Clawfoot review – Hollywood nepo babies do fine in horror-comedy bathed in gore

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Clawfoot review – Hollywood nepo babies do fine in horror-comedy bathed in gore

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/17/clawfoot-review-francesca-eastwood-michael-day

The unexpected arrival of an inept tradesman kicks off this suspenseful and witty thriller, with Francesca Eastwood proving the film’s secret weapon

Clawfoot review – Hollywood nepo babies do fine in horror-comedy bathed in gore

This cheeky suburban black comedy-horror confection builds from a slow start to a delicious finish, making up for what it lacks in subtlety with a whopping dose of impish delight.

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To reveal more would spoil a good last-third twist that morphs from suspense to high-camp comedy drenched in gore. Let’s just say there’s more going on behind Janet’s glossy veneer of sang-froid than you might initially think. Eastwood’s deadpan expression, the one thing that strongly recalls her father as an actor, is a secret weapon here, along with Culpo’s snippy timing, which does justice to screenwriter April Wolfe’s chucklesome one-liners.