M. Night Shyamalan’s latest venture looks to be steering away from the supernatural and otherworldly (although with MNS you can never really tell). “Trap” has more of a crime mystery look to it although it still has the kind of wild premise which Shyamalan is known to enjoy. The film stars Josh Hartnett which is nice to see and the first trailer sees him taking on a rather unexpected role. I’ll let you watch it and see for yourself.
I will say that Hartnett plays a father taking his ecstatic daughter to see her favorite singer in concert, Lady Raven (played by Shyamalan’s oldest daughter Saleka). But it turns out that the packed arena is really a trap laid by police to catch a brutal serial killer believed to be in attendance. Again, it’s a crazy idea made even crazier by a particular reveal in the trailer. I don’t know what to expect, but its wild enough to pique my interest.
“Trap” lands exclusively in theaters on August 9th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or giving it a pass.
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Neat concept. Will probably see it when it comes off big screen.
You never know what to expect from MNS. But I like more of his films than I dislike
Sounds like this one is a big showcase for his daughter also 😉
I thought that too!
You know what? I saw this earlier today not expecting much as M. Night Shyamalan is hit/miss but… to reveal the twist like that in the teaser. Honestly, that I will go for. Serial killer taking his daughter to see some pop star while knowing he is trapped but…. WRONG! It is them that is trapped! FOOLS! I am for this career renaissance for Josh Hartnett. Let it roll!
A lot of people are worked up because he revealed that in the trailer. But I’m thinking “This is an MNS movie. He’s not revealing that in a trailer if it’s some big late revelation.”
I’m usually down on M. Night as he tends to fall into ideas that ran out of steam immediately but this one might actually work.
Pass
That has to be a fake out. Doesn’t it?
There’s certainly something like that.
Don’t know about this, my opinion is MNS is hit a grand slam, or miss! I felt absolutely cheated after watching Devil! Loved Signs and Sixth Sense, but after watching the Happening and Lady in the water I will wait and see
He’s definitely earned that skepticism. I generally like more of his movies than dislike them. So I’m staying cautiously optimistic.