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Baby Blue 2023 ★★★
After one of their projects did not go so well, a trio of students takes the advice to get into true crime. Judging to what Netflix has to offer in that section (all the serial killer or things like I am a killer and what not), that's not such a bad suggestion. But, naturally, they get more than they bargained.
This was very enjoyable. For what look like a low budget film, the acting is pretty good, the characters are likable enough to sympathize with and you have a cool looking killer who seems to be channeling Bill Paxton in near Dark. The look with the sunglasses and the blood covered mouth will immediately take you back to the bar scene. A bit of a similar cheekiness too.
The script manages to build up tension. Sure, the guy doing the dumb shit is exactly the guy you would expect to do that, but it's a nice pay off to his character build up. Also, Beans had the most of a character arc compared to the others.
Certainly worth a check.
The Roommate 2011 ★
How to best describe this one? One of those conveyer belt “horror” where the studio execs show they “know” what the fans want.
Rip off a good chunk of Single White Female, add in some Fatal Attraction (but this time, it's a cat instead of a rabbit). Add some bland drama and you have your bland thriller with an equally bland cast. For me, the best performance was Billy Zane as Professor MeToo. This kind of cocky, somewhat sleazy character fits him perfectly. The others try their best with what they are given and that's not all that much.
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