Director: Michael Mayer
Year: 2021
Country: USA/Israel
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Plot:
Preparing a special family get-together, a Jewish family in Los Angeles try to put their personal grievances aside to have dinner and catch-up but as the night goes on a series of secrets and insults to their personal pride get the better of everyone leading to a bloodier and crazier night than they expected.
Review:
This was a rather enjoyable horror/comedy. What really works best with this one is the wholly engaging setup that allows for plenty of goofiness and absurd antics to emerge as time goes on. Getting to know who each of the various participants is and what their personal rivalries are with each other sets up the comedy involved here rather nicely. When the little digs begin and the insults and quips start flying from everyone at the expense of their pride, this one picks up considerably in the second half as the series of chases, confrontations and brawls get quite crazier as the night carries on especially once the bodies start dropping with far more regularity and brutality which gives this some life alongside the comedy. Overall, these manage to give the film a lot to like.
This one does have some issues. The main drawback is the general setup where it’s hard to care at times about each of the affluent figures at the party which manages to create a potential disconnect with the people. Since it’s based entirely on getting to know the family and their guests are before the chaos starts, the fact that they fall into the typical range of cocky, arrogant types that are more interested in their wealth and personal status while trying to screw over anyone that interferes with those aspects of their life can be tricky to sympathize with which is what makes the film work. This ends up making the film rather easy to figure out where if you find the situation funny this will become far more fun for those that can get into the setup present here.
Overview: ***/5
A generally enjoyable and fun genre effort that does end up depending on your personal tolerance for the type of material present, this one is entirely dependent on the type of viewer you are rather than the content of the film itself. Viewers that are willing to go along with the family and their issues will find plenty to like with this one, while viewers who don’t enjoy or appreciate the kind of characters present will be turned off by this one overall.
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