They Will Kill You

This was completely bonkers, in both the best and worst ways. Imagine a wild mash-up of Ready or Not, Kill Bill, and Looney Tunes, with flashes of countless other films thrown into the mix. It’s chaotic, and doesn’t always land, but it’s never dull.

The trailer does a great job of hiding a key element that I genuinely didn’t see coming. That surprise is also where the “mixed results” come in. I won’t spoil it, but while it adds a layer of dark comedy to the blood-soaked mayhem, it also hinders the movie at times, especially in an ending that’s so over-the-top it’ll likely ...

This is another one of those films where the best bits are definitely in the trailers. We are quickly briefed that siblings “Asia” (Zazie Beetz) and “Maria” (Myha’la) are being abused by their father, but when the former adopts a more permanent solution to their problem, she is incarcerated and many years pass during which the sisters lose contact. Upon her release, “Asia” gets herself a job working as a cleaner in a grand looking New York skyscraper, but little does she appreciate just what services she will be required to provide to “Lily” (Patricia Arquette) and her coteri...

What his lacks in story it makes up for in visual flair and spectacle. The casting is solid, the action rightfully over the top and the direction very solid. The relationship between the two main protagonists is a bit convoluted, and hard to relate to, but the movie gets on well without their bond being that well worked out. The ending is fittingly bonkers. It is fun, if not the most substantial movie you will see....

I'm not sure what exactly it is I just watched.

I AM sure that if I had ingested some adult substances, it would have made more sense and I probably would have enjoyed it more....

Mixing survival horror with fast-paced martial arts usually gets fans excited, and "They Will Kill You" definitely delivers an undeniable visual punch in its first few minutes. Directed by Kirill Sokolov, the movie starts off strong with a Tarantino-meets-Raimi vibe, turning the luxurious Virgil skyscraper into a suffocating, claustrophobic arena. However, this frantic energy quickly burns out. The over-the-top stylization—which often feels like a visceral comic book or a fast-paced video game—starts to bury the actual tension, and the sense of real danger fades away.

The biggest issue ...