Written by Kent Sublette
Directed by Craig Johnson
Josh: "The dick is fine, evil Frank."
Frank: "Well, I'm looking at the dad-dick right now, and if the son-dick is anything like the dad-dick, the dick is small."
Released last month on Max, there's a reason why some movies really should sit out theatres and just go straight to streaming. There's no way in hell anyone would've watched this one in theatres but on streaming, it might be caught out of curiosity or boredom.
Focusing on a middle class gay couple, Rohan (Nick Dodani) and Josh (Brandon Flynn), this horror comedy had the pair staying in a house that was owned by the clearly kooky Brenda (Parker Posey). They have it for a weekend and it's one that they won't be forgetting any time soon.
Mainly because both sets of parents are also staying him with him. There's Rohan's slightly uptight parents, Frank (Brian Cox) and Sharon (Edie Falcon) and Josh's less upright parents, Cliff (Dean Norris) and Liddy (Lisa Kudrow). Needless to say, there's chaos with both sets and Josh making a poor impression on Sharon.
Add into the mix, Rohan and Josh's best friend, Sara (Vivian Bang), a couple of dogs and a wi-fi password if say out loud, causes spooky antics in the old house and you've got the weekend from hell for everyone involved. No, seriously, that wi-fi password was a menace throughout.
As various characters fought with each other, made up with each other and learned more each other, there was possession afoot. Yup, Frank got possessed and spouted a lot of things he wouldn't (sans clothing) before it was revealed that Brenda had made some sort of supernatural deal with a demon to set it free.
I guess the fun part came in the two families (and Sara) banding in order to confuse the demon and save themselves. It's a funny enough scene and there's a rather nice but expected proposal to cap things off for good measure.
- There's a mid credit scene where a certain character's anatomy is mentioned for laughs.
- Josh had quite a good paying job to pursue a music career. Brandon Flynn has a decent singing voice.
- Standout music: Kim Wilde's You Keep Me Hangin' On.
- Chronology: Present day for the majority of the movie though some flashbacks for Brenda's backstory with the demon.
The Parenting was a fun but not a wholly original horror film,not did it try to do anything too subversive with the genre and setting. I did like it for it was but I don't see it being something I'd revisit in a hurry.
Rating: 6 out of 10
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