Guns Akimbo

 Guns Akimbo 2019

• Director: Jason Howden
• Based on the novel: no
• Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Daniel Radcliffe – Escape from Pretoria, Imperium, Victor Frankenstein, What If?, The Woman in Black, Harry Potter x 8, December Boys, Extras, David Copperfield
• Samara Weaving – Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri
• Ned Dennehy – The Eagle, Tyrannosaur, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I
• Natasha Liu Bordizzo - Hotel Mumbai
• Why? Daniel Radcliffe
• Seen: 13 February 2022      

       Miles (Radcliffe, speaking AmE) is a nerdy nobody loser until he finds Skizm on Internet, a website where murder takes place online in the form of a contest. It’s wildly popular. Miles makes a comment that the admins don’t like so they break into his home, knock him out, surgically attach guns to his hands and force him to compete against their current champion Nix (Weaving). She has recently escaped from a prison for the criminally insane.

       Is this going to be a violent parody à la The Running Man or is there some serious message lurking?

       It is kind of funny watching Miles trying to do normal things, like opening doors, using his phone, pissing. Oh yes, he also has big fluffy tiger paws for slippers.

       I guess it’s a comedy. He tries to get help from his ex-girlfriend Nova (Bordizzo) but for some reason she’s freaked out by his guns/hands.

       It’s all sent on the website and the viewers, millions all over the world, love it.

       It is actually funny. And exciting. And it almost has a message. I’m not sure what it is but…Violence kills? Our society breeds violence? Well, that it does. Our society loves violence? Well, here I sit…

       From funny to grim. Radcliffe is outstanding as always. A strong film in its bizarre way.

 4 * of 5