{"id":115342,"date":"2024-04-17T14:31:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2039839"},"modified":"2024-04-17T14:31:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:31:32","slug":"night-shift-offers-bates-motel-brand-chills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/17\/night-shift-offers-bates-motel-brand-chills\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Night Shift\u2019 Offers Bates Motel-Brand Chills"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Coens. The Russos. The Farrellys. The Duplasses. The <\/strong>Safdies.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Chinas?<\/p>\n

No, Paul and Benjamin China aren’t in the rarified air of those famous directorial duos. Not even close.<\/p>\n

Still, the China Brothers’ indie debut, “Night Shift,” is so confident in its storytelling that you can’t help but ask a simple question.<\/p>\n

What else do they have up their sleeves?<\/p>\n

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A troubled woman named Gwen (Phoebe Tonkin) arrives at a just-north-of-seedy motel to tackle the night shift. She’ll be paid in cash and work alone until owner Teddy (Lamorne Morris) relieves her at 7 a.m. <\/p>\n

What could go wrong? Plenty, of course. This is a horror movie, after all.<\/p>\n

Gwen has troubling hallucinations of undead customers lurking on the grounds. A sedan keeps driving slowly past the motel as if its driver is casing the joint.<\/p>\n

Plus, Gwen’s state of mind appears a bit wobbly long before things start going bump in the night.<\/p>\n

If you think you know where this is going, you’re probably wrong.<\/p>\n

The China Brothers take their time setting the story in motion, relying on strong performances to lay the necessary groundwork. Morris doesn’t get much screen time, but he judiciously uses it to create a character we know all too well.<\/p>\n

Awkward. Kind. Untethered by certain business realities.<\/p>\n

Teddy’s initial chat with Gwen is delightful, the kind of sly exchange that lacks a single horror trope. Unless you consider a Bates Motel-style stuffed animal or three.<\/p>\n

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