam?
Karam adapted the play and also directs the film (and with an incredibly assured hand for a first-timer). I was lucky enough to catch its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and actually found it even more effective than the play, which I saw the Canadian premiere of a few years ago.
The screen adaptation really plays up the claustrophobia and decay of the apartment, the performances are wonderful across the board - especially Jayne Houdyshell as the only Broadway holdover, Richard Jenkins, and Amy Schumer - and the ending, which didn't land the same way for me on stage, is genuinely terrifying. The whole experience is transfixing, moving, funny, and quite nerve-shredding.
Anyone else catch this?
Updated On: 9/13/21 at 02:53 PM
