Streaming Services: Shudder
Blurb from IMDb: In a rural French town, twenty-something Teddy is scratched by an unknown beast and slowly undergoes frightening changes.
At this moment, I’m finding it hard to put my feelings about
Teddy into words. I’m conflicted.
Let’s rewind a little bit.
When Selina and I watched the trailer for Teddy, prior to putting our respective
Top 20 lists together, I gave this a 4.5
out of 5 rating reflecting my desire to watch the film. I noted that it looked
like a fun dark comedy coming-of-age tale focusing on the titular young spa
employee. Teddy landed at #13 on my
personal Top 20, while Selina was a bit less optimistic – listing the movie as
#19 on hers.
Now that the credits have rolled, I find myself leaning more
in her direction.
Events begin oddly. Unfortunately, Teddy only
builds momentum with its awkwardness rather than offering relief through story
satisfaction.
I imagine that it’s a hard and awkward life to be the
village black sheep in such a tiny community as shown in Teddy. The production went full bore on those elements, however,
and teased the wolf more than I would have liked. I’m not sure if Teddy suffered from low budget woes
resulting in some of those decisions, or if the odd and drawn-out process was
purposeful.
Each part was acted well. I just couldn’t seem to invest in
any of the characters.
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – None
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – None
Metascore – None
Metacritic User Score – None
IMDB Score – 6.3/10
Trust the Dice: Parental Advisory Rating – R
Trust the Dice: Cat’s Rating – 2.5/5
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