Review of Freaks

Freaks (2018)
5/10
Script Let Me Down
15 March 2020
Warning: Spoilers
At first I really enjoyed the movie. They don't explain anything upfront and so you're left to try and figure out if the Dad is actually trying to protect his daughter, is she even his actual daughter, had the dad lied about the world outside, or are people actually trying to kill him Etc. But once the world falls into place it quickly turns into a chore to finish the movie. The father is probably the only character who feels like an actual human being. The grandfather starts out creepy which is understandable (since we don't know if we can trust him or not) but then he never changes, he gives of this dirty vibe for the entire movie. The daughter comes off as bratty and annoying, constantly yelling, not listening to her father etc. you would think a girl who was raised to believe people would kill her if she stepped outside wouldn't leave the house over something as simple as ICE CREAM. And the mom at the end lets the daughter save her, instead of the other way around.

There are a lot of plot holes, the characters could have used their powers to get away multiple times and then safely saved the mom. The daughter has inherent knowledge on how to kill people and doesn't seem to care? Overall the movie wasn't terrible but it left me unsatisfied, which is a shame because the actors did a great job.
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