Shut In is a good start for a very new production company. The highlight is the non-verbal glances between a few grams of meth and her mother’s Bible. But, unfortunately, she’s trapped by those demons in her past. She hits the right note as a woman struggling to get beyond her mistakes and better her family’s life. There’s more to her role than just acting scared and yelling through a door. The entire movie rests on the fantastic performance of Rainey Qualley. Considering the budget and that this is the first feature from Daily Wire, it’s loaded with a lot of formerly disillusioned production talent grateful for a chance to make a high-quality film outside the Hollywood system, and it shows. Everything from composition to camera movement to lighting is top-notch. Though it doesn’t have the feel of a big cinematic thriller, Caruso manages to build a high level of suspense in such a small space, as the action is beautifully shot. The fact that the entire thing is shot in a single location and that for seventy percent of the runtime, it takes place in a pantry is more than enough of a tip-off. But, there’s an even worse problem, as he brought his friend Sammy (Vincent Gallo) along, who everyone suspects is a child molester. Unfortunately, Rob shows up to let her out. As the house is secluded, little Lainey is unable to help. While preparing to move, Jessica gets stuck in the large kitchen pantry (I would kill for it) and can’t get out. She’s currently living in the dilapidated home of her deceased mother and getting ready to sell the house, cash out, and get as far away from her drug-addict ex-husband Rob (Jake Horowitz) as possible. Jessica (Rainey Qualley) is a recently separated mother of toddler Lainey (Luciana VanDette) and her infant son. So let’s save the politics for the comments section and dive right into this thriller. I will say the trailer makes it look like a Christian thriller, but it’s not (thank God!). After watching this, I can claim that it has very little to do with the site’s main content. I personally don’t read it, but it’s not hard to figure out their bent. Caruso and writer Melanie Toast’s Shut In is the first feature film coming out of the infamous website Daily Wire. The movie premieres on YouTube Thursday, Feb. This isn’t the first movie The Daily Wire has acquired–according to the site, their live-stream of 2020’s Run Hide Fight attracted 300,000 viewers. The Daily Wire picked up the film for a US-only stream, that will also include a trailer premiere for the next Daily Wire film, Terror On The Prairie. (Perhaps Qualley did not realize The Daily Wire is the site of conservative gadfly Ben Shapiro? We will give her the benefit of the doubt.) The movie did have promise when it was initially being developed, as Jason Bateman was attached to direct, but the job eventually went to Disturbia director D.J. Qualley stars as a young mother who is held captive by a violent ex, played by none other than Gallo. The movie, a thriller titled Shut In, (not to be confused with the 2016 Naomi Watts film of the same name) will also star Rainy Qualley, daughter of Andie MacDowell. If you feel so inclined to watch it, good news! They are releasing it for free on YouTube. Conservative news site The Daily Wire is releasing a movie, for some reason, starring none other than controversial sperm-selling weirdo Vincent Gallo.
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