It is very entertaining, darkly funny and compelling, probably an all-around better movie than Barbarian, even if it doesn’t live up to its full potential, at least on first viewing.

What sets it apart a bit from its peers is the gritty direction and an incredible performance from its young star.

A captivating, occasionally funny, smart, horror movie about a couple who lean on one another for their identity.

It isn’t a bad movie; it is well-made, with a decent pace and excellent production design. It is merely a perfunctory one.

It may not work, but does it have to when enjoyment can be had from seeing how crazy it looks when it doesn’t?

Most of all, it is pretty funny, never being so silly that its themes get overwhelmed, while also never forgetting that it is a comedy centering around a ridiculous situation.

it just sits there on the screen, with no resolution, no insight, nothing to say beyond how messed up everything is. There is some good stuff here, yet it ultimately isn’t worth the trouble.

It isn’t actively bad, yet there is absolutely nothing compelling about it.

A powerful performance from Danielle Deadwyler lifts this as high as it goes, but it seems to forget its purpose along the way, stumbling toward a blood-soaked anticlimax.

It is competently made, decently paced and has a handful of effective action sequences. In short, it is the definition of okay. It will probably give audiences what they expect, if not what they’re hoping for.