No One Will Save You unleashes a terrifying alien twist on the home invasion thriller

polygon.com:

Home invasion films tap into an almost universal fear. From Fred Walton’s When a Stranger Calls to 2008’s The Strangers, the highs of the genre prey on the anxiety that bolted doors and locked windows can only do so much to protect you from violent terror. No One Will Save You, Hulu’s latest horror film premiere, thoroughly understands this, brilliantly springboarding off home invasion and extraterrestrial horror tropes to create a ride that’s both psychological and full of surprises. This is a scary movie.

Known for his work on the slasher comedy The Babysitter and his directorial debut, the horror love story Spontaneous, writer-director Brian Duffield’s sophomore film stars Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart) as Brynn, a socially phobic shut-in forced to defend herself when her home is inexplicably invaded by alien intruders. Before the arrival of the ETs, Brynn is already haunted by an undisclosed tragedy that has made her the de facto pariah of her quaint hometown. From the hushed whispers and piercing glares of her neighbors to visible dents in her mailbox and a vulgar anonymous phone call, Duffield sets up the horror with a kind of visual storytelling that trusts and rewards the audience for paying close attention to every detail laid in front of them.

One thing that won’t be hard to notice: The first 30 minutes of No One Will Save You is absent of nearly any spoken dialogue.

Despite being a career screenwriter, Duffield’s choice to play lightly with dialogue continues through most of the movie’s run time. To make up for it, there’s an increased reliance on the production design — from a detailed diorama of Brynn’s hometown or overhead shots of mysterious circles burnt into the lawns of a trail of houses — as well as the