Sunday, 10 January 2021

VOD: Spree (dir: Eugene Kotlyarenko, 2020)

"I told you The Reaper was close!"

At the start Spree seems like a very obvious idea: an enthusiastic but unsuccessful vlogger decides to go on a live-broadcast killing spree in order to achieve his dream of going viral.  What the film manages successfully is to take the viewer on the journey of a day-in-the-life story in which the stakes are continually increased and some interesting and unexpected diversions maintain interest well, all held together by a strong central performance from Joe Keery, who does well with the character's almost constant on-screen presence.  The character's amorality and the bursts of casual ultra-violence give the film interest, and the liveliness and ambition in the direction, camerawork and editing with limited set-ups make Spree very watchable, 

 

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