This story does not give one quick answers, but instead unfolds slowly. Little bits and pieces to fill in some of the blanks. So one needs to pay attention. At the start, something doesn't seem right. Jack is in this old house with Jane, his sister, brother Billy who is slightly younger than Jack, and Sam, the youngest. Jack makes a line in the dust on the floor, and if they all cross, they will always be together and the past is gone. The mother is sick and dies, so the responsibility falls on Jack, and he tells the others they have to stay by the house to remain safe. And the house is quite isolated. We find out that the father was a complete monster, and abuser, a thief and a killer, and was sentenced to prison but escaped and is presumed dead. But they have a sum of money of his, but they vow not to spend it, as it is blood money. As Jack has to go into town, he develops a friendship with Allie, although nothing romantic on his part. We see how the bond of these four develops throughout the movie. They even have a 'fortress', a safe place in a room in which can all gather. But soon, things take a turn for the worse, partly due to legal papers needed to be signed to take deed to the house, but the mother is dead and cannot sign, and they risk everything if that is not done. But it is the twist that comes that few would ever see coming that really ramps up the tension and suspense, and the danger.
Review of Marrowbone
