The Beach House Movie Drinking Game
Take a Drink: for every moment of hands in water.
Do a Shot: for every ocean shot.
Take a Drink: for every shot of white eyes.
Do a Shot: for the foot/kitchen scene.
By: Movie Snurb (Four Beers) –
Randall and Emily are off to have a romantic getaway at Randall’s fathers’ beach house. Little do they know his father has let a couple friends use it. Randall and Emily decide to stay in the beach house with Mitch and Jane and share a dinner that night. During the night a strange event happens which makes the landscape glow like the stars are millions of UV lights. The next day all hell breaks loose as it seems those strange glowing things and the fog in the air appear to be some kind of environmental contamination from the bottom of the ocean.
A Toast
The minimal body horror that is in the film is superb. Like any good body horror, like Carpenter’s The Thing or any Cronenberg film, it should make you cringe and almost have to close your eyes. The scene in the kitchen was especially brilliant and hard to watch. The film is equal parts beautiful and grotesque. The beach scenes especially are like paintings to look at, and then you’re watching a man vomit a gelatin like substance. I’d also like to make a quick shout-out to the lead actress, Liana Liberato, who carries the movie with confidence, as well as Jake Weber as Mitch; it’s nice to see him in a horror film again and he gives a very eerie performance.
Beer Two
The body horror is exceptional, so why isn’t there more of it? Would it push the story along? Maybe not. But it would elevate the film and make it more memorable. The Thing would be far less memorable had there only been a couple of scenes of body horror.
Beer Three
Noah Le Gros’ performance was up and down. There were times when it felt like he didn’t want to be in the film and there were times he was fully committed. It’s a very fluctuating performance.
Beer Four
The script leaves something to be desired. It’s not bad, but it’s not meaty. There’s no substance to it. I feel like there could’ve been deeper conversations and maybe a scene or two to let the characters breathe and enjoy their space. Also, maybe a more concrete explanation as to what happened. I believe in the opening it is alluded to, but I think it remains unclear.
Verdict
The Beach House is not a bad movie, just a middling one. It could’ve been much better; instead it was enjoyable for a few scenes but ultimately is unmemorable.
