Halle Berry Says ‘Never Let Go’ Will Keep Audiences Guessing

Halle Berry fiercely protects her sons in the new horror film Never Let Go.

Berry leads the cast as “Momma,” a woman trying to keep her twin sons — played by Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins —  safe in a world that has ended. The only way they can stay safe from the evil outside is by remaining tethered together. 

However, one of her sons has doubts about the horrors and questions his mother’s rules, which causes dire consequences for the family. 

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During the red carpet premiere at Regal Times Squares in New York City on Sept. 16, Berry teased the film will keep audiences guessing. 

“Momma is a mother, she’s a different kind of mother,” Berry said. “Though what I know about mothers is we mother based on our environment and circumstances and so this mother is loving her boys, but I think you don’t quite know, is she struggling with mental illness? Is she delusional? Is the evil real? We don’t really know and that’s sort of the beauty of momma’s journey.”

At one point in the film, Momma questions her sanity and isn’t sure if the evil is real or a figment of her imagination.

The Oscar-winning actress also shared that her role as executive producer required her to help find two actors to play her twin sons in the psychological horror film.  

“I fought really hard for these boys, that was really my big producorial role in this film, to get the cast right because it’s me and just two young performers and so I went to that and fought really hard to not settle, but to keep looking until we found the right boys,” continued Berry. 

“As a producer that was really important for me because I know if they’re not right, the success of the movie hinges on them and their performance,” she added.

The Lionsgate release is directed by Crawl director Alexandre Aja and was written by KC Coughlin and Ryan Grassby.

Critics were mixed on the film and gave it a 56 percent score on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.

Katie Walsh of Tribune News Service described the film as “an unpleasant slog for much of its runtime.”

Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics gave the film higher marks.

“Its ability to mix psychological and supernatural dangers with the urgency of a survival thriller makes for an entertaining experience,” Hopson wrote.

Never Let Go is now playing in theaters.