BENNY LOVES YOU - streaming on Showtime
Imagine Elmo on a killing spree.
That’s the gist of this Brit horror comedy.
This is a bonafide red eye matinee, best viewed through an alcohol and psychedelics fueled haze with a loud crowd of like-minded viewers.
Sadly, I am off the sauce and on the wagon and I watched at home alone, so a lot of the purile humor fell flat.
In many ways the film owes a debt to Edgar Wright, but it lacked any of his snappy wit and brilliant staging.
The bits with Benny (is he a bear or a rabbit?) are pretty hilarious as it looks like the director just moved him around with his hands like he was playing with a stuffy with his kids and then edited out his hands; Benny isn’t articulated or animated, he just bounces around with his ears and arms and legs flopping. Sure, that shit is kinda funny, but after awhile, especially if you are sober, it wears thin. Additionally, the blood and gore and practical effects are super cheap.
In the end Benny Loves You kinda flails at it’s intended mash-up of comedy, horror, and nostalgia. That said, I know if I had seen this at at Midnite Matinee hopped up on brew and bud with a raucous crowd I’d be giving it 5 stars…instead I’mma go 2.5.
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