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- R2020 · Horror · 1h 28m
Jul 24, 2020 · The Rental. Brian Tallerico July 24, 2020. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. A relationship drama with a twist, “The Rental” has been accused of switching gears halfway through and becoming a different genre altogether.
Jul 24, 2020 · Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip...
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- Dave Franco
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- Dan Stevens
Read critics' opinions on Dave Franco's directorial debut, a horror thriller about a group of friends renting a remote cabin. See the ratings, scores, and summaries of the reviews from various sources and dates.
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By Matt Fowler
Updated: Jul 23, 2020 7:30 pm
Posted: Jul 23, 2020 6:30 pm
The Rental is available to watch in select theaters and drive-ins, and On Demand and Digital, on July 24.
What happens when Dave Franco (21 Jump Street, Neighbors, brother of James) assembles a cool and capable cast for a streamlined single-location shoot at the shore? You get crisp, low-key terror in the form of two couples being stalked by an unseen presence at a coastal Airbnb.
The Rental is a wise and welcome first feature for Franco as a director. It's dialogue-heavy, character-driven, and doesn't fully lean into the horror aspects until the third act. It plays things simple, straight, and holds its cards super close to the vest - so much so that the fullest explanation for what happens occurs during the closing credits. Co-writing The Rental with mumblecore pioneer Joe Swanberg, Franco wraps a relationship drama into a nightmare scenario involving paranoia and panic that feels grounded enough to tug at real life fears and frustrations that we all face.
Staying away from spoilers here except to say that the film narratively switches gears for the final 30 minutes, The Rental keeps you guessing until it lays, at your feet, a very stark and obvious answer. When the dust settles, you do discover what exactly these four fools fell victim to and, in keeping with the movie's noble no-frills presentation...
The Rental boats a strong cast, an intriguing set up, and a compelling mystery. It's a fun and feisty web of lies and deception with the added bonus of having a shadowy, stalking presence surrounding everything and everyone like a God-hand. It's a small film, but it's tense, dense, and delivers a harrowing final act.
Jul 24, 2020 · The Rental: Directed by Dave Franco. With Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, Jeremy Allen White. Two couples rent a vacation home for what should be a celebratory weekend get-away.
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- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Dave Franco
- 2020-07-24
THE RENTAL (2020) *** Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, Jeremy Allen White, Toby Huss, Anthony Molinari. Actor Dave Franco makes a fine directorial debut (and co-wrote the screenplay with fellow filmmaker Joe Swanberg and Mike Demski) in this horror film about two young couples on a weekend vacation for a celebration that eventually ...
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Jul 24, 2020 · Featuring one of the most dissatisfying, anticlimactic endings in genre memory, this paranoid thriller (the directing debut of Dave Franco) turns an isolated seaside villa into a slaughterhouse. Read More. By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW. See All 30 Critic Reviews.
