Hit By Lightning (2014)
Rated R
Starring Jon Cryer, Will Sasso, Stephanie Szostak, Jed Rees
Written and Directed by Ricky Blitt
The Story:
Ricky (Cryer) and Seth (Sasso) are best friends since forever, but now that they are the only two men who are still bachelors from their high school graduating class, Ricky is entering panic mode. He joins a dating site and meets Danita (Szostak). She's perfect in every way, Ricky is in love, and the feeling appears to be mutual. There's just one little problem: Danita's abusive husband (Rees). If Ricky will just kill him, then Danita and Ricky can be together forever.
That's right, it's a noir thriller played for laughs, and for the most part, it works well enough.
It's not a parody of noir films, it plays the situation straight, and Seth even remarks that they've seen this movie before, and he cites examples. But Ricky is his best friend, so Seth is in on the plan to help his buddy be happy, even if it includes murder.
Cryer works perfectly as the nerdy guy who can't believe his luck to land a supermodel, or at least a lady who is clearly out of his league. The cast generates quite a bit of chemistry together and helps elevate this one to being better than just an average film.
Not bad for first time director Blitt. He continues to be a strong writer, with much of his dialogue and situations really make the movie enjoyable.
Plus, he'll forever get a pass in our household for giving us The Ringer. :)
Final Grade: C+
No comments:
Post a Comment