NEVER LET GO

A woman named Momma (Halle Berry) lives in a remote forest with her young twin sons, Nolan (Percy Daggs IV) and Samuel (Anthony B. Jenkins). She instills in them the belief that the world has been overtaken by a supernatural force known as ‘The Evil,’ and insists they remain tethered together with rope whenever they leave their cottage to prevent ‘The Evil’ from harming them. As winter approaches and food becomes scarce, Momma’s violent visions intensify. Soon Nolan begins to question if Mommas claims are real, causing everything to quickly go pear-shaped. While child actors Daggs and Jenkins deliver commendable performances and the forest scenes are moody and menacing, the rest of the film is mediocre and the end is disappointing. The only character I really cared about was the dog.