Is Keanu Reeves becoming the face of sharp, smart genre fare? Let’s hope so. Last year, he starred in "John Wick," one of the most satisfying action movies of 2014. And now he’s headed to Sundance, leading Eli Roth‘s midnight movie "Knock Knock," and the first teaser promises something playfully wicked.
Costarring Lorenza Izzo, Ana De Armas, Aaron Burns, Ignacia Allamand and Colleen Camp, the film centers on a very successful man with a loving wife and family whose life is turned upside down when he embarks on a dalliance with two beautiful women. Here’s the official synopsis:
Evan Webber (Keanu Reeves) is living the dream. Just look at his beautiful, successful wife, his two wonderful kids, and his truly stunning house—which he designed himself. Of course he did. Things are going so well, Evan doesn’t even mind spending Father’s Day alone while the rest of his family heads out for a beach weekend. And then there’s a knock on the door.
The two young women (Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas) standing on Evan’s doorstep are where Evan’s dream takes a nightmarish turn. Given co-writer/director Eli Roth’s well-deserved reputation for creating cinematic discomfort, it should come as no surprise what happens next: Things get weird, and then dark, and then much, much, much darker. But this is no splatter film, so Roth keeps the horror nice and psychological as Evan’s life—and house—get ripped apart, piece by beautiful piece.
No release date yet for this one, but it screened last night in Park City, so we’ll soon hear if it has the goods. Watch below.
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It\’s officially an update of Death Game. Eli Roth specifically stated that he wanted to remake Death Game, but couldn\’t officially get the rights due to the original production company has since closed down. And Bill (or Dave), it seems like Sundance this year has had quite a number of outstanding titles so far…
Whatever it is, "Death Game" or "Funny Games", this movie\’s a rip-off. (Or "homage" depending who you ask.) Must have been a weak year for indie production if Sundance accepted this.
It looks more like of a rip-off of 1977\’s "Death Game."
Yeah cause any home invasion movie is a rip off of Funny Games /s. SRSLY Funny Games is a take on the horror genre and is its own original film
So eli just ripped of Haneke\’s "funny games" and got into sundance? sundance curators = genius