They Will Kill You is an aesthetically pleasing and smart slasher tainted with good comedy and majestic visuals.
Ten years after trying to escape their abusive father and being arrested for attempting to kill him, Asia Reaves (Zazie Beetz) arrives at The Virgil, an exclusive high-rise building in New York, hoping to get a position as a maid.
Beetz stuns in the lead role, portraying a woman whose troubles she got into will prove useful as she joins the staff of an unusual building in hopes of finding her long-lost little sister, Maria (Myha’la, who graces the screen with her talent and expressive eyes), who remained in their father's custody after the incident ten years prior. The building is managed by Lilith (brought to life with infinite grace by the gorgeous Patricia Arquette, who fits the role perfectly and with ease), who also happens to be the head of a Satanic Cult. But what Asia doesn't know is that when a recruit enters this building... no one comes out alive. Unless they get lucky… I guess.
The gigantic hallways add to the sense of grandeur this family projects, and to the helplessness of the people coming in and out of this building. The seven deadly sins are represented on each floor of this blasphemous place, and although it has already been depicted in this genre, it is still interesting to watch. To me, reusing concepts is not an issue at all. Especially when it’s well-made and explored like it is here. They chose the sin that fit the best in the scene, too. As they creep around those hidden corridors, we see Lust, making both us and the carachers watching an orgy like voyeurs - they couldn’t have done it better. It's a subplot in the movie that they talk about anecdotally, and I like that, because it seems perfectly normal; my reaction was like "Oh, okay, of course," and then they go onward.
I’m not usually a big fan of the amount of blood in gory films; I’m more of a paranormal aficionado, but the cartoonish use of it and the overly dramatic effects in this one were really fun. My favourite part was seeing Sharon's single blue eye wandering and snooping around before her body grows her head back again and looks like a Tim Burton character while giving her "brother" the middle finger.
Kirill Sokolov offers us everything we want and expect from a horror movie: great performances, sisterhood, intriguing and intricate characters, great fight scenes, a lot of stylistic ideas and what is most important to me: a satisfying ending… All of this was built around a gorgeous colour palette.
In other words, this is a really good movie, and I’m glad I got to watch it at the theatre, and you should too (it's important). They Will Kill You is now playing in theatres.
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