Imagine fusing Kill Bill and Ready or Not franchises in a lab. What will you get? Nothing less than They Will Kill You, a blood soaked action-horror in which Satanists get sliced in various ways. When Asia Reaves (Zazie Beetz) gets released from prison, she looks for her little sister in a gothic New York City high rise. What she finds there are a group of devoted Devil worshippers. All immortal, all batshit crazy, looking to kill or sacrifice her for their personal gain. Needless to say, arms, feet and heads get sliced - to say the least.
Russian filmmaker, Kirill Sokolov, has made a movie that is mostly all style, with very little substance. But it matters little, when all is said and done. Much like his 2018 dark comedy, Why Don't You Just Die?, They Will Kill You is not here to make us question the meaning of life. It's an ultra violent, entertainment where (mostly) good people triumph over great evil (still don't understand how a ten year prison sentence turns a woman into an ultimate warrior, but whatever). This may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it delivers exactly what it promises. As long as you expect nothing else, you should meet the end credits with a smile on your face.
☆☆1/2
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