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Keeper’ Opens to Mixed Reviews, Elevating Tatiana Maslany and Craft Over Story

Reviews cite striking craft versus a thin, over-explained finale.

Overview

  • Osgood Perkins’ folk-horror chamber piece opened in U.S. theaters Nov. 14 after NEON’s secrecy-led campaign and Nov. 13 preview events.
  • Critics widely single out Tatiana Maslany’s performance and highlight the film’s imagery, with praise for Jeremy Cox’s cinematography and the sound design.
  • Recurring critiques target sluggish pacing, a sparse screenplay, and a third-act info dump that many say undercuts the film’s mystery.
  • Early Rotten Tomatoes snapshots reported by coverage showed a debut near 40% that later hovered around 51%, indicating a divided response.
  • The plot centers on a couple’s anniversary trip to a remote family cabin that leaves Maslany’s character isolated as unsettling occurrences mount.