Summary
A group of wealthy tourists discover the pleasure of committing crimes and then having a double of them produced and executed.
So I have to say after his last outing I had high expectations for what Brandon Cronenberg was going to do next and was very much looking forward to this film, but after watching it I have to say it feels quite hollow.
Whilst again the visuals are there it lacks any kind of substance or deeper meaning, this film feels like it is trying to parrot the virtues that were taught to us by The Island but that was a long time ago and as far as dark science fiction goes probably the better film. I suppose time has moved on from that film and this one explores the idea of clones in a more up to date way, but still it lacks anything real to say.
I would say that in terms of scares or thrills this film does have a number of good moments and goes in directions I wasn’t expecting it to, however, sometimes this results in scenes that push the line of taste and veer slightly over into Ti West territory.
Mia Goth does her best to save this film and gives probably her most manic and intense performance yet, but even she can only do so much.
Overall, a surface level horror film that is crying out for something to fill the void.
2/5
Pros.
The visuals
Goth
Cons.
It feels a little too edgy at times
It is shallow and has nothing new to say
The pace is off
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