No One Will Save You (2023)

3 Stars (out of 4)

Mode of Silence

By Jeffrey M. Anderson

This alien-invasion sci-fi/horror film may not be terribly original overall, but it has one unique thing going for it; it's almost completely dialogue-free. It's told entirely visually, which has its own fascinating effect. Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Rosaline) stars as Brynn, who lives alone in a huge house, makes her own clothing, and works on a model of a town. She seems lonely, and composes letters to someone named Maude. She wakes up one night to find an alien in her house, fights it, and kills it. She goes into town and finds that most of the other residents of her town seem to have been taken over and are now controlled by aliens. She goes back home and prepares for battle, but little does she know that the aliens have unexpectedly powerful weaponry. It's too bad that the aliens look pretty much like any other movie aliens, with big craniums and bulging eyes, but No One Will Save You has a quirky, deadpan quality that makes these things work.