Come Out And Play (2013)

56% of critics liked it
(18 reviews)
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(358 ratings)

Beth (Vinessa Shaw, 3:10 To Yuma) and Francis (Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Damages), a happy young couple expecting a child, have come to Mexico for a romantic getaway. As they dock on a sun-kissed beach where children are playing and giggling, everything seems perfect. But as they wander the strangely… More Beth (Vinessa Shaw, 3:10 To Yuma) and Francis (Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Damages), a happy young couple expecting a child, have come to Mexico for a romantic getaway. As they dock on a sun-kissed beach where children are playing and giggling, everything seems perfect. But as they wander the strangely empty streets, an atmosphere of unease sets in: an abandoned hotel, a distress call that repeatedly echoes from a radio set, the sense of being watched...the sound of children's laughter drifting through the streets, but no adults in sight. What started as a day in paradise quickly turns into a struggle for survival. (c) CineDigm

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Directed By: Makinov
Genres: Horror

In Theaters: Mar 22, 2013 Limited
Studio: Cinedigm Entertainment Group

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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Despite its familiar genre trappings, this nastily efficient horror film delivers genuine chills.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
The film maintains a deliberately unhurried pace that builds tension naturally and with minimum interference from the soundtrack.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
For horror fans, there are ... enough gruesome images, icky concepts and "don't-go-there" moments to carry the day.
Eric Hynes, Time Out New York
Even by the low standards of scary-movie plausibility, mononymous first-timer Makinov exhibits brazenly little interest in psychologically grounding his story.
Scott Foundas, Village Voice
Makinov tries repeatedly to mine suspense from slowly creeping up on his actors with the camera. If I'd directed this bunk, I'd hide my face too.
Brent Simon, Shared Darkness
An unnerving, humid slice of elemental horror that conjures up memories of Children of the Corn by way of George Romero. It mostly works, until it doesn't.
Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
Occasionally creepy, but mostly inert, unimaginative and tedious.
Marty Mapes, Movie Habit
Creepy, troubling idea drains away through a gaping plot hole
Ron Wilkinson, Monsters and Critics
These kids are not your usual tourist fare. Look out young marrieds!
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
Come Out and Play is a good example of how to eke out film thrills with a minimum of elements. Makinov should prove to be a filmmaker to watch.
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Makinov's film expertly crafts a sense of dawning madness that hinges on its villains' unspoken fury at their elders.
Matt Donato, We Got This Covered
While I'd personally rather pop in Who Can Kill A Child?, viewers new to the subject will find Makinov's remake interesting, but they should know it's already been done before - and better.
Harvey S. Karten, Compuserve
Though virtually without plot, the horror elements are effective given the graphic views of mass murder.
Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
A relentlessly routine remake.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a slightly uneven yet stirring horror effort that bodes well for the mysterious Makinov's future endeavors.
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
Demands a little patience but also delivers some nasty chills in return.
Brad Miska, Bloody Disgusting
If anything, 'Come Out and Play' is generic to the core, a cut and paste horror thriller that still manages to deliver on both production value and intensity.

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Francis (Moss-Bachrach) and his pregnant wife Beth (Shaw) are taking the opportunity to holiday in Mexico before the birth of their child. Hearing of a tranquil island, Francis hires a boat and the couple leave the mainland. When they arrive they find children playing at the dock but… More
Francis (Moss-Bachrach) and his pregnant wife Beth (Shaw) are taking the opportunity to holiday in Mexico before the birth of their child. Hearing of a tranquil island, Francis hires a boat and the couple leave the mainland. When they arrive they find children playing at the dock but no sign of any adults anywhere on the island. At first they assume everyone has left for a carnival but when Francis witnesses the brutal murder of an elderly man at the hands of a group of children, it becomes apparent something sinister is occurring on the island. Though it's mentioned nowhere in the marketing, 'Come Out & Play' is a remake of Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's 1976 Spanish horror movie 'Who Can Kill a Child?'. (The line is even uttered by a character in this version). Stephen King's short story, 'Children of the Corn', later adapted into a long running movie franchise, also borrows heavily from Serrador's film. In Makinov's remake, the English couple holidaying in Spain are replaced by an American couple in Mexico, but it's essentially the same movie, or rather an inferior copy. Serrador attempted a commentary on the effects of war on the young, but, despite dedicating his film to "the martyrs of Stalingrad", Makinov has little interest in anything other than cheap shock tactics. The film is devoid of suspense or tension, with much of the running time spent following characters wander around the island with no concessions made toward mood or atmosphere. Attempting to make children seem terrifying is a tough ask for any film-maker but Makinov completely fails to convince us that his young antagonists pose any tangible threat. A few years ago, the British film 'The Children' tread similar ground but added dramatic weight by having its killer kids the children of the film's protagonists. There's no such quandary for the lead couple of 'Come Out & Play'. As we have no investment in these children, they may as well be zombies or any other type of movie monster. What could have been an interesting look at what happens when survival wrestles with morality is instead just another by the numbers horror remake.

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