M. Night Shyamalan’s latest, Knock at the Cabin, takes place in one location. It’s not the most extravagant location, but the woods outside the cabin look beautiful in 4K UHD. The cabin itself has a nice rustic wood interior too, and the light changes the later it gets in the day.
The thriller has effective surround sound effects too, with bumps and rumbles, as well as an intense score.
Deleted scenes include good flashbacks with Eric (Jonathan Groff)’s parents. I’m not sure how they’d play as more departures from the cabin but they’re worth seeing, as well as a little more cryptic backstory from Leonard (Dave Bautista) on how the four horsemen met. There’s also a lot more of that air fryer infomercial featuring Shyamalan’s cameo.
A 23 minute behind the scenes feature and several more shorter ones cover many aspects of the film from the adaptation of the novel, to diverse casting and Shyamalan’s shooting style. You see on the set Shyamalan wears a suit some days, but not all like Sam Raimi does. And you get to see the roofless interior of the cabin.
