It’s astounding what one can do when not singularly focused on throwing as much red corn syrup at the camera as possible. Some of them only have a couple of lines addressing the topic at hand, but at least there’s some effort being put in here. Weaved throughout the film are Roth’s takes on various issues, such as social media, sex, art, and, most prominently, infidelity. Never let it be said that, given a good script – which this time out he only co-wrote – he can’t make a wonderful movie.
KNOCK KNOCK FILM MOVIE
It takes a talented director to make a movie that is both tense and funny, but that’s what Roth’s done with Knock Knock. Instead, old-school atmosphere building, an incredible amount of tension – both of the sexual and non-sexual nature – and a fantastically campy tone hold our attention. There’s almost no violence and very little blood, which I realize may make Knock Knock the least liked among many of Roth’s fans. In The Green Inferno – and most of Roth’s filmography, really – blood, gore, and excessive violence were front and center. They eventually come onto him, he’s unable to resist temptation, and then they spend the rest of the movie punishing him for the mistake he made. He invites them in to use his computer, dry off, and wait for an Uber. The first night, a couple of young women, Genesis and Bel (Izzo and Ana de Armas), show up on his porch, in the pouring rain, looking for a party. A family man, Evan Webber ( Keanu Reeves), is left home alone for a weekend while his wife ( Ignacia Allamand) and children go to the beach. Knock Knock, which is technically inspired by 1977’s Death Game – although most audience members will draw more similarities to Michael Haneke‘s Funny Games, simply because they were more widely seen – is a movie with a very simple premise. It’s especially odd in the case given how both movies are inspired by films from the ’70s, both star Roth’s wife, Lorenza Izzo – and yet they’re diametric opposites in both quality and content. Now we have Knock Knock, which has received a limited release coupled with a same-day release on VOD services. Thanks to a lengthy delay, The Green Inferno came out just two weeks ago.
It’s a rare experience to see two movies released by the same director in the space of a few weeks, but that’s precisely what has happened with Eli Roth.
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