Speak No Evil’s ending has a dirty hidden detail that no one is talking about

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Speak No Evil (2024).

Although Speak no evilThe 2024 remake has a tighter story than the 2022 original, there’s one loose end the psychological thriller never ties up. 2022 STop no evil Ended with a brutal twist that, although it fit the preceding movie’s tone and plot, felt so unnecessary that viewers and critics were left stunned. 2024s Speak no evil Remake changes the ending of the thriller, offering a more crowd-pleasing alternative. However, in the process, director James Watkins’ re-imagining introduces a new plot hole to the movie’s straightforward story. 2024s Speak no evil Follow Louise and Ben, a married couple.

Holidaying with their daughter Agnes, Louise and Ben meet the charismatic Paddy, his partner Ciara and their son Ant. Paddy soon charms Bane and convinces him to visit their isolated country home after their shared holiday ends, but a series of increasingly strange behaviors makes it clear that something is seriously wrong with Paddy and his family. Speak no evil The end of 2024 reveals the couple to be calculated killers who target families to kill the parents and steal their children, ensuring the silence of the abducted children by cutting out their tongues. Louise and Ben eventually defeat them.

Speak no evil does not deal with 1 loose end

Speak no evil the babysitter character is simply forgotten

In both versions of Speak no evilThe villains leave the children with a babysitter named Muhjid while they go out for dinner with the heroes. Muhjid is the only character of color in the cast of both movies and in 2024’s Speak no evilFadi claims that Muhid is a Syrian refugee who cannot work legally because he is trapped in the British asylum system. In the original 2022 movie, Muhjid reappears at the end and is revealed to be an accomplice to the killers However, in the 2024 remake, the character is simply forgotten.

This is a massive plot hole, as it is now unclear what role Muhjid played in Paddy and Ciara’s plans. Speak no evil Reveals what happened to Ant’s real parents in the ending shortly before the pub owner, Mike, returns to discover he is in on Paddy and Ciara’s evil plot. However, possibly because Muhjid’s backstory is so tragically sympathetic, the remake fails to bring the babysitter back to reveal that he is also in league with the child-mutilating murderers. It is possible that Muhjid is unaware of Paddy and Ciara’s villainy, although, in the original 2022, he is an active accomplice.

The original Speak No Evil wrapped up the babysitter storyline

The babysitter plot makes more sense in the original 2022 movie

2022 S Speak no evil Employs a regrettable stereotype when the sole character of the movie is revealed to be a villain that the heroes should have suspected beforehand, so the 2024 remake arguably improves this image. However, in doing so, the remake simply drops Muhjid’s character altogether. It seems almost impossible that a babysitter who met Paddy and Ciara would not be familiar with their modus operandi, but the end of the movie does not refer to Muhjid’s involvement or his whereabouts. By slightly reducing the problematic implications of 2022 original, 2024 Speak no evil Remake opens up a major plot hole.