Alexandre Aja's Never Let Go takes a simple horror gimmick—a family surviving an post-apocalyptic evil by tying themselves to their house—and turns it into a suffocating cabin-fever thriller. Halle Berry gives a raw performance as a mother whose conviction to protect her twin boys slips into forced starvation and psychological punishment.

This isn't a fun, jump-scare popcorn flick for the family movie night stack. It operates in a gloomy, claustrophobic space dominated by animal death, bodily harm, and continuous emotional strain between parent and child. Horror-loving teens might find the central mystery intriguing, but the heavy tone keeps it strictly out of bounds for younger viewers.