'Victorian Psycho' Review: Zachary Wigon's Horror Comedy Fails to Deliver Scares or Laughs
By
Guy Lodge
Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, baked to perfection. Worth every minute at the bakery.
Summary
A review of Zachary Wigon's horror comedy 'Victorian Psycho,' which premiered at Cannes' Un Certain Regard program. The film stars Maika Monroe as an unhinged governess in 19th-century England, but the review finds it neither frightening nor funny enough to succeed. The critic notes Monroe is miscast and the genre hybrid feels flimsy and ungainly, lacking the outrageousness needed for cult notoriety.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA shot of lurid genre energy that at least provided some tonal contrast at the tail end of a generally tasteful Un Certain Regard program in Cannes
The governess is thoroughly ungoverned in 'Victorian Psycho,' a grisly ostensible horror comedy from director Zachary Wigon that's neither frightening nor funny enough to pass muster
Not quite outrageous enough to garner the kind of notoriety it's aiming for, either
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