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Villains

kdk September 20, 2019
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Troubled young people often play key roles in scary movies—their trouble-making ways often getting them into even more trouble. And in Villains, a couple of small-time young criminals find themselves stuck in the middle of nowhere, dealing with an unexpectedly dangerous middle-class couple.



Villains goes on a crime spree with Mickey and Jules (Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe), a couple of amateur crooks who have been robbing their way from one gas station to another as they travel to Florida to start a new life. When their car runs out of gas on a quiet country road, they’re lucky to find a house nearby—one that might have a car that they can steal. But after breaking into the house, they uncover a dark secret there—one that owners George and Gloria (Jeffrey Donovan and Kyra Sedgwick) are determined to keep secret.



This, of course, is where this creepy comic thriller takes its twist. These small-time crooks may talk big as they’re stealing money from the register at a gas station, but things change when they find themselves facing off against George and Gloria—a couple seemingly from a different place, a different life, even a completely different movie. And, really, it’s the characters who give the film its entertainment value.



George and Gloria appear to be the kind of people who are respected members of their community. They live in a nice house, they dress well, and they speak well. And while Gloria’s tendency to carry around a “baby” who’s actually a porcelain doll might throw some people off, they’re probably seen as simply eccentric and nothing more.



When Mickey and Jules see the house, they think nothing of it—aside from the fact that it’s their solution to their problem. But then they discover what’s hidden inside the house, and they’re faced with a new dilemma: do they make a run for it or do something about what they’ve seen? And their decisions put them right in the middle of a dangerous—and absolutely peculiar—situation.



Unfortunately, though, the thrills here aren’t as gripping and terrifying as you might be expecting. It isn’t outrageously funny, either. Instead, it’s strange and eerie and just plain bizarre. It’s a less than memorable film—one that just doesn’t seem to go far enough—but the characters will keep audiences entertained.



Fall may be a time for slashers and cheap scares—for things that go bump in the night—but Villains isn’t really that style. Its quirky cast is definitely its main draw—but don’t expect it to become a new scary movie favorite.





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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it. Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course. As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com). Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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kdk

Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.

Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.

As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).

Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.

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