Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney play mother and daughter in Echo Valley, a would-be thriller that feels like a brainless beach read.

Pair stars like Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney, add BAFTA-winning director Michael Pearce and a top screenwriter of, among others, the Emmy-winning Mare of Easttown in Brad Ingelsby and major producers including Ridley Scott and it is not a surprise that they have collectively cooked up one barnburner of a thriller.

"Echo Valley" is the latest in a long line of crime movies where someone gets involved in a dead body situation and makes the snap decision to dispose of the thing. Julianne Moore plays Kate, a grieving widow who can barely keep her horse ranch from falling apart.