Director: Benjamin Barfoot
Writer: Danny Morgan (Screenplay)
Starring: Danny Morgan, Georgia Groome, Michael Scoha, Kelly Wenham, Dougie Poynter, Tom Sturrdge
Plot: A man can’t speak to ladies. His friend makes things happen but with 2 man-killing sisters looking for a virgin man to sacrifice to bring daddy back from the dead.
Tagline – Paint the Town Red
Runtime: 1 Hour 29 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Verdict: Fun Little Horror
Story: Double Date starts as we meet Jim (Morgan) a young man about to hit 30 that has never had any luck when it comes to dating who is always getting encouraged by his best friend and lady’s man Alex (Socha) to meet women. The two meet Lulu (Groome) and Kitty (Wenham) at a bar and they have a double date set up.
When the four are on the night out, Lulu starts to question the plan her and Kitty have, which sees the two women usually take the men back to their home for a form of sacrifice of a virgin man, in an attempt to bring their father back to life.
Thoughts on Double Date
Characters – Jim is the virgin that just can’t chat to women, even with his best friend by his side, he always ends up alone, though he is a genuine nice guy from a quirky family, this time he gets pushed into putting himself out there and gets a date with Lulu. Alex is the womanising friend that talks a lot about meeting different women and pushes Jim into being more like him. Lulu is the younger sister of Kitty who starts to get to know Jim and doesn’t want to go through with the plan. Kitty has been planning the sacrifice for a while, trained to defend herself and always pushing Lulu into anything they do, including bringing their father back from the dead.
Performances – We have a nice group of main performers, Danny Morgan as the unlucky in love guy works well with Michael Socha as a cocky figure, this reflects through Georgia Groome being the more resistant, while Kelly Wenham showing the determination figure behind the plan.
Story – The story here follows two women that search for a virgin to sacrifice to bring their father back to life, as the two guys they meet have different agendas when it comes to meeting women. This does have plenty of moments that we have seen before but it works, with the women needing to find a certain person to sacrifice for their own reason and how they need to get them from A to B. the men fill the friendship factor well enough, showing the support people would have in their lives and mixing the two together we get to see everything tie together nicely.
Comedy/Horror – The comedy in the film comes from how everybody interacts, with some moments filling the laughs we need. The horror comes from the plan the women have, as we are left to see if they will go through with their actions.
Settings – The film uses the everyday settings, be it the flats, the bar or the secluded locations for the women’s plan.
Special Effects – The film does use the effects well with the fight between Kitty and Alex not holding anything back.
Scene of the Movie – Alex and Kitty fight, it is brutal and nobody is holding back during it.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – Not sure why the plan hasn’t worked before.
Final Thoughts – This is a fun horror comedy that will get the laughs, has a brutal fight sequence and will leave you enjoying the film from start to finish.
Overall: Enjoyable Horror Comedy.
