Non-Spoiler:
It has been a while since we’ve tackled a horror movie here at Prairie Grown Reviews, but here we are with a new review for Fresh! Contrary to other horror movies we’ve watched, this one is more on the psychological side. Being a movie about cannibalism, I didn’t really know what to expect, but what we got from this movie was pretty entertaining. For the most part, I was captivated by what was happening on screen. I especially liked the acting, since the leads really put everything into their roles. Sebastian Stan as the crazy was fun to watch, since I mainly relate him to the Winter Soldier in the Marvel side of things.
Plot wise, it was alright for a horror movie. It was pretty straightforward, but not too much really happened. I think the most captivating part was mainly the cannibalism and how the movie tackled this subject. It was entertaining to see how cannibalism came into play. With the way this movie is set up mainly within one house, it reminded me a lot of Parasite, the Korean thriller film.
Overall, Fresh was a captivating movie to watch. It might not have the strongest of plots, but the acting and the disturbing imagery will keep you interested enough. As stated before, give it shot if you like the genre, but be wary of disturbing images, alongside blood and gore.
Spoiler:
Here in the spoilers section, I don’t have much to say. Honestly, it’s best to just experience the movie. Anything I say doesn’t translate well into written words. Instead, I’ll explain my favourite moments. For one, I enjoyed the final chase and fight scene. Now, it wasn’t too realistic, since these women should be very weak after the torture they’ve been through, and Steve should be long dead after all the blows to the head he took. Other than that, it was still pretty entertaining. I also loved the fine dining scenes with the human meat as the entrées. It was interesting and repulsive seeing the meat being shown as if it were any other animal. It was just disturbing. As a final thing, it was funny how this movie’s last kill ends with another throat stab essentially. After No Exit, I seem to notice that the throat stab seems commonplace.