Review of Knock Knock (2015) by Xing H — 23 Mar 2016

"It was free pizza!" Ugly and depraved, Knock Knock is a sexual horror thriller from director Eli Roth. The story follows a married man who's seduced by two women who show up at his door claiming to be lost, but the next day he finds himself a captive in his own home being judged and punished by the women for his infidelity.

Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas give terrifying performances that really pull off the crazy especially well. However, the film's theme is poorly constructed, as the girls are too violent and psychotic to be rooted for and Keanu Reeves' character is never revealed as having any dark secrets or having committed any egregious acts that are worthy of the punishment that he receives.

So while Knock Knock attempts to address some interesting issues, it ends up undercutting itself and devolving into mindless games of torment.