A woman down on her luck decides to rent a house in the countryside for the weekend only to find out that it belongs to a psychopath.
Entertaining, scary, and surrealistically crazy! I bet you’ve heard about these two types of films: character-driven and story-driven. Well, this is one helluva crazy character-driven comedy/horror by Richard Bates Jr., who did his absolute best to gather and develop characters you would only think of if you were on dope. Honestly, it’s one of those films that you don’t know how or why to suggest it to anyone, yet you do.
Like quite a few other horrors lately, Tone-Deaf (or Killer Instinct?) focuses on the Grand Canyon-size gap between the Millennials and the old-fashioned, not politically correct people. It makes fun of both by breaking the fourth wall and using monologues that are meant to make you think but also entertain you. Do they achieve that, though? Yes and no. They set the foundation of contemplation but don’t delve into it, and consequently, they end up unnoticeable.
I enjoyed it for the most part, especially some anecdotal parts, such as the sequence in the Tinder guy’s place (no spoilers), but I was disappointed with the ending. I found the second act’s last dialogues childish, rushed, and out of character. Surely, that could have been improved, but most definitely wasn’t. Anyway, it’s a film that will take your mind off things. Robert Patrick’s and Amanda Crew’s performances are pretty enjoyable, and they make quite the team as the villain and anti-heroine, respectively.
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