WRATH OF MAN goes for unnecessary complication where clearer action was needed
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief & Old Sport
This is a simple plot with a terrible execution.
Villains
Written and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen
Starring Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe and Jeffrey Donovan
MPAA rating: R for language throughout, some violence, drug use and sexual content
Runtime: 1 hour and 28 minutes
by Fiona Underhill
2019 has been another strong year for smaller independent horror with Ready or Not, Braid, We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The Perfection from the US, as well as One Cut of the Dead (Japan), Tigers are not Afraid (Mexico), Gwen (Wales), The Isle (Scotland), Knife+Heart (France) and Little Monsters (Australia). Now from writing-directing team Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, we have a worthy addition to this roster in the shape of Villains, featuring two rising stars of the genre, Bill Skarsgård (famous for his role as Pennywise in It) and Maika Monroe (It Follows). They play Bonnie and Clyde style duo Mickey and Jules and the film opens with them robbing a gas station wearing pigeon and horse masks. When their car breaks down during the getaway, they stumble across a large, remote house, which they need to get into to find car keys so they can steal a car. However, what appears on the surface to be a bland, middle-class home throws up some nasty surprises…
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