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I recently watched The Rental (2020) on Netflix. The story follows two brothers who take their girlfriends on a trip to a secluded oceanfront cabin. As they settle in, they begin to suspect their host may be racist and overly present on the property. Meanwhile, one brother has a dark past, and the other is hiding a secret in the present-tensions build, and an inevitable explosion between the couples looms.

This film is directed by Dave Franco (Somebody I Used to Know) and stars Dan Stevens (The Guest), Jeremy Allen White (The Bear), Alison Brie (Promising Young Woman), Toby Huss (King of the Hill), and Sheila Vand (Argo).

The cast is strong, with each actor fitting their role perfectly. The setting enhances the eerie, isolated atmosphere, and the character dynamics are well-developed, making the unraveling tension feel natural. The script does a great job establishing stakes and character depth. Also, this had to be one of the worst nights to ever be on Molly for a particular character.

However, despite a solid buildup, the film stumbles in the follow-through. Outside of one decent hammer sequence, the payoff is underwhelming, and the ending feels like a letdown.

In conclusion, The Rental had plenty of potential but ultimately fell flat. 13 Cameras executed this concept better. I'd score it a 5/10.

Way better than the ratings. It keeps the intrigue for the first part and the rest has a good rhythm. Pretty decent directing by Franco. I don't see it lower than at least a 6. It is one of the lowest ratings compared to the quality of the film I have seen in my whole life.

Whilst this is a decent effort for a directional debut with a constant feeling of tension and uncomfortability, the R18+ rating and horror genre classification seems misplaced.

There's a real longing for a decent new horror film, and this isn't it.

If you've seen every other horror film and have nothing better to do with time to kill, then give this film a watch... but if you don't get a chance to watch it, you're not really missing anything great.

Greetings from Lithuania.

"The Rental" (2020) is a nice little drama thriller flick. It is by any means a horror movie - do not be fooled. It plays more like a soup drama to be honest. I liked performances in this movie, especially by Dan Stevens and Sheila Vand. Set up was not original, but I bought it - i was into. But its the third act that kinda felt off for me. I liked this movie way more before the third act - I was involved into these characters story and then it just kinda did not deliver it for me at the end. There is a great idea somewhere done here, unfortunately it was not delivered in this movie fully.

I wanted to like the movie, but sadly it's been done before and better with the movies in my title. That said the cast is great, I think Dan Stevens is one of the best actors around.

So In my opinion it just doesn't do anything new and the ending was also poor, let's hope Mr Franco can come back with something a little more original next time.