Becky (2020)

Okay, so first thing off the bat — Kevin James is the biggest mistake this film makes. He’s just so blah as an actor. However, Community’s Joe McHale, okay, I’m down. Then add an angsty teenager with a hidden enjoyment of killing and you’ve got me so far. So, there once was a little girl…

A teenager’s weekend at a lake house with her father and his girlfriend and her son takes a big right turn for the worse when a group of convicts turn up looking for a key and begin to wreak havoc in search of it. What ensues is gruesome and bloody a game of cat and mouse.

Becky packs a punch of bloody kills with uniqueness by the teenager, who cleverly enlists any object she can to forge a weapon to fight back. Becky tries to keep the thrills coming but loses some luster in parts but genre fans will still get a good dose of guts and action. Becky assumes the role of heroine and final girl with rage, angst and some damn good killing and horror fans will revel in the chaos and the great performance by LuLu Wilson carries the storyline and is by far the highlight of the film.

Despite being distracted by the terrible casting of Kevin James, the film still manages to provide enough gore and thrilling action to compensate for the ill-fated casting. Becky is a fun energy filled revenge film and you can’t help but champion Becky as she stands up against the brutes in a fearless myriad of tricks and inventive kill scenes. As the film progresses you start to see a side of Becky, that perhaps you weren’t expecting — she’s enjoying this. Killing seems to come naturally and she embraces it which is only solidified more by the final scenes of the film after Becky is at the police station. What seems like a teenage girl whose been through a traumatic experience takes a slight twist and suggests that Becky is a killer and she likes it.

Overall, Becky is a fun ride, and whilst it sticks to some classic revenge / house arrest tropes the story has a unique take on its protagonist that makes the film alone worth the watch.