The name of Christopher Landon It may not sound familiar to many, but you may be interested in knowing more about him if I tell you that he was the director of both ‘Happy Death Day’ and its sequel. After making us have a great time with deadly time travel, Landon returned with ‘This body feels like death’, one of the funniest horror movies of recent years that has just arrived in the Amazon Prime Video catalog in Spain.
‘This body makes me feel dead’ is an unusual slasher, since the comic has a strong presence, and not only because its plot base takes us back to titles like ‘Put yourself in my place’ either ‘This is not my body’ -although there are many more who have played with this premise-. Basically, a fearsome assassin is about to finish off a new victim when an unexpected event leads to his body swapping.
That plot lends itself perfectly to a more dramatic approach, with the victim racing against the clock to get his body back and avoid being killed by thinking he is the killer in question, but Landon, who is also writing the script in collaboration with michael t kennedyhe opts here for a lighter approach that allows vince vaughn offer a hilarious interpretation and start more than one laugh from the viewer who is willing to get carried away.
Because it is true that ‘This body makes me feel death’ does not fully express what it proposes and that there comes a point where perhaps it turns more on itself, but always maintaining an enviable rhythm and a sense of entertainment that for itself they wanted much more reputable titles. To all this we must add a good dose of violence and gore, but without that it never becomes the show’s star attraction.
In fact, what perhaps distinguishes ‘Este cuerpo me sita de muerte’ from his two previous works is that it is a film more balanced. That does not mean better, but it does mean that those who seek chaos above all else may miss that it is thrown more into the void. For my part, I have a great time with her and I have no doubt that I will see her again on more than one occasion.
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