ニューヨーク、マンハッタンに建つ高級マンション「バージル」。優雅なインテリアに囲まれ、高度に訓練されたメイドが住人たちの世話をする、誰もが憧れるような住居だ。しかしその実態は狂信的な悪魔崇拝者の巣窟で、住人たちは月に一度、無垢な女性をメイドとして雇っては悪魔への生贄に捧げる恐ろしい儀式を行なっていた。そして今夜もまた、1人のメイドが生贄に選ばれるが、彼女が思わぬ反撃に出たことで事態は一転。驚異的な戦闘能力を持つメイドは、斧やナタで悪魔崇拝者たちを次々と血祭りにあげていく。
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監督: Kirill Sokolov
脚本: Kirill Sokolov / Alex Litvak
音楽: カルロス・ラファエル・リブラ
制作: Dan Kagan / アンディ・ムスキエティ / バーバラ・ムスキエティ
撮影監督: Isaac Bauman
制作会社: Nocturna / New Line Cinema / Domain Entertainment / Film Afrika
This was completely bonkers, in both the best and worst ways. Imagine a wild mash-up of Ready or Not, Kill Bill, and Looney Tunes, with flashes of countless other films thrown into the mix. It’s chaotic, and doesn’t always land, but it’s never dull. The trailer does a great job of hiding a key element that I genuinely didn’t see coming. That surprise is also where the “mixed results” come in. I won’t spoil it, but while it adds a layer of dark comedy to the blood-soaked mayhem, it also hinders the movie at times, especially in an ending that’s so over-the-top it’ll likely split audiences right down the middle. Performances and special effects are a bit uneven, but the action is where the film really shines. The set pieces are inventive, fast-paced, and gleefully excessive, with bloodshed dialled up to ridiculous levels. This feels like the kind of film that might improve on a second watch, once you know what you’re in for. For now, it lands as a fun, chaotic ride - 7/10 for now.
This is another one of those films where the best bits are definitely in the trailers. We are quickly briefed that siblings “Asia” (Zazie Beetz) and “Maria” (Myha’la) are being abused by their father, but when the former adopts a more permanent solution to their problem, she is incarcerated and many years pass during which the sisters lose contact. Upon her release, “Asia” gets herself a job working as a cleaner in a grand looking New York skyscraper, but little does she appreciate just what services she will be required to provide to “Lily” (Patricia Arquette) and her coterie of staff and hedonistic residents. Luckily, she might be able to rely on “Ray” (Paterson Joseph) who is married to her new nemesis but who has become disillusioned with things - but even together, is there any chance they can combat their uniquely armed foes? I did quite like the last ten minutes, but otherwise this is all too familiar and predictable, with shades of a demonic version of “John Wick” running through most of it, and very little comedy once we establish the Hammer-style nature of the scenarios. I suppose it does look good, but I find these one person army features increasingly repetitive to watch and I felt this recycled itself once to often for me.
