Val

Released Oct 1, 2021

1h 21m

Horror

Comedy

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Fin is a criminal on the run, wanted for the murder of his boss and the accidental shooting of an officer. He breaks into the home of a high -- class escort, only to discover that you get more than you bargain for with VAL, short for "Valefar" -- a demon who offers to make all his problems disappear if he agrees to follow her rules. But in Val's world there are no accidents, and as Fin meets her other "customers", he learns that Val was expecting him all along, and it isn't easy to escape Val's dungeon.

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May 20, 1

in addition to this masterpiece, i also recommend “bedazzled” and “shortcut to happiness”, also masterpieces

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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DANIEL W

Loving this. Best line so far. "Where's my knife "—"In the dishwasher"

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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Rusty K

Great Visuals, a fun romp! The plot was a bit thin, but I loved Misha Reeves performance.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/26/23

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Man, this movie got me. It starts as a simple criminal -- Fin (Zachary Mooren) -- on the run caper. He's just gotten out of a deal gone wrong and ducks away from the cops and into a mansion, where he thinks he'll have some time for the heat to die down. That's when he learns that he isn't alone. The house belongs to Val. Expertly played by Misha Reeves -- who was also in Electric Love, another movie directed by Aaron Fradkin and co-starring Mooren -- Val starts the film very matter of factly explaining her work: she entertains men, gives them a fantasy and often finds herself breaking down the most physically imposing men and making them crawl around on a leash. Kind of like Freddy (Erik Griffin, Montez from Workaholics who, yes, was also in Electric Love), who bursts into the house with one eye whited out and a body full of threat and swagger before being laid low by just a word from the redhead spitfire that's really running things. That's the thing. Fin thinks that he's in control, but he's been continually led around (mostly by his girlfriend Jenny, who is played by co-writer Victoria Fratz), lied to and used. Even if he grabs that ceremonial dagger that Val for some reason keeps in her kitchen, it's going to take more than that to get past one of the smartest women he'll ever meet. If she is a woman. Because by the end, we learn that she just might be Valefar, the patron demon of thieves, the one who encourages them to have a good relationship with one another. She keeps offering Fin choices, like the opportunity to be hers, and the chance to stop the spinning wheel that is his life and actually be like her and call the shots. Not everyone is cut out for that. By the end of the film, it's become a broad -- yet gore-drenched -- comedy with a cop's live head on a plate and Fin being given one last opportunity to live his own life. Unless he just wants to serve in Heaven, rather than rule in Hell. But one gets the feeling that Val isn't one to share the throne. I loved everything about this film, from its bold colors to its throwback to another era of snappy dialogue back and forth between its leads. Much like the character that it's named for, Val will slowly win you into its confidence and then own you. And hey -- it's only 81 minutes long, so it's not that Faustian of a bargain.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Aaron Fradkin

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Misha Reeves

Val

Zachary Mooren

Fin

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Jessica Scott

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Val is a great idea in search of a narrative that maintains momentum all the way through, but it’s still a hell of a lot of fun...The real draw, though, is Misha Reeves as the titular Duchess of Hell.

Dec 19, 2022

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Daniel Gorman

In Review Online

[Val] might have benefited from being a short or part of a Tales from the Crypt-style anthology. There's talent on display here, but it's largely wasted on a wisp of an idea.

Oct 29, 2021

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Kat Hughes

THN

Seductively entertaining, Val is a real love-letter to the works of Tim Burton and Sam Raimi, wearing it's weird heart on it's immaculately put together sleeve with pride.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 8, 2021

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Nathaniel Muir

AIPT

An outstanding performance from Misha Reeves carries this fun horror comedy. Begins to run out of steam towards the end, but remains watchable the entire time.

Oct 6, 2021

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

Reeves is so charming and seductive that she mostly compensates for the weak writing.

Rated: B-

Sep 28, 2021

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Synopsis

Fin is a criminal on the run, wanted for the murder of his boss and the accidental shooting of an officer. He breaks into the home of a high -- class escort, only to discover that you get more than you bargain for with VAL, short for "Valefar" -- a demon who offers to make all his problems disappear if he agrees to follow her rules. But in Val's world there are no accidents, and as Fin meets her other "customers", he learns that Val was expecting him all along, and it isn't easy to escape Val's dungeon.

Director: Aaron Fradkin
Producer: Victoria Fratz
Screenwriter: Aaron Fradkin, Victoria Fratz
Distributor: Dread
Production Co: Social House Films
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 1, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 5, 2021
Runtime: 1h 21m

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