Dir: Bryce McGuire
Cast: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amelie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren
Kerry Condon and Wyatt Russell try their best to keep the latest Blumhouse horror afloat but this schlocky swimming pool horror never truly embraces its ridiculous concept
In recent times it has almost become a new year tradition to follow up the weighty award laden films of December with schlocky and unchallenging horror movies. The early January window is usually desolate when it comes to new releases, so horror movie mogul Jason Blum often capitalises on the situation by releasing one of his many low-budget horror titles. Last January, Blumhouse treated us with the hilariously campy M3gan, a tongue-in-cheek comedy horror following the titular, Chucky-esque killer robot doll. The film became an online sensation, with many clips (including a dancing M3gan) going viral, resulting in the character becoming a modern horror icon and the film itself smashing at the box-office…