5/10
A tonal disaster
13 August 2023
What do you get when you try to mix comedy with gore and torture a la Saw? This movie, a totally tonedeaf film that's neither funny (although every second scene tries to go for laughs) nor exciting enough for a gore hound. I'll admit, there is a place in cinema for torture, rape and murder of women, either as the starting point for a police procedural (Memories of Murder, True Detective...) or for exploitation films (I spit on your grave), but to have violent deaths of little girls as a butt of a joke is just really bad taste. I wouldn't even call this a black comedy, because that would require...well, comedy, but there is no to be found here -just cringe worthy attempts. Still 5 stars for good acting, great music and nice cinematography. It's just a shame the filmmakers were lacking the seriousness to tackle this topic in an adult way.
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