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A preposterous movie.

This is a remake of the lurid 1977 thriller Death Game, which was a bad enough movie in its own right. The original has practically nothing to recommend it, with the possible exception of Colleen Camp's entertainingly over-the-top performance. I'm not sure why anyone thought it was worth remaking.

Both movies follow the same basic plot. A married man is alone for the night. Two young women knock on his door, claiming to be stranded. They seduce him into a threesome. Before you can say "what could possibly go wrong," Cinemax's favorite skin flick trope turns into a deadly home invasion.

Knock Knock improves on the original's production quality, but not much else. Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas make for nice eye candy. Keanu Reeves behaves exactly how you'd expect the protagonist in a soft-core thriller to behave, right down to the wooden performance. The first act plays out like a porn premise, cheesy dialogue and all. When the ladies turn the tables, all three leads get ample opportunities to chew the scenery. It's still a porn premise, but with a BDSM vibe. Colleen Camp has a cameo. Just a bit of fan service for all you Death Game enthusiasts.

Writer/director Eli Roth tries to get fancy with some moralizing in the second half. Reeves makes an amusing speech trying to defend himself for his indiscretion ("It was free pizza!"). The movie never stops being silly.

Overall, I'd say it's worth watching if you're in the mood for a femdom fantasy and don't have access to Pornhub for some reason.

4 out of 10.

Seen on Netflix.