‘Presence’ Film Review: More Human Dysfunction Than Spooks In Steven Soderbergh’s Latest Thriller-Sundance Film Festival
deadline.comDirected by Steven Soderbergh and penned by David Koepp, the haunting psychological thriller Presence follows a fractured family as a mysterious supernatural force infiltrates their new home that has taken interest in their daughter Chloe.
The film is written by David Koepp and stars Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland, and Julia Fox.An unsettling presence permeates the home of Chris (Sullivan) and Ruth (Liu) before they even move in.
This supernatural entity is a witness to the family’s most vulnerable moments. It has a particular focus on the couple’s young daughter Chloe (Liang), who is always at odds with her mother and Brother Tyler (Maday).
However, the young girl is in mourning because of her two girls, one of them her best friend Nadia, died recently. Ruth thinks the key is letting her daughter deal with her own problems, while Chris thinks it needs to be addressed.
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