I wasn't sure what to expect going in, so it was a pretty wild ride figuring out where the film was headed early on. It's hyper stylized, and I'm a sucker for all those pretty colours. Whether it's a nod to vintage giallo, or just Edgar Wright flexing his muscles, it's certainly a visual treat. The film peaks when the disorienting insanity is at it's zenith and the audience is in the dark on where the lines between reality and fantasy truly lie.
Then things fall into place and some more conventional horror elements rise to the surface, putting a pin in the surrealist balloon. Some of the effects here are a bit corny, and though this doesn't derail things altogether, it does put it into more well charted territory. They swing extra hard for the action packed finale, going full Scooby Doo when the villain spells out the diabolical plan just before the final showdown. I feel like this is where it lost some people, but given the glitz and glamour of the first leg, going for a big Hollywood finish wasn't totally out of character. I don't believe there was ever any pretense that this was some hard nosed high art, it's just pure spectacle and damn if I wasn't entertained.
Then things fall into place and some more conventional horror elements rise to the surface, putting a pin in the surrealist balloon. Some of the effects here are a bit corny, and though this doesn't derail things altogether, it does put it into more well charted territory. They swing extra hard for the action packed finale, going full Scooby Doo when the villain spells out the diabolical plan just before the final showdown. I feel like this is where it lost some people, but given the glitz and glamour of the first leg, going for a big Hollywood finish wasn't totally out of character. I don't believe there was ever any pretense that this was some hard nosed high art, it's just pure spectacle and damn if I wasn't entertained.