It’s Friday the 13th and even though I slept all day, we still managed to watch a horror movie. This one was Lorcan Finnegan’s 2019 film “Vivarium”, starring Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg.
‘Vivarium’ follows a young, happily-unmarried couple who one day find themselves in a strange real estate office, with an even stranger real estate agent. The two decide to follow him to a model home, located in the suburb of Yonder. Here, all of the houses are cookie-cutter, and the young couple quickly become separated from their agent, who seems to have abandoned them inside this suburban labyrinth. Soon, a box is delivered to the couple, which contains their only hope of “release”…
‘Vivarium’ is surprisingly good, and properly spooky. It explores themes of complacency, routine, parenthood, blasé adherence to social contracts, and parasitism. This film is reminiscent of films like ‘Body Snatchers’ and ‘Into the Tall Grass’; it’s not particularly cheesy, but it does have a bit of camp. I do wish the film had spent a bit more time exploring the world within, though it does give a tantalizing glimpse. Fun film that will give me plenty to think about before bed tonight; 4/5 ⭐️.
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