Unlike many I did not actually pick up the twist in the story, I think it is partly because I didn't really care and partly because I was fighting against sleep. Was I watching the movie in the wrong mood? Probably, will I watch it again? Probably not.Ultimately the movie fails to deliver, it's not suspenseful or scary. And the personalities do not really work. The mother goes from being very dominant to submissive by simply being tied to the bed. Sure, she is overtly dominantly ruling the house, but we get that there is no father in the gorgeous household so it's easy to think that she has taken over that role on herself. But who swifts personality like this, so easily?Isn't the creepy kid story so much of a cliché now that we really shouldn't need to see more movies about it. Certainly a person in trouble such as the mom would be smart enough to talk tons of memories to convince the kid(s) that she is indeed their mother?I recommend skipping this one.

I apologize for not liking the film. I have seen too many horror films and films with this kind of twist to enjoy this one. I had the film figured out at breakfast when mom (Susanne Wuest) snubbed Lukas, the twin of Elias. At this point the only mystery was the facial operation mom, the aging TV star, might of had...and that wasn't too hard to figure out. The fact was the clues were far too frequent and overt. A younger audience who may have missed watching classic horror films with twists or never watched the Hitchcock series might rave over this film and wonder why everyone doesn't think it's great. Yes, it is a great surprise when you open a box on Christmas morning and there is a puppy in it. The second time, not so great. The third time...boring.This is like that third puppy. And who keeps Giant cock roaches as pets?Guide: No swearing or sex. Nudity (Susanne Wuest)

In a lonesome house in the countryside lives nine-year-old twin brothers who are waiting for their mother. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother. It emerges a struggle for identity and trust.........What could have been a really good psychological thriller, is ruined by camera angles and mise en scene, because as soon a mother gets home, the twist is spoiled by these two crucial elements.This alleviates any potential mystery that surrounds the mother, and the narrative arc between her and her children. If the makers had have been more careful with the script and position of the three main characters, this could have been a lot more tense for the audience, rather than them waiting for the predictable reveal.Other than that, it's pretty solid stuff, the first two acts are creepy enough, with mother acting mysterious her gait and characteristics coming straight from Les Yeux Sans Visage, and the house being shadowed like The Others.The final act goes down the torture porn route, and whilst it's not as visceral as an Eli Roth film, the fact that the act is being committed by a minor, makes the whole sequence highly unsettling.So aside from the fact that the film literally gives the twist away as soon as mother gets home, the film has a good story and some wonderful cinematography, and the final third is pretty heartbreaking.

With over 100 reviews to date, I will only add that this movie is a great depiction of denial, grieve and guilt. The rest is cinematography and acting, which are as good, by the way. It's sad to read so many bad reviews criticizing the badly hidden twist, when it was never intended to be hidden. It's shown very early what's really happening and we just have to watch how these characters deal with the terrible situation. Whoever doesn't get it in the beginning should watch fewer teenager horror gory flicks and pay more attention to what happens below the surface in films like this one. It reminds me of the Antichrist and Babadook psychotic managing of guilt and grieve.