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Kurtis E Super middle of the road for me. The movie was ultra predictable and that took out any fun element. The big reveal was exactly what they were teasing the entire film. This horror comedy just doesn't go anywhere interesting despite a couple genuinely cool practical effects shots. I even called the final little twist just before the credits. Worth a watch if you like your horror comedies, but this film is forgettable. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Audience Member Director Bob Balaban makes a dark horror comedy about the horrifying nature of our loved ones There's never a time where living with a child's parents could be scary but this is just that Young Michael during the 1950s lives with his mom and dad in their new suburban home Lily and Nick have good jobs as a housewife and mortuary But Michael notices something strange when they all eat nothing but meat as leftovers almost every night; he keeps asking where it comes from but his parents keep giving him vague answers He grows more suspicious every day worry about their true nature Are they dangerous and if so is Michael in danger too? Dennis Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt make for quite an interesting pair playing unsettling spouses I never would've figured Quaid to be terrifying but he comes across as very disturbing This whole thing plays like an acid fever trip The obvious twist is obvious it just takes a long time to get there The tone never goes for straight up satire and i didn't find too much comedy Think of this as a David Lynch film meets 1950s covering a period in time that's lost in paradise and hard to gain back Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/24 Full Review David W Staunchly weird and stylised. Evokes a feeling of 1950's Americana very well and has a nice building tension. The horror is more implied than actual until a brief period at the end. Played nicely by the lead actors who all 'get' the feel that the director was going for. It's not for everyone but my wife and I enjoyed this off kilter slice of late eighties strangeness. Not one for vegans/vegetarians. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/11/23 Full Review connor s This definitely had potential, but it was squandered. A shame. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Sameir A A dark comedy which is amusing and interesting to watch, due to a different approach from Bob Balaban, this is his debut directorial feature. The story involves around a introvert boy, slowly revealing what's happening to him. Dark humor, and some interesting scenes makes it not a really boring movie. But, after watching, it's not really worth remembering for a long time. The three lead characters; Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt and Bryan Madorsky did a great job. Yet, this is the only film of Bryan I can find. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/07/21 Full Review martin a This is a great film, a black comedy about a family who has a son with major issues, who has bad dreams and imagines things that are not real. However he believes his parents are eating human meat, and he will not eat meat. He follows his father to work and catches him in the morgue, he then wakes in the middle of the night and goes down to the cellar and finds a severed leg hanging up. He tells his counselor who takes him back to the cellar to prove it was just a dream, but finds a human body! This is a great film, great cast and music Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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