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  Review by Dyrnott ★★★½

  Not a perfect movie bu I still enjoyed! First half of the movie is the best! 2nd half is good but kinda sputters. The ending is a little disappointing but there are aspects I do like! I still enjoyed it so check it out!

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  Review by Kevflix And Chill ★★½ 2

  #SlasherSaturday

  I wanted to like this more than I actually did. This seemed like a great concept for horror slasher. Jordana Brewster gives a gutsy performance venturing outside the Fast franchise. I would love to see her in more features.  It has some really impressive moments of gore splattered throughout. I think this is my first Jay Baruchel written/directed film that I’ve seen though, and unfortunately, I think it could have been better executed on those fronts.  It appears to be his first horror so maybe this is just a Hiccup in his filmography. When it started off with the comic book visual motif at the beginning, really loved that and thought we’d be in for something really cool, but…

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  Review by Ian West ★★ 2

  I didn’t read the synopsis but if I knew this was going to be comic book stuff I probably would have passed... but there’s still some good stuff here—Baruchel is good in front of and behind the camera (especially during the first half of the movie) and there’s some gnarly/super effective gore/murder set-pieces too... but I dunno... I just couldn’t get into this.

  Will also throw in that it’s Nice to see Jordana Brewster in a genre movie again—she’s great in this.

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  Review by Joe Lynch ★★★½ 2

  I did not see that one coming. Existential slasher flick where I don’t hate the characters 5 min in, awash in sleazy neon visuals AND has one of the most brutal kills since I SAW THE DEVIL?
  Yeah, this is my jam.

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  Review by Dave Taylor ★★★

  Well, do you want the good news or the bad news?

  Good news:
  - interesting colour scheme reminiscent of comic books
  - Competent direction by Jay Baruchel
  - Really gory and grisly
  - The killer is multifaceted...they aren’t able to just walk up to someone and kill them, they have to push past their better judgment to do the act, which I appreciated.

  Bad News:
  - Even though the story is pretty original when you think about it, the scenes feel like a patchwork of moments from other movies you’ve seen
  - Didn’t hold my attention for the first 30 minutes
  - The protagonist’s backstory after ‘the incident’ was a little 🤔🤔🤔

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  Review by BenGrayeyard ★★★ 4

  #SaturdaySlasher

  Random Acts of Violence is a road-trip slasher!  I love this concept, and I’d watch another road-trip slasher too. 

  I’m sure I would have liked it more if I liked the characters. The main couple acted like an old married couple, but not in a cute or funny way. Instead it went for a more dark angle. The first slashing was straight up savage and brutal. 

  My wife has told me more than once that people who make and watch these types of movies are just sick. It seemed like Random Acts of Violence was making some commentary about violent entertainment causing violence, but it just might be a road-trip slasher flick🤷‍♂️

  Overall it’s a fresh take for a slasher. I dug the music for the opening and ending credits, but I didn’t dig it as a mood builder throughout. Would it be categorized as synth?  I might have had my limit on synth horror tunes lately.

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  Review by Sofa Sinema ★½ 6

  Random acts of self-indulgence.

  A regretful voice-over spews forth pretentiousness that only Neil Breen might envy: "Truth is the forced perspective that mutates the abstract into reality." You fucking hoser, Jay. You had to trick Telefilm into funding your slasher by pretending this was all so subversive, progressive or self-aware. Well you wasted some great gore effects on an underdeveloped script that just ends up being tedious even at a mere 81 minutes.

  So let me subvert expectations here and mention The Bad Nun II: Deadly Vows, a low budget sequel with some genuine tension and a wholly creepy vibe. Impressive successor to the overlooked original British indie that needs to be discovered. It doesn't even yet have a proper…

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  Review by Shreesh ★★½ 12

  #SlasherSaturday

  QUICK THOUGHTS:

  This one has a very interesting and a strong concept. The ideas and the themes that it tries to tackle is very intriguing.

  The violence is merciless and some imagery are absolutely horrifying.

  It was good to see Jordana Brewster in an another film which was not Fast and the Furious.

  I don’t understand why people think it’s cool to synth music in a lot of horror or slasher, it’s really annoying.

  Though the concept is cool the writers barely scratch the surface of it. Most of the scenes are just bland and boring.

  The performances were not strong to support this wafer thin screenplay. The second act was a chore to sit through.

  Some shots here and there were nice but overall the direction and cinematography was simply mediocre.

  The climax was good but that alone could save this sinking bloody van 🚐.

  A 42% for me.

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  Review by Sam G ★★★ 4

  #SLASHERSATURDAY

  Coming from Jay Baruchel, I was actually pretty excited to see what he was gonna deliver. A slasher from someone I wouldn’t expect and damn does it get gruesome. A lot of moments come off silly too, especially when things are supposed to be dead serious. Yet still has some flavor, a few cool ideas, and characters that were not annoying. It’s short, to the point and actually quite entertaining. I just didn’t fully buy into this premise, mostly due to how it’s executed and I enjoyed the first half slightly more. 5.8/10👨‍🏭

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  Review by pd187 ★★★½ 1

  sorry i kinda liked this! it def has issues but its still the closest thing to the kinda slasher id go see in theaters if i would/could which is more than i can say for most "shudder originals." gotta admit i find the tenebrae true-crime art=murder concept pretty interesting too, til it bogs down a 2002ish fun(ish) jeep*rs creep*rs road-trip slasher with some truly embarrassing narration & philosophizing that sounds like if kevin smith made THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. baruchel's legit tho (he did the henenlotter-y vid for necro's "toxsik waltz" & showed up in a $40 million seth rogen comedy wearing a fulci tee) and its cool how guys like the radio host in this is just some canadian face-tat…

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  Review by Brian Tallerico ★ 1

  Aggressively bad in a way that makes it truly loathsome.

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  Review by NotAnnaFaris 💔🏴‍☠️💔 ★★½ 7

  "I've drawn what - a thousand kills? Once in a while, one of em might match up with something that happens in this fkn crazy country."

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  Random Acts of Violence has a fun, existential premise, stylish flair, & some hyper-violent slashing. It also comes with commentary about violence that's fairly unique to this genre, & topics of conversation that I find riveting, personally.

  This slasher is written, directed, & produced by Jay Baruchel (whom I inexplicably & pretty baselessly adore 😆). I haven't seen his other film, but it appears that RAoV is his only thriller/horror. Even though this one suffers from being disjointed, rushed, confusing, & obvious - all at the same time -…