The Vicious Kind

The Vicious Kind
2009
Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger
Starring: Adam Scott, Brittany Snow

So yeah, Brittany Snow is gorgeous. Did you ever see John Tucker Must Die? She was hot as a blonde in that and Prom Night, and in this film she is smoking with dyed jet black hair. Anyway, Brittany plays Emma, a girl who is visiting her boyfriend's family for Thanksgiving break. The boyfriend is some no name guy and his father is played by the always alluring JK Simmons. Adam Scott portrays Caleb, a recently broken hearted shell of a man. He doesn't care about his appearance, and he is very angry at everyone. He drives the girl and the boyfriend (Peter) home for the holiday.

After arriving Caleb starts to develop a slight obsession with Emma. Well I would too probably. The movie does not take any stupid turns. It does not fail to grip your attention to the characters. The characters are portrayed with such raw emotion that it makes you want the movie to continue longer. The relationship between Caleb and Peter gives you the feeling that they really are brothers. And, after looking at the outer shell, Brittany Snow really comes together as the beautiful girl dealing with a lot of emotions. JK Simmons does a great job playing a father torn by the death of his wife and the estrangement of his eldest son (Caleb).

The story grabs hold of you in the very first scene, and it continues to hold you in and make you curious as to what will come next. There was a sex scene towards the later part of the movie that is intense and gives you the feeling of being there. The filmmakers did not use sex as a ploy. They did not need to make it a spectacle. They just made it very important to the story.

This was truly a well done film. There were barely any slow parts, and I liked how it flowed. The fury of the characters is well documented and you really start to feel for them. The relationships seem authentic and well played by the actors.