Review: No Exit

No Exit is a 95-minute adrenaline rush. Full of exciting popcorn thrills and a great performance by actress Havana Rose Liu, viewers should have a lot of fun with this one.

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How far would you go for a stranger?

Actress Havana Rose Liu

A small popcorn movie has just dropped onto Hulu. 2022's No Exit isn't anything groundbreaking, but it is a film that will rattle your bones for 95-minutes. Newcomer Havana Rose Liu is fantastic throughout this joy ride of tension and suspense. Our story follows a recovering addict named Darby (Liu), who learns that her mother is in the hospital. Darby escapes from the rehab center to go be with her sick mother in Salt Lake City. However, a developing blizzard stops Darby from making it there, and she has to stay overnight at a local visitors center. Here, Darby is stuck with a group of strangers (actors Danny Ramirez, David Rysdahl, Dale Dickey, and Dennis Haysbert) during the extreme snow. As Darby goes out looking for a phone signal, she discovers an abducted girl (Mila Harris) in a van in the parking lot. That's as far as I'll go with the plot, setting Darby up for a life-or-death struggle to uncover who among them is the kidnapper. No Exit does a pretty good job at keeping all its cards in the deck hidden, only revealing them when they need to.

Throughout all of the twists and turns, director Damien Power will keep audiences guessing and on their toes. The action sequences were solid throughout. While the tension gets turned up to 11 in the second half of the movie. The story is simple, but No Exit makes up for it with pulsating thrills, eerie cinematography (Simon Raby), bloody violence, and breathless sequences of suspense. Power's film always has a sense of mystery, while the fast-paced narrative kept one from ever relaxing. Liu's great performance is captured in a roller coaster of emotions and scares. While actors Ramirez, Rysdahl, Dickey, Haysbert, and Harris provide a backdrop of strong supporting performances. No Exit might send some viewers into a state of disbelief due to its bloody violence and harrowing scenes of anxiety. Personally, Power's picture gave me the medicine of adrenaline I needed. So, if you are looking for a fun and exciting movie to watch that will most likely give you some good jolts, then turn your attention to Hulu's No Exit.

Actress Havana Rose Liu

No Exit is rated R (Restricted) Language | Strong Violence | Some Drug Content.

Stream it on Hulu.

Directed by Damien Power

Starring Havana Rose Liu, Danny Ramirez, David Rysdahl, Dale Dickey, Mila Harris, and Dennis Haysbert.