Tone-Deaf 2019

5.3 / 10   83 vote(s)
R
Horror Thriller Comedy

A woman leaves for a quiet weekend in the country after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship. She rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. Soon, two generations collide with terrifying results.

Release Date 2019-03-10
Runtime 1h 27m
Directors Richard Bates Jr., Robert Higginbotham, Ed Wu, John Alexander Stern
Producers Lawrence Mattis, Matt Smith, James C. Walker, Paul Jensen, Brad Mendelsohn, Andrew Brown, Brion Hambel, James Scott
Writer Richard Bates Jr.

‘Tone-Deaf’ has the story of a short film in the guise of a feature. It’s lazy, unoriginal, poorly written, blandly shot, and woefully acted. Any saving graces the film may have possessed - the comedic potential, unique storytelling elements, a respectable cast - are thrown by the wayside in favour of an outdated lesson on generational differences. What we’re left with is a pointless, dull, drawn-out attempt at horror. The only reason it’ll leave you screaming is out of boredom. - Charlie David Page

Read Charlie's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-tone-deaf-a-horror-in-its-execution-only

SWITCH.

Pretty decent dark comedy/horror featuring an outrageous performance by Robert Patrick in probably one of his better roles in a long while and Amanda Crew holds her own at times quite well. There are some interesting scenes that I loved, one being when Crew's character was in a hallucinogenic state and talks with her deceased father, was a fine scene between Crew and Ray Wise.

Otherwise, nothing outstanding as a whole and does get preachy in spots (by both Patrick and Crew, and yes I know it's part of the dark comedic elements), but still would recommend this as a rental. 3.0/5

JPV852

I know that the things that suck about Tone-Deaf are the point of Tone-Deaf, but I don't know if that makes them any more acceptable.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

Gimly