Margaux

Margaux is a pile of clichés with which the film’s makers do exceedingly stupid work and without any functional context. In terms of filmmaking, it doesn’t offer even a hint of style or inventiveness, and there is no trace of atmosphere. Even the potential of the modern smart house is squandered. The characters are dreadful and there is no concept to the interplay between their relationships. By comparison, House of Wax form 2005 is a solid genre flick. (21.04.2023)

The idea is great, the execution is noticeably less good. We have the classic archetypal characters of similar horror films: a jerk, an IT nerd, a couple in love and a whiny Barbie, as well as a typical murder scenario and the fairly original idea of a smart house that does more harm than good (it murders all the inhabitants in quite amusing ways). But as decent as the idea sounds on paper, the execution is appalling. The actors can't act, the behaviour couldn’t be more stupid, the robot effects are terrible, the gore is weak, far-fetched and unbelievable, and the low budget is evident, with the film oozing its B-movie nature. It's not completely disastrous and occasionally has some bright moments, but otherwise it's pretty poor. (21.10.2022)