Monster
Party
USA | 2018 |
D: Chris von Hoffmann
Not
everything is as it seems in Malibu, huh? This is an interesting, if short, little
thriller (disagree that it’s a comedy, unless you’re counting the effects) with
a nice little twist and more than enough content to keep you watching.
Iris, Dodge and Casper are three small time crooks sick of hitting up houses for small returns. Casper’s dad is a gambling addict, and owes a bad guy a lot of money while Iris is pregnant with Dodge’s baby, and they’re looking to settle out of their small-time hustling.
Iris also has
a legitimate job as hired hand for house parties. One such party happens to be
occurring the night before Casper needs to pay back his father’s gambling
debts, and Iris reluctantly allows the boy to tag along so they can rob her
rich Malibu client.
Unbeknownst
to the trio, the family who owns the house – the Dawsons – are having a party
to celebrate their sobriety. From killing. The Dawsons, alongside their other
guests for the evening, are all recovering murderers, and during the night the
party takes a turn for the worst. Dodge ends up brutally chopped up and Iris
and Casper need to fight their way out of the house to survive.
The premise
is clever and the movie is well acted and directed. It’s a shame there are a
few plot holes left dangling that initially seem minor but end up rather
annoying. For example – Mrs Dawson knows that Iris usually works her partiers
with two others boys, but how did Iris managing to convince them not to turn up
to work and miss out on getting paid? Likewise, one of the guests turns up with
a young girl who mouths “Help Me” to the boys – making it seem like she is a victim,
but since we know what all the guests are, her character makes no sense.
The end of
the movie takes a turn for the brutal. The violence is definitely turned up a
few notches as we get to the climax of the film and a few rather ridiculous death
scenes threaten to derail the good work of the movie. Luckily its easily forgiven
and the movie ends up being a good watch. Recommended.
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