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

There are few plot devices more pleasing than a surprise whose shock value mellows into pure karmic satisfaction, and Echo Valley delivers the toe-wriggler of the year. This pensive, riveting Apple TV+ thriller performs a sort of narrative jiu-jitsu on its audience – using the weight of an early,