Becky: Film Review 

Cast: Lulu Wilson, Kevin James, Joel McHale

Director: Cary Murnion, Jonathan Milott

Gleefully unhinged and schlocky as they come from about halfway through, Becky is a vengeance film that puts its Cabin in the Woods versus the Nazis ethos to good use.

Lulu Wilson's Becky is still raw with emotion after the death from cancer of her mum. Sprung early from school by her dad (Community's McHale), she heads to the woods on a break. However, Becky's surprised on arrival by a visit from her dad's new girlfriend and her son.

And she's even more surprised when dad reveals he's about to remarry. Running off and hiding in the woods, Becky is even more shocked when a group of neo Nazis, led by Kevin James' Dominick, show up on the doorstep, searching for a key...

Becky doesn't hold back from the necessary violent edges when it needs to - and is all the better for it.

James turns in a surprisingly restrained and villainous performance as the brooding leader of the baddies, but his character's motivations are left weirdly vague in a way that detracts from the film's sense of urgency. However, he exudes the menace needed and gives the film the bad guy it needs.

Equally impressive is Lulu Wilson, whose character is described at one point as "vindictive and strong-willed". Wild-eyed and grappling with grief, loss and jealousy, Wilson's Becky becomes a force of nature halfway through that any film would use for OTT requirements. However, Wilson's stripped back turn helps turn her into a tool of vengeance and revenge with ease during the home invasion elements.

It's a good thing too, because the script's more ludicrous edges and sense of convenience begins to outweigh the film as it races towards its end. 

Granted, Becky is the kind of film you watch after a few beers or as part of a marathon, but thanks to James and Wilson's performances, that's no bad thing.