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Spoilers ahead for the plot and ending ofSpeak No Evil, both the 2022 film and the 2024 remake.
While Patrick and Karin seem warm and friendly, it soon becomes clear that something is not quite right.
Theyve already disposed of Abel, and theyre coming for Agnes next.
The film ends with the Dutch family, new daughter Agnes in tow, meeting their next victims.
Cheerful,Speak No Evilis not.
But the harrowing last act is not simply nihilism.
When Bjrn asks Patrick why hes doing this, Patrick says, Because you let me.
The BlumhouseSpeak No Eviltakes a different approach.
But the third act lets the new version deviate more boldly from the original.
She alerts her parents, who handle the situation far more calmly than any of us would.
Rest assured there is no onscreen tongue removal or stoning in thisSpeak No Evil.
(Its a bit likeHome Alone, though maybe less violent.)
And while Paddy briefly captures Agnes, she injects him with ketamine, leaving him incapacitated.
Without the gut punch of the original ending, however, whats it all for?
Were all too fucking polite, Paddy says.
Louise finally gets the message.
No one is letting Paddy do anything; the family is very much fighting back!
Beyond that, the new film has too much on its mind for its hits to land.
Also, he had a rough childhood.
(Couldnt be contemporary horror without trauma!)
And hes an emblem of toxic masculinity, which is why McAvoymodeled his performance on Andrew Tate.
The cowardly happy ending underscores the real failure of the remake a refusal to follow through.
