Plot: A man is chasing a woman with his car. He guns her off the road and runs after her down into the woods. A serial killer is roaming the neighborhood, but the locals haven't caught on yet. The woman reaches the house of an old pair of hippies, and her presence might put everybody in danger.
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September 20, 2024
I'm glad I missed the hype surrounding this film because it serves Strange Darling better to have limited expectations. Director JT Mollner tries to flex his muscles (with his 35mm message up front, the disjointed narrative, and the "twist"), but it cannot hide the basic setup of this horror film.
It's nice that the film attempts to be bold, but I didn't appreciate the throwback to earlier decades and neither the comedy nor the horror elements are compelling. The narrative jumps and the chapter setup don't add much either, it's just a generic thriller/slasher with lots of embellishments that have no sizeable impact whatsoever.