Directed by Paul Davis. Written by Davis and Paul Fisher. Starring Tom Bateman, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Aurora Perrineau, David Hull, Ray Santiago, Harvey Guillen, Max Adler, Alex Winter’s voice and John Landis in a small cameo.
Plot: a hitman finds his work difficult when he has to transport a body on Halloween and 3 clueless young people get in his way
This is the Halloween movie of Into the Dark, the Hulu series. I liked it just fine, but DJ hopes they get better from here. It’s a dark comedy that DJ didn’t find that funny or that dark.
In the film, a hitman kills a guy and is transporting the body to the drop off point when he runs into a group of young people that think his “costume” is killer and want to take him to a party. Since someone’s slashed his tires, he agrees to go in exchange for a ride, but things don’t go as planned. At the party, he meets Maggie, a strange girl who tries to get inside his head and doesn’t mind the fact that the body is real. He also meets 3 people who lock him in an escape room after they find out the body is real and then they argue about what to do with said body.
Suffice it to say, the movie is NOT about a hitman getting rid of a body, but rather a hitman and a young woman who’s decided to fall in love with him, trying to get that body back.
DJ didn’t like that story. And he didn’t like Maggie, the hitman’s “love interest”. I kind of did though. I sort of wanted the two of them to run off into the sunset together, but that wasn’t to be. Instead, the hitman only kisses Maggie and then stabs her, more than once, in the stomach. Then, he goes and kills the 3 people who took his victim’s body. When everyone is dead you think it’s over until Maggie pops back up and kills the hitman. Boooo! Neither of us liked the end. Which stopped me from really liking the movie a lot. DJ, however, pretty much hated it.
The reason I liked it up till the end was that it was funny. The acting was beautifully done, the direction was on point and I thought it was fun to watch. And did I mention the hitman is hot! The reason DJ didn’t like it was because he thought the whole thing was stupid. He didn’t find it funny, he thought it was unoriginal and he didn’t like any of the characters. So, I recommend giving this Hulu movie a chance, but DJ doesn’t.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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