See you at the #MistressSusanMovie Watch Soirée Saturday on Twitter for You Should Have Left.
Can you escape your past? That’s the question I found myself asking while watching Kevin Bacon’s You Should Have Left. Based on the novel by Daniel Kehlmann, You Should Have Left follows middle-aged Theo Conroy (Bacon) and his younger wife, Susanna (Amanda Seyfried), as they holiday at a remote but stylish home in Wales to revitalize their problematic marriage. Their six-year-old daughter, Ella (Avery Essex), is along for the ride. What should be a nice respite actually becomes a nightmarish reality as Theo’s jealous streak rears its ugly head, his past resurfaces and a supernatural force within the house delivers a chilling “you should have left” vibe.
Review: 
. You Should Have Left is a smart psychological thriller penned and directed by David Koepp. As a fan of Kevin Bacon, someone who we are all related to via six degrees of separation, it was good the see a 62-year-old leading a movie that appeals to the mature crowd. However, I would have liked to have seen him with an older co-star instead of 34-year-old Amanda Seyfried, but the plot calls for a younger actress. I definitely have to put this movie on my Halloween watchlist.
4 buckets of popcorn – pre-order it
3 buckets of popcorn – buy or rent it asap
2 buckets of popcorn – wait for it to go on sale at a bargain price
1 bucket of popcorn – borrow it from a friend or library
0 buckets of popcorn – don’t waste your time
Mistress Susan Secret Tip: Join me for the #MistressSusanMovie Watch Soirée Saturday, August 8, at 9pm ET to view #YouShouldHaveLeft with @kevinbacon and @AmandaSeyfried on @movies_anywhere. Use #MistressSusanMovie to tweet along.
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