Friday, 17 April 2020

VOD: Snatchers (dirs: Stephen Cedars and Benji Kleiman, 2020)

"DEFINITELY not a baby!"

If you are in the right frame of mind, this energetic daft blast of retro-inflected silliness is great fun.  Reminiscent of the 80s output of the likes of Stuart Gordon and Frank Henenlotter (but in a souped-up and manically silly take), this little comedy-horror finds its tone and nails it consistently, and with a uniformly game cast, cracking rapid-fire dialogue and a knowingly arch sense of humour, Snatchers has great momentum and is very entertaining indeed.  The short post-credits scene even paves the way for a sequel, which is no bad idea.

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