‘Maybe I’ll do more,’ are the four words Halle Berry recently said when asked about starring in horror movies and, frankly, the only ones I wanted to hear from her. The screen icon has played everything from a cat(woman) to a drug addict, a former assassin, a UFC fighter and even a Flintstone (sort of). She’s won a best actress Oscar and dazzled on-screen as a Bond Girl , ticking off almost every actor’s bucket list.
However, what is probably least appreciated in her expansive filmography are her appearances in the horror space, which, in my opinion , there are far too few of. Our Hollywood darling is back on our screens this month in Never Let Go , a post-apocalyptic horror that is both Bird Box and A Quiet Place with a sprinkle of M Night Shyamalan’s The Village for good measure. I had mixed feelings about Never Let Go itself as, while the acting was strong from the entire cast, the story showed a lot of promise before buckling in the second half, resulting in an ending that offered more questions than answers.
I may have wanted more from the conclusion but admittedly, I was kept on the edge of my seat anxiously waiting in suspense for the story to reveal itself throughout the runtime. That was largely due to Halle’s unwavering performance as a mother slightly unhinged from the world seemingly coming to an end. So many of Halle’s roles have stuck with me for various reasons; she was fun and fierce as X-Men’s Storm – arguably the most popular Black female.
