A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrupt their lives in unimaginable ways.
Callina Liang
Chloe Blu Payne
Lucy Liu
Rebekah Payne
Chris Sullivan
Chris Payne
Eddy Maday
Tyler Payne
Julia Fox
Cece
Lucas Papaelias
Carl
West Mulholland
Ryan
Daniel Danielson
Painter #1
Benny Elledge
Contractor
Natalie Woolams-Torres
Lisa
Jared Wiseman
Painter #2
Robert M. Jimenez
Painter #3
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Writer
David Koepp
January 24, 2025
7
<em>'Presence'</em> holds uniqueness in regards to how it is filmed, which is very effective, though its story does end up being quite straightforward - and more teen drama-ry than anticipated. All the same, I did enjoy myself whilst watching it unfold across 85mins, pleasantly.
The cast are also a strong point of this film. Lucy Liu and Eddy Maday are decent, though Callina Liang and Chris Sullivan are the definitive standouts - both t'rific. West Mulholland is solid in his role, even if I'm not absolutely sold on everything that goes on with his character.
Interesting that this closely follows the release (at least in the UK) of Robert Zemeckis' <em>'Here'</em> - two films shot in original perspectives. This Steven Soderbergh picture isn't quite as high class as that one, but all in all is worthy of a watch; especially with such a short run time.
Thanks to the aforementioned, I was able to watch this at the cinema shortly after finishing Mel Gibson's <em>'Flight Risk'</em>. You could say both do have a feel of being made-for-streaming (this feels <a href="https://letterboxd.com/r96sk/list/ranked-welcome-to-the-blumhouse/" rel="nofollow">Welcome to the Blumhouse</a>-esque), but I will never moan about the ability to watch movies on the big screen.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$2,000,000.00
Revenue:
$10,498,407.00