Review of Knock Knock (2015) by Rendan L — 24 Oct 2015

Review:

I really didn't enjoy this film! Keanu Reeves acting was awful and his constant whining got on my nerves. The girls were also nuts and they seemed to go a bit overboard at times, (understatement). Anyway, Reeves plays Evan Webber, whose a happy family man with 2 kids, a beautiful wife and a impressive house. While his wife takes there kids for a short break, Evan decides to stay at home because he has to catch up with his work. Whilst designing on his computer at home alone, 2 girls turn up on his doorstep, in the pouring rain and they ask him if they can use his Internet to find the address for a party in the area. The somewhat puzzled Evan, invites them in and he makes them feel comfortable by giving them dry clothes while he dries there wet ones. From there I would have thought something suspect was happening! Anyway, after loads of flirting from the girls, they finally get down to business (wink wink) and when he wakes up in the morning he realises that the girls have taken over his house. Like most men, he regrets the sexual acts that he performed with the girls the night before, so he quickly drops them home and he cleans up the mess that they let behind. The crazy girls then go back to his house and completely destroy everything whilst tying him up. They tell him that they were underage so he's unable to call the police and they threaten to tell his wife about what he's done. Now, if these girls have done this type of thing before, how the hell have they got away with it? I must admit, Reeves should have used his head by physically putting them in the cab but he was thinking with the wrong head. The thing that made me cringe the most, had to be his acting. Right from the beginning when he was playing a family man, it just didn't seem natural and his weird outbursts made it even worse. Also, when he was given the chance to hide, why didn't he pick up the phone and call the cops outside? Anyway, I won't carry on slating the script because it's holier than a vicar. The two girls played there part well and I really didn't know what they were going to do next but the overall movie was pretty bad. Disappointing!

Round-Up:

This movie was directed by Eli Roth who teamed up with Quentin Tarantino to make Inglorious Basterds, Cabin Fever, Hostel I & II, Grindhouse and the Green Inferno. He's also had a successful acting career in movies like Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Hostel, Southland Tales, Death Proof, Rock of Ages and the disappointing Man with the Iron Fists so he had enough experience to correct the awful script in this movie. It's not very often that a Keanu Reeves movie makes such a low amount of money at the box office but after watching it, I can completely understand why. He should just stick to action movies because he made a right mess of Bram Stokers: Dracula, with that weird accent and annoying puzzled look on his face throughout the movie. .

Budget: $3million.

Worldwide Gross: $2.5million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their horror/mystery/thrillers starring Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas. 2/10.