The Rental

IFC Films | Release Date (Streaming): July 24, 2020

5.6	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 77 Ratings

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peppergJul 25, 2020

Disappointing, and you might feel like you wasted your time. The first two thirds are good. Good character development, effective dialing up of the creep factor. But it's all totally wasted by a wasted final act, once the violence starts. IfDisappointing, and you might feel like you wasted your time. The first two thirds are good. Good character development, effective dialing up of the creep factor. But it's all totally wasted by a wasted final act, once the violence starts. If you aren't picky, give it a shot. Otherwise, you can do much much better.… Expand

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tropicAcesJul 25, 2020

It’s got a fun and tense atmosphere; just isn’t as smart or fresh as it thinks it is.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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moviemitch96Aug 2, 2020

This is the directorial debut of Dave Franco, and stars his real-life wife Alison Brie ('Community', Netflix's 'GLOW'), along with Dan Stevens ('Beauty and the Beast') as a married couple who, along with the husband's younger brother and hisThis is the directorial debut of Dave Franco, and stars his real-life wife Alison Brie ('Community', Netflix's 'GLOW'), along with Dan Stevens ('Beauty and the Beast') as a married couple who, along with the husband's younger brother and his girlfriend, decide to get away for the weekend in a cliffside rental home. But things soon start to turn suspicious around them as they sense that someone might be watching them. The film and its cast and premise intrigued me, and the first half of the film started off promising enough, building up a tense and rather eerie tone and atmosphere. However, much to my dismay, the film never really picked up or went anywhere interesting in the second half, as it began to seemingly lose its sense of direction. To cap it all off, the final 10 mins or so were far too vague and left too many unanswered questions, making the film an its ordeal simply feel random and pointless. Overall, the film showed potential to begin with, but the whole thing was pretty much ruined by an underwhelming and increasingly predictable second half that lacks any true thrills, as well as an ending that leaves no motives or explanations to speak of, making it very difficult for me to care about everything that preceded it.… Expand

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BradMorganJul 30, 2020

This story was a great disappointment. Moderately written characters that sometimes filled superfluous scenes with dialogues that didn't matter. This resulted in a very long build-up to the core of the story. When the tension came, I hopedThis story was a great disappointment. Moderately written characters that sometimes filled superfluous scenes with dialogues that didn't matter. This resulted in a very long build-up to the core of the story. When the tension came, I hoped for more depth from the dangerous person in this story. That did not happen. At the end the film felt like an empty shell.… Expand

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rappM95Jul 26, 2020

A good entry into directing for Dave Franco. Solid cast, gripping plot line. Genre-normal horror/thriller.

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PanchogulJul 26, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Rental marca el punto de partida para Dave Franco dirigiendo y coescribiendo este largometraje que ofrece una premisa sencilla pero interesante.

Dos parejas se van a pasar unos días de relajo a una casa de veraneo y pronto descubrirán que están siendo observados.

La película tiene un ritmo bastante tranquilo en gran medida pero no al extremo de sentirse aburrido, ya para cuando empiezan los problemas es donde parece por fin arrancar la historia, pero se siente forzado e incompleto, nunca se llega a saber quien es el susodicho mirón y creo que es lo de menos.

Para ser la primera película de Dave estuvo aceptable, pero no pasa por encima de la media porque según a mi juicio hay diversas faltas y fallas, se intenta dar contexto a los personajes, pero en mayor parte dando detalles que son irrelevantes y no ayudan a levantar sus personalidades y erráticas decisiones, sinceramente la única que para mí hizo un trabajo decente fue Allison Brie, que lamentablemente me hubiese gustado un destino mejor para ella.

En pocas palabras mala construcción de personajes, un guión poco pulido y un forzado y apresurado tercer acto. Pero al menos entretiene bastante.… Expand

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bertobellamyAug 8, 2020

Dave Franco seems to build towards something more valuable; unfortunately, the last act is very lame and nonsensical. The motive he and writer Joe Swanberg is unsatisfactory.