I watch most films without checking reviews or trailers; I don’t like my mind to have any preconceived ideas. Nor do I read the synopsis.

Occasionally, I do if I’m with my daughter as she likes to vet her viewing.

I’m extremely pleased I knew nothing of this film, as I had absolutely no clue to where the storyline would go. I of course had some ideas, but it turned out far more sinister than I thought.

I felt this film got so much right and I don’t understand the low ratings.

It was a deep intense psychological horror, which took you there with them with fear and mystery.

Horror is my favourite genre, but I rarely find one I find scary. I enjoy many, but they don’t draw me in as this did, with my heart pounding and so totally involved.

Highly recommended!

[spoiler]I hated those kids so much.[/spoiler]

Much better than the average horror flick. I'm glad I knew nothing about it and just let it ride.. by the way F kids lol

[spoiler] Teenagers are the absolute worst. [/spoiler]

This is, in my opinion, an improved version of _Hereditary_, as both stories are quite similar, but this one leaves out the tasteless supernaturalism and unintentional comedy that made that film miss the mark for me.
The performances are quite strong, and they get more and more unsettling as the film goes on.
It’s artsy (particularly with its cinematography choices), but never in an annoying or frustrating way.
On the other hand, the characters could’ve used a little more development, and the movie sometimes cheats by teasing things that turn out to be a red herring, and can’t be explained after you’ve seen the film ([spoiler] for example, the door opening by itself gives the impression that you’re watching a haunted house movie, which has nothing to do with the movie that you’re watching [/spoiler]).
It also wasn’t needed, as you’d still have the ‘she’s going crazy’ vs ‘the kids hate her’ tension without that red herring.

7/10

A genuinely creepy film that will keep you guessing until the end.

It's a pretty solid Christmas-themed horror movie that would definitely be fun to watch during the winter holidays.

Riley gave an excellent performance and sold her role as an individual that has gone through hell without showing all the trouble she went through.

The theme of the movie revolves around trauma and mental illness and I thought it was potrayed nicely.

The atmosphere is eerie and done well.

Definitely worth a watch.

another 'good for her'-movie. also, the kids had it coming

A dark film, with obvious cinematographic references, that confuses terror with boredom. The directors get a certain atmosphere of tension, but they repeat thematic ideas from "Goodnight mummy" (2014) and the possible surprise turns into repetition (it is actually a kind of Hollywood remake) . Religion as an oppressive and psychologically devastating element is interesting if they had not remained on the surface.

3 Thoughts After Watching ‘The Lodge’:

1. I gave this film a slightly higher score because of Riley Keough’s performance. I legit felt for her character.

2. What kills this movie are its high levels of predictability and absurdity. Those awful kids warmed up way too quickly. And none of those scenarios — basically the entire plot — should have ever happened. It becomes sillier the more I think about it.

3. That was quite an impressive fake obituary.

This flick was actually pretty good. Kept me interested throughout. The ending was something to be desired though.

Riley was good and that’s where it ended the rest of it sucked it never should’ve been made

Wow, what a bad "Hereditary" wannabe knockoff that was just...well bad. The women behind me summed it up perfectly "what the hell was that? Ok who picked this movie for us to see?"
Jaeden Martell was actually pretty good, but everyone else was beyond bad! The Grace character played by Riley Keough was so so wooden!
Stay far away from this movie, I got the vibe walking out that not a single person enjoyed it, just heard talking about how bad it was.