Think about what Staying in a house-sharing property really takes enough time, and the whole proposal seems a little creepy. Pay an internet stranger to stay at home? Eek! Since the launch of Airbnb 12 years ago, the practice has completely normalized, despite disturbing stories of illegal units, camera-hiding hosts, and surprisingly organized scammers. But there is another reason why this type of property can induce stuffed animals. From the most elegant mansion to the gloomiest studio, when you walk in, you can’t hide the fact that it’s a rental, not a home. Maybe the bedding is too bleached. Or all the drawers are empty. Maybe there is too much Edison lightbulb in the hall, or the fake handmade bric-a-brac is obviously taken from a trash can. It’s all shudder, at best.
Airbnbs’ relentless vibe lends itself well to horror, and in recent years various directors have channeled it into creating an updated version of the home invasion movie. In 2015, the indie slasher movie 13 cameras he introduced a lustful owner as his villain. Last year, Dull tone chose Robert Patrick as a homicidal host who took advantage of a millennial airhead to rent his property, while Intruders he introduced Fairuza Balk as one of the intruders of the same name interrupting a group of hot yuppies at his rental property. This summer, the upcoming thriller directed by Kevin Bacon You should have gone It will take place in another damn accommodation. And the directorial debut of actor Dave Franco, The rent, which is coming to VOD and selects drive-ins today, is also mining this territory.
The rentThe premise is simple: four friends reserve a beautiful house on a picturesque coast for the weekend. Things change for the threatening, then the violent. Cunning tech Charlie (Dan Stevens) and business partner Mina (Sheila Vand) convince loved ones Michelle (Alison Brie) and Josh (Jeremy Allen White) to go together to celebrate a business victory. The film begins with the couple flirting as they talk about reserving the luxurious cliffside home. Josh and Charlie are brothers, so it turns out it’s not that difficult to sell. But it’s awkward, because Charlie and Mina are clearly together as more than just colleagues, even though she’s dating her brother and he’s married, oh, and the host of their fancy vacation home is a weird, mocking queok. lurks around the property.
Although setup is straightforward, tensions between characters are expertly set. The sibling dynamic between Stevens’ charming alpha Charlie and his kindest, most impulsive brother, Lyft Josh’s driver, is both loving and resentful. Meanwhile, the way Mina de Vand must quell her discomfort with the host’s prejudiced behavior towards her because her white friends don’t want to deal with the conflict is a carefully drawn moment. After a drug-powered bender on her first night, chaos feels inevitable.
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