2019 / 91m - USA
Horror, Comedy
2.5*/5.0*
We Summon the Darkness poster

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September 27, 2021

2.5*/5.0*

Director Marc Meyers seemed to be gunning for a dark comedy here, but delivers a film that isn't quite a slasher, nor a satanic horror. The build-up of setbacks is messy at best and the performances are a bit too silly and over-the-top to lend the film that exact balance of lightness and nastiness that makes a good dark comedy work.

Three girls are on their way to a heavy metal concert. On the way there, a speeding van hits their car with a milkshake. When they arrive at the concert, they recognize the van, and they decide to take revenge on the boys. After some horsing around, the six of them enter the concert together.

Daddario and Hasson aren't really suited for their parts, the film is neither funny nor gory enough and the final act doesn't deliver. Even so, Meyers does keep you guessing what direction the film will go in next. Though the destination itself may be somewhat disappointing, the trip there was at least interesting enough.