Knock knock imdb12/5/2023 ![]() ![]() But then, there’s a knock at the door on the one night there happens to be a torrential downpour in drought-stricken Southern California. With the wife and kids away on a beach trip, Evan uses the weekend to catch up on a project, enjoy some red wine, maybe smoke a little pot and listen to his treasured vinyl on the turntable. The execution never feels quite so focused, however. ![]() At first, it's as if Roth and co-writers Nicolas Lopez and Guillermo Amadeo are toying with the notion of domestic bliss, only to hold it up to the light, examine it and crush it to pieces later on. There almost seems to be an intentional awkwardness to these early interactions between Evan and his family they’re too happy and perfect, like folks you’d see forced together in a catalog. Clearly, this is an idyllic place-which the presence of Evan’s flirty, artist wife ( Ignacia Allamand) and adorable son and daughter confirms. Roth sets the mood rather elegantly off the top, with long, gliding camerawork over the Hollywood sign, through Malibu canyons and down serene, suburban streets until he winds up at Evan’s front door. ![]() He stars as Evan, an architect living in a coolly sprawling minimalist home filled with colorful, modern art in the hills outside Los Angeles. As a piece of social satire, “Knock Knock” winds up being not just toothless but anticlimactic.īut it does feature Keanu Reeves, who’s game for all the craziness that comes his way in the leading role. Roth skillfully builds tension until the moment when everything snaps and goes insane, followed by a series of shrill and repetitive scenes of increasing torture and destruction, all of which leads to The Big Reveal of what inspired these vicious games. His intention, he says in the film’s press notes, was to demonstrate how much more quickly we experience everything in the social media age-both the delights and the torments-and how the rules of civilized society no longer seem to apply.īut he makes his point far clearer in the notes than he does in the movie itself. (The two actresses who were its stars, Sondra Locke and Colleen Camp, get producing credit here while Camp appears in a brief supporting role as a nosy friend). Still, KNOCK KNOCK really did keep me entertained throughout the running time and I found it to be interesting and worth watching.Roth’s film, which he directed and co-wrote, is an update of a trashy little exploitation flick called “Death Game” from 1977. As I said there are some logical issues that I had with some of the things that happen throughout the picture and at times you want to hit Evan over the head yourself for doing some foolish things. Most importantly is that all three have some good chemistry no matter what they're doing. Both Izzo and de Armas are good in their roles as they both play erotic very well and I thought they also managed to be believable in the more deadly nature. This includes playing that lovable father but he also handles the seduction scenes quite well and the various scenes where he is being tortured both physically and mentally. Reeves does a nice job in the role that requires quite a bit from him. The performances are for the most part good. Again, I'm not going to ruin the plan of these women but it's an interesting idea and I think the story is good enough to hold your attention throughout. I thought the director did a very good job at establishing the Evan character by showing him to be a good guy but of course even the best of people can make a mistake, which could change their life. On a technical level this is the best thing I've seen from Roth has he actually does a very good job in the directing department and there's no question that the film is well-made. Again, if you're wanting high art then this isn't going to be for you but for my money it was a nice erotic thriller that was at least entertaining throughout. I'm not going to spoil what happens throughout the movie but I thought the twists were rather good and for the most part we got some nice performances. ![]() Eli Roth is best known for his sadistic horror movies but he tries something different here and while the film is highly flawed I thought it was good enough for what it was trying to do. The next day Evan realizes his mistake and tries to get rid of the women but soon he realizes they have different plans. Both women are wet and cold so Evan invites them into his house to wait for a taxi but they soon seduce them into a threesome. Knock Knock (2015) *** (out of 4) Husband and father Evan Webber (Keanu Reeves) is home alone working during a storm when two ladies (Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas) knock on his door asking for directions. ![]()
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