It also feels like Eli Roth is gleefully having fun with having these beautiful woman absolutely wreck the life of a great person.
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I sincerely wonder if, even though as silly and dementedly off-the-wall this movie is, some of it was challenging getting into the right mindset for, especially the sex scene where he essentially seals his adultery. There is also something deliriously satisfying in watching Keanu Reeves, who was legitimately depressed for years and took a break from acting after his wife died of leukaemia, taking on this role of the family man that makes one mistake. There is a point towards the end of the film where he goes on a straight up rant seemingly attempting to take the crown of most unintentionally hilarious moment from Nicolas Cage and his infamous “NOT THE BEES” scene in the remake of The Wicker Man.
What I can mention is how absolutely awful and hilarious Keanu Reeves is at delivering literally almost every single line. It’s tough to explain why without delving into spoilers, so I’ll just say that Eli Roth is sick in the head and I love him for it.
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Naturally, Evan succumbs to the temptation despite trying to thwart their lustful advances (duh, otherwise you wouldn’t have a movie), but it’s where Knock Knock goes that shifts it into a sick, twisted extended prank full of mental torture for the ages. This sort of becomes a fantasy for Evan (Keanu Reeves) however as the woman soon begin bonding with them, flirting, and eventually becoming openly sexual. Nearing 1AM, two smoking hot ladies show up to his front door with their clothes drenched in a downpour of rain, abandoned by their cab driver, unsure of the whereabouts of their intended destination, cell phone busted due to the rain pretty much everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. The premise of Knock Knock is simple a loving family man and architect is stuck at home during Father’s Day weekend to finish up some work while his wife and kids vacation at their beach house.
There genuinely came a point where all I thought the auteur is capable of was pointing a camera somewhere and showing someone get mutilated, usually as a social satire statement.
Up until this point, Eli Roth’s films have been synonymous with gore and torture, which makes it all the more surprising that Knock Knock is now his best film and contains little to none. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse. When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. Starring Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, and Ana de Armas.