A dysfunctional family moves into a new house in suburbia. The daughter (Callina Liang) is still traumatized by the death of her best friend from an overdose of drugs. Slowly, the daughter realizes there is a presence in the house and suspects it may be her deceased friend. The screenplay was written by David Koepp (JURASSIC PARK) from an idea of Steven Soderbergh (ERIN BROCKOVICH) who also directed. The film debuted in January 2024 at the Sundance film festival but it wasn't theatrically released for another year. In the interim, Soderbergh went and made another film BLACK BAG which was released two months after PRESENCE. I don't consider it a horror movie but rather a supernatural "ghost" story. There are no scares, very little suspense (until the very end) and Soderbergh takes it at a leisurely pace concentrating on atmosphere and psychological anxiety rather than scares. The entire film takes place in the house with the roaming camera as the "ghost". The acting is, well ..... adequate except for West Mulholland who is less than that. The kind of movie that when it's over, you go "Hmm ..... interesting". With Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Eddy Maday, Julia Fox and Natalie Woolams Torres.
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