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I forgot to add a poll, I'm still drunk, whatever. Anyways review: https://wp.me/pRBID-2mq
More often than not, this felt like it was trying to be two different movies, but the cinematography was awesome, Samara Weaving was flat out tremendous and the finale was gonzo bonkers and satisfying at the same time. Overall, I enjoyed it.
The "In-Laws" line was funny. I kind of guessed the actual twist midway though: []
After The Babysitter and Ready Or Not I hope Samara Weaving gets a bigger movie at some point. She rocks.
Agreed. The writers tried to add some heavy themes to what was already essentially a deeply satisfying dark comedy and it doesn't always work, mostly because they're included bluntly in the dialogue. It's still a fun movie and, like you say, it looks really great!
Opens with some promise, then dramatically decreases in quality of both creative set-pieces and its horror premise, and by the end I wish I've been rewatching You're Next instead. Only keepers are Samara Weaving (who near the end releases surely one of the great horror screams ever) and "Brown-haired niece. You continue to exist." 5/10
Sure You're Next is better. It's better than many things.
This was great.
Weaving was a freaking badass.
I'm torn on this. I was hoping for a more gritty version of this as the movie went on, but it became clear they were going for laughs over something in the in the vein of the Hunt; humor but still grounded (relatively).
Ultimately, it plays out like Cabin in the Woods and the ending reveal is just as silly.
This was my problem with it, tho. The movie never commits, either in tone or action, and its disparate elements don't mix well. The black humor of accidentally killing the maids completely bounces off the idea we're meant to be afraid for Grace when she's outside the house and inside the barn.
Likewise, they were waaaaaay too coy with whether or not the curse was actually real, so their final choice felt arbitrary there, and by the time the climax rolled around, I didn't care in the least.