Becky (2020)

Director: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion

Stars: Lulu Wilson, Kevin James, Joel McHale
Runtime: 93 minutes

Synopsis: A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.

Performances: 7/10
Screenplay: 4/10
Editing: 5/10
Cinematography: 4/10
Score/Soundtrack: 4/10
Entertainment Factor: 6/10

Verdict: 

(+) Pretty good performances by Lulu Wilson and Kevin James.Refreshing to see the latter in a non-comical role even though I wouldn't call his acting memorable.

(+) Bonkers second half that can only be described as a gory version of "Home Alone". Couple of satisfying, very bloody deaths that are probably the highlight of the film for me.

(-) The filmmaking aspect of the film is incredibly bland. So much could've been done with the soundtrack, editing or cinematography to give the narrative a more fitting tone but alas none of that was achieved.

(-) The first half of the film goes on for too long, is boring, and tonally doesn't fit with its second half. It took itself much more seriously than it should've, and for a second I thought that the filmmakers realized halfway through that dropping everything they built and turning the story into a cat and mouse game between a little girl and a large neo-nazi man and his crew would be more fun for the audience.

(-) I wouldn't have cared if the tone wasn't as serious in the film's first half, but there was a bunch of questionable decisions made by the characters as well as some cheese when it came to the dialogue.

FINAL GRADE: 5/10