Freaky Review

Review of Freaky (2020) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

Coming to this post-WONDERFUL KNIFE and I'm seeing that Landon knows what he wants in his script but, more importantly, he knows how to get that out of his performers and everything else in front of the camera. It feels more concise this way than having someone else pull together an estimate of the writer's vision. I'm hoping Kennedy gets his next moment but Landon's direction stands out more now.

Michael Kennedy's recent stories makes me think of early Don Mancini films and how he broke the pattern of other filmmakers directing his scripts, gaining control of his own films after some time. But Kennedy and Landon feel like a team that could do more very soon. Their writing together feels so respectful of the legacy slashers have carved but also knows what to do to participate in them without relying on constantly looking at and winking at the audience. Dug the F13 feel of the opening, and that we don't know anything about the Butcher other than what we already knew going in. Good movie.