One upcoming horror remake is a lot more exciting as it’s the deserved comeback of one of the most underrated actors of the last decade. The horror genre continues to have a great run, though it has faced some backlash for relying too much on sequels and remakes. Still, there are many of both coming up in the near future, and among the remakes to be released in 2024 is Speak No Evil. A remake of the 2022 movie of the same name by Christian Tafdrup, Speak No Evil is directed by James Watkins, and gives a horrifying twist to family vacations.

Speak No Evil follows Louise (Mackenzie Davis) and Ben Dalton (Scoot McNairy) who are on vacation with their daughter, Agnes (Alix West Lefler), in Europe. There they meet Paddy (James McAvoy), his wife Ciara (Aisling Franciosi), and their son Ant (Dan Hough), who invite them to their idyllic country estate for the weekend. Once there, the Daltons gradually realize something dark and disturbing is going on with their new friends. Speak No Evil marks Mackenzie Davis’ return, and hopefully, it will finally give her the recognition she deserves.

Mackenzie Davis Is One Of The Last Decade's Most Underrated Actors

Mackenzie Davis Has Starred In Some Big But Flawed Projects

Unfortunately, Davis has been a victim of the failure of her most notable projects, which isn’t a reflection of her talent.

Mackenzie Davis is no newcomer, but she hasn’t gotten the space and recognition she deserves. Davis’ acting career began in 2012 with one episode of the TV series I Just Want My Pants Back and the drama movie Smashed, directed by James Ponsoldt. Some of Davis’ most notable movies are The F Word, That Awkward Moment, and The Martian, but she became best known when she played Mariette in Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, in 2017. On TV, Davis rose to fame with her role as Cameron Howe in Halt and Catch Fire and Yorkie in Black Mirror’s “San Junipero”.

The F Word , starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan, was released in some countries as What If? .

In 2019, Davis starred in Terminator: Dark Fate as Grace Harper, and her last film appearance was as Harper Caldwell in Happiest Season. Unfortunately, Davis has been a victim of the failure of her most notable projects, which isn’t a reflection of her talent. Blade Runner 2049 was praised by critics but didn’t quite connect with general audiences, and it became one of the biggest box-office bombs of 2017. Unfortunately, Terminator: Dark Fate didn’t do any better, despite being a highly-anticipated movie.

Terminator: Dark Fate did well with critics but didn’t succeed at the box office, becoming one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time. Despite the failures of her biggest movies to date, Davis was actually one of the best parts of them, but their flaws sadly overshadowed her talent, making her one of the most underrated actors of the last decade.

The Speak No Evil Remake Should Be A Reminder Of How Good Mackenzie Davis Is

Mackenzie Davis Deserves A Chance To Truly Shine

Mackenzie Davis hasn’t starred in a movie since Happiest Season in 2020, though she starred in the apocalyptic TV series Station Eleven as Kirsten Raymonde in 2021 and voiced Martha in Love, Death & Robots’ episode “The Very Pulse of the Machine”. 2024, then, marked Davis’ return to the big scream, first with the black comedy Swimming Home and later with Speak No Evil. The latter is also Davis’ return to horror after The Turning in 2020, but it looks a lot more promising than it.

Davis has already shown her acting range, going from drama in Halt and Catch Fire and Black Mirror to full-on action in Terminator: Dark Fate, and she hasn’t disappointed with her performances (even if the movies did). Speak No Evil can show yet another side of Mackenzie Davis’ acting skills, and the movie has already gathered enough attention for it to remind the audience of her talent.