Maybe I have bad taste or am just the specific niche audience this movie was made for, but I really don't get all the 1-star reviews. I'm glad I chose to watch it anyway! The shortest way to explain it is a gender-swapped Funny Games. This movie takes a lot of cues from other home invasion movies but still had its own flavor.
I think this movie is exactly what it sets out to be, and nothing more: a kinda trashy thriller with attractive people doing weird things. That's it. And I thought it worked for the most part. Anyone who knows Roth's work will see it in this movie-it's just that he usually employs gore to make us uncomfortable, but this time it's...the bizarre. I enjoyed seeing him make a movie that didn't rely on gore at all.
I genuinely laughed in many parts, and I think at least some of that humor was intentional. This is a solid B movie, not too much of a downer due to the great playful acting by Izzo and De Armas. Keanu Reeves feels pretty flat at first but it gets a bit better as the movie goes on. As another reviewer mentioned, if you're familiar with Nic Cage's "not the bees" meme, there's a scene in this movie with similar energy and I laughed pretty hard.
This movie is pretty ridiculous, but that's kind of the point. I thought it was interesting and never got bored. I also liked the way it ended. It won't be for everyone but it worked for me.
I think this movie is exactly what it sets out to be, and nothing more: a kinda trashy thriller with attractive people doing weird things. That's it. And I thought it worked for the most part. Anyone who knows Roth's work will see it in this movie-it's just that he usually employs gore to make us uncomfortable, but this time it's...the bizarre. I enjoyed seeing him make a movie that didn't rely on gore at all.
I genuinely laughed in many parts, and I think at least some of that humor was intentional. This is a solid B movie, not too much of a downer due to the great playful acting by Izzo and De Armas. Keanu Reeves feels pretty flat at first but it gets a bit better as the movie goes on. As another reviewer mentioned, if you're familiar with Nic Cage's "not the bees" meme, there's a scene in this movie with similar energy and I laughed pretty hard.
This movie is pretty ridiculous, but that's kind of the point. I thought it was interesting and never got bored. I also liked the way it ended. It won't be for everyone but it worked for me.