Few people root for the bad guys in Home Breaking Shocker, but the vast majority of the victims of Neil LaBute’s Fear the Night are either excruciatingly stupid or terribly cunning, so their survival is probably at stake. It’s not the priority it should be.
Either way, most of them will be slaughtered before we can tell them apart in a film that seems more like Labute has stapled a pile of corny thriller tropes than it did. This plot could fit in the barrel of a pistol (the arrowhead in this case). Eight women descend on a secluded farmhouse for her bachelorette party, only to find that their fuss with strippers and sex toys is interrupted by a dastardly mob with a penchant for craftsmanship. About mechanical weapons. Bloody chaos ensues as the women lament their inability to sprint in high heels and struggle to remember the three-count knock signal that distinguishes friend from foe.
“What’s happening to us?” asked one distraught party-goer, echoing my bewilderment. She, like her peers, looks with hope — and, in the case of Mia (Zia Crovatine), longing — to the only guest that no one is likely to like. deaf. Tess (brave Maggie Q), a super serious veteran and recovering addict. Tess suffered. Tess has seen things. Tess uses her very special skills to rally or challenge these resourceful people to the death.
Pausing in the middle of the murder to allow for touching reconciliation and romantic confession (not then, Mia!), the script behind the napkin lurches forward.As for Labute, it used to be sharp Recorder of male abuse and incompetence, it is deplorable that he continues to dabble in the genre. Perhaps the kindest thing to do is to pretend this scandal never happened. It certainly worked for the Farrelly brothers on “Dumb and Dumber To.”
fear the night
Unrated. Running time: 1 hour 32 minutes.theater or Available for rent or purchase on most major platforms.
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