A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they've entered the center of a dark and sinister event.A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they've entered the center of a dark and sinister event.A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they've entered the center of a dark and sinister event.
- Lady Raven
- (as Saleka Night Shyamalan)
- Jody's Mom
- (as Marnie McPhail-Diamond)
- The Thinker
- (as Scott Mescudi)
- Parker Wayne
- (as Russell 'Russ' Vitale)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaWhile being distributed by a major studio (Warner Bros), Trap was allowed to resume filming under an interim agreement during the SAG-AFTRA strike as M. Night Shyamalan independently finances his own films.
- Quotes
Cooper: Psst! Cooper.
Vendor: Jamie.
Cooper: What's with all the police trucks outside and the cameras everywhere, Jamie?
Vendor: I'm not supposed to tell.
Cooper: Something happening?
Vendor: Don't rat me out.
Cooper: I won't.
Vendor: You know the Butcher? That freakin' nutjob that goes around just chopping people up? Well, the feds or whatever heard that he's gonna be here today, so they set up a trap for him. This whole concert? It's a trap. They're watching all the exits, checking everyone that leaves. There's no way to get out of here. It's kinda dope, right?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Project: Episode dated 28 July 2024 (2024)
- SoundtracksDon't Wanna Be Yours
Written and Performed by Saleka Shyamalan as Lady Raven
Trap is the latest film from writer/director M. NIght Shyamalan. The film is a collaboration between M. Night and his daughter Saleka (who also co-stars in the movie) with the premise having originated from conversations between the two of combining a concert experience with a film experience with the two citing Purple Rain as inspiration with the two eventually coming up with a premise descibred as "Silence of the Lambs at a Taylor Swift concert". Trap is a throwback to high concept thrillers from the pre-franchise era, and while it does have some pretty glaring flaws it ultimately results in a fun B-movie thriller.
Josh Hartnett is very good in the lead role of Cooper as he presents a very likable and charming image of this loving and devoted father while also effortlessly turning into a sneaky and manipulative opportunist when the situation calls for it. In many ways the movie feels like it's part of that revival of inverted mysteries such as Poker Face or other Columbo inspired thrillers where the POV is locked on our main villain and Hartnett certainly provides one worth being invested in. The movie does a good job incorporating both the concert and the howcatchem narrative with Cooper as we see a lot of the internal mechanisms involving the concert from Cooper's point of view and seeing how he pieces them together. I think the movie probably could've done more to incorporate some of the soundtrack into the action (my gold standard for this kind of music/thriller mash-up is Phantom of the Paradise) and it does often feel like the two are happening parallel to each other rather than fully mixing as you want them to. I also did notice some messiness in the third act as Hayley Mills initially seems like she's poised to be our Columbo equivalent (great to see her again) but she's kind of sidelined as we give more focus to another character who does a decent job in their acting debut, but a pretty pivotal scene doesn't have them conveying the kind of force the scenario calls for. The third act also maybe goes on a bit too long with how many narrow misses and close calls the screenplay incorporates (one of which I'm not sure how it was possible no one noticed) but it does at least move fast enough that it never feels like it drags.
Trap has an inspired high concept mash-up that's anchored to a great performance by Hartnett that helps the movie overcome some of its more glarring issues and remain a good time. Admittedly it is a bit rough in how it mines its central concept and is definitely one of those movies that's better while you are watching it rather than in hindsight (think something like Law Abiding Citizen for example) and if you do see this on a big screen in a packed house you'll get an engaging experience.
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- Aug 1, 2024
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- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Good Grades
- Filming locations
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada(FirstOntario Center)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $28,676,303
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,454,146
- Aug 4, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $45,276,303
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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