This year is also strange. Many of the recently released "home-watching" movies are about couples, couples or families who have to live in a house that is not their own for some reason, and then they can’t get out, or have encountered strange things. Strange things. It seems like knowing you can't go anywhere but at home, so I tell you through these movies: "Airbnb and other people's houses are dangerous, and nothing is as good as home." These movies include "The Rental" which was released this weekend, and the previously introduced "You Should Have Left", "Relic" and " Shirley " are all thrillers. The difference is that they are not dead.
Whether it's a fool or a human being, these movies seem to punish some people who have done bad things, and those who eventually die or are punished must have moral defects. It may be betrayal, it may be an uncontrollable desire, it may be something wrong but trying to cover it up, but God has the eye, and you will be punished if you rent out the house someday. There is also a very big house in these movies. Some are old and some are modern, but when outsiders live in, they feel great and comfortable. They are stronger than their own homes, but they didn’t expect what would be waiting for them later. .
For "Rental Horror", it is the directorial debut of actor Dave Franco. Unexpectedly, the format is not big, and the ambition is still not small. Trying to create a perverted killer similar to "Halloween", "Black Friday", and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", it is possible to shoot a sequel and create a series of its own.
The front of the film was actually a bit slow, and it took too long. A couple and a couple, four people live in a holiday house together. Two of the men are brothers, and the younger brother’s girlfriend and elder brother are still working partners. The four of them are relatively close, but they still have undesirable betrayals. What's more interesting is that when the four people were introduced, they made some jokes about racial prejudice, and the conversation was very sharp. One of the girls had a Middle Eastern name and was discriminated against by renters. And renters do speak very badly. After a few short strokes between the characters, you can clearly see their personalities. In addition, the development of the story is really unpredictable. Just like many young people make mistakes impulsively, some accidents can be avoided, but they happen. How to deal with it is the time to test humanity.
The front really looks like a moral and ethical movie, and the killing part is not bloody. It is more for people to guess the purpose of the murderer and everyone's fate. What is unexpected is that the ending is not as clear and clear as people think, but leaves many questions and blanks for the audience to think and discuss. In fact, the film is not scary. Until the end, it gives people the feeling that this kind of thing is actually likely to happen to you, which really makes people shudder.
In fact, the film does not test the acting skills, and there is no need to find well-known actors like Alison Brie and Dan Stevens. It is also possible to replace them with four completely unfamiliar faces. But their appearance still attracts the audience's attention to the film more. After all, if there is no epidemic situation and people have a lot of choices, such a small film is still easy to be ignored. The color in the first half is very good, giving a feeling that the whole picture is shrouded in the setting sun, very comfortable and slightly romantic. The back is particularly dark. Fortunately, the director is very clever to make some actors wear bright colors such as red, so that they can be seen clearly in the fog and darkness.
The main dissatisfaction may be that the previous rhythm can be faster, leaving some questions to be resolved, and I am optimistic about the launch of a sequel.
Anyway, I think you won’t rent Airbnb when you travel after watching the movies mentioned earlier.
Fun Fact: The heroine #Alison Brie# is the wife of director Dave Franco. When the two met for the first time, they also brought some banned drugs like the characters in the film. Obviously, people are more likely to make mistakes after taking medicine. I just hope they have nothing to regret.
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