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For your sake, I hope you do not have a Thanksgiving like the one inThe Humans.
Karam has translated his stage work into a film that never feels static.
Which is to say that this portrait of the Blake family rings with authenticity, but isnt exactly uplifting.
This Thanksgiving tale has noPlanes, Trains and Automobilesor evenPieces of Aprilvibes.
The way certain Blake family members respond to all the rattling tells us something about them.
Erik, on the other hand, is genuinely unnerved by the noise and his jumpiness unnerves us.
Erik feels like losing it entirely, for reasons that wont crystallize until closer to the movies end.
For a good portion ofThe Humans, there is no singular, obvious conflict in the narrative.
But the presence of potential conflict is always there, hovering around the corners of every scene.
All of it creates a sense that this apartment might be haunted.
But its not the place thats haunted.
Thats, admittedly, a little depressing.
But in the hands of Karam and this gifted cast, there is beauty in that, too.
