My guess is that 95-98% of all heterosexual men, happily married or not, will do the exact same thing as Keanu Reeves' character in "Knock Knock". Heck, I even think it took a long time before he gave in. I would, if I'm honest, be a defenseless prey as well. You just don't say no when two girls with the looks of Ana de Armas and Lorena Izzo are standing naked in your bathroom, soaped up and promising it'll remain "our little secret".
So then, what is the point "Knock Knock" is trying to make? That all men are easy and weak preys? Okay, point taken. Or perhaps the point is that you can't keep unfaithfulness secret? Or maybe there isn't a point to make, and Eli Roth simply wanted to show how hot and sexy his wife Lorena Izzo is.
"Knock Knock" is a remake of the obscure but original & entertaining "Death Game" from 1977, starring Colleen Camp and Seymour Cassel. Evan Webber (Keanu Reeves) is home alone on Father's Day, as his artist wife and two kids are spending the weekend at the beach. Evan obviously loves his family because the house is full of adorable photos of the four of them. Seriously, I have never seen so many family photos in one house. It's almost sickening. Evan also really tries hard to resist when two stranded (and insanely beautiful) girls show up at his doorstep and literally throw themselves at his feet, but his resistance eventually breaks, and Evan experiences a hot threesome in his bath -and bedroom! Was it all worth it? Of course not! The next morning, Bell and Genesis refuse to leave, turn into stalkers, and their behavior gets more psychotic with each hour that passes, until they even set up a fake trial against poor tied up Evan.
If it was Eli Roth's intention to make a nail-bitingly tense and disturbing home-invasion thriller, I'm sorry to say that he failed. "Knock Knock" never becomes suspenseful, probably due to the mediocre acting performances and the implausible plot. Especially compared to similarly themed films (like "Funny Games" or "The Strangers"), it's a rather weak and forgettable effort with only two highlights: sex in the shower - duh! - and Pixies on the soundtrack.
So then, what is the point "Knock Knock" is trying to make? That all men are easy and weak preys? Okay, point taken. Or perhaps the point is that you can't keep unfaithfulness secret? Or maybe there isn't a point to make, and Eli Roth simply wanted to show how hot and sexy his wife Lorena Izzo is.
"Knock Knock" is a remake of the obscure but original & entertaining "Death Game" from 1977, starring Colleen Camp and Seymour Cassel. Evan Webber (Keanu Reeves) is home alone on Father's Day, as his artist wife and two kids are spending the weekend at the beach. Evan obviously loves his family because the house is full of adorable photos of the four of them. Seriously, I have never seen so many family photos in one house. It's almost sickening. Evan also really tries hard to resist when two stranded (and insanely beautiful) girls show up at his doorstep and literally throw themselves at his feet, but his resistance eventually breaks, and Evan experiences a hot threesome in his bath -and bedroom! Was it all worth it? Of course not! The next morning, Bell and Genesis refuse to leave, turn into stalkers, and their behavior gets more psychotic with each hour that passes, until they even set up a fake trial against poor tied up Evan.
If it was Eli Roth's intention to make a nail-bitingly tense and disturbing home-invasion thriller, I'm sorry to say that he failed. "Knock Knock" never becomes suspenseful, probably due to the mediocre acting performances and the implausible plot. Especially compared to similarly themed films (like "Funny Games" or "The Strangers"), it's a rather weak and forgettable effort with only two highlights: sex in the shower - duh! - and Pixies on the soundtrack.