hellornola

After seeing Funny Games years ago and loving the concept of two villains just wanting to have some "fun", I was really hoping for the same type of great story in a more modern setting. I had my reservations, but I still went into this excepting something at least decent.

What I actually got was horrible acting from Keanu Reeves, lots of plot holes and a bad script, and two girls who were the only saving grace in the whole movie, thanks to their charisma and energy. To make matters worse, the audience is forced to sit through what I feel was a constant slight against men, based on some of the dialogue and overall feeling throughout the movie. At times, the usage of social media "culture" is so obvious and shoved into your face, that you can't help but roll your eyes.

I'm giving this a 4/10 because I enjoyed Lorenza Izzo and Ana De Armas' acting, but I'm sorry to say that everything else was horrible and no one should have to sit through even 30 minutes of this movie. Eli Roth should be embarrassed.

I sat down to watch this movie, expecting the absolute worst, based on the 4.6 rating. What I found instead was actually a pretty decent movie, with a creepy atmosphere, an even creepier clown, and entertainment worth more than such a low rating.

I admit, along with everyone else who liked it, that the acting was somewhat stiff and awkward at times and some scenes seemed to drag on way too long, but the fun cheesiness of the movie far outweighed a little bad acting.

If you can enjoy a campy, low budget movie and/or are terrified of clowns, you shouldn't overlook this one. Just don't sit down with high expectations or you'll probably be disappointed.