She’s Having a (Demonic) Baby: Netto’s Genre Combo Debut Unexpectedly Enjoyable
“Not every child is a blessing,” warns the tagline for Brian Netto’s film debut, Delivery. While meant to be eerie in relation to the subject here, everyone is more than likely aware of the bitter but truthful sentiment it really is, as Netto’s (familiar) exploration of the supposedly celestial joys of parenthood are delightfully skewered with this genre blend of found footage and pregnancy horror. In fact, it’s a seamless transition Netto uses, stapling the low brow film subgenre with low brow pop TV techniques to create a pulpy and sometimes fascinating creature as slickly and manipulatively edited as well as all the material it’s aping.
A happily married couple living in 2009 North Hollywood, Rachel and Kyle Massey (Laura Vail and Danny Barclay) have had some difficulties on the well-worn road of procreation,...
“Not every child is a blessing,” warns the tagline for Brian Netto’s film debut, Delivery. While meant to be eerie in relation to the subject here, everyone is more than likely aware of the bitter but truthful sentiment it really is, as Netto’s (familiar) exploration of the supposedly celestial joys of parenthood are delightfully skewered with this genre blend of found footage and pregnancy horror. In fact, it’s a seamless transition Netto uses, stapling the low brow film subgenre with low brow pop TV techniques to create a pulpy and sometimes fascinating creature as slickly and manipulatively edited as well as all the material it’s aping.
A happily married couple living in 2009 North Hollywood, Rachel and Kyle Massey (Laura Vail and Danny Barclay) have had some difficulties on the well-worn road of procreation,...
- 6/20/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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