The Rental (2020)
6/10
Okay then
2 April 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Interpersonal drama was more engaging than the horror elements. Tension was well woven. Setting was beautiful and the acting was above average for B horror.

Ending was not creative enough. At first, it looked like the twist was that the villain killed them all to keep their dog, which would've been hysterical. Instead, it was just a psycho who regularly hijacked rentals to kill the guests, with no motivation at all. How dull.

Also, everyone dies endings in horror are stale. They're very low effort - you just kill everyone. Not to mention, most of the characters were intentionally gray/unlikeable, so who cares if they die? There are also some plot conveniences here i.e. Noticing a pretty obvious camera only after cheating, so you can't tell anyone.
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