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No plot .... who did it and why??!

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suspenseful and exciting throughout

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Metacritic

80
Jul 23, 2020

The Rental boats a strong cast, an intriguing set up, and a compelling mystery. It's a fun and feisty web of lies and deception with the added bonus of having a shadowy, stalking presence surrounding everything and everyone like a God-hand. It's a small film, but it's tense, dense, and delivers a harrowing final act.

Metacritic review by Matt Fowler
Matt Fowler
IGN
75
Jul 22, 2020

A solid entry in the real estate horror genre and an impressively taut feature directing debut for actor Dave Franco. Relying far more on psychology than bloodletting, the movie nevertheless exudes a growing sense of dread that’s difficult to shake.

Metacritic review by Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
67
Jul 21, 2020

Even in spite of its obvious nowness, this thing is such a lean, mean, and utterly merciless old school programmer that it might seem anachronistic if not for the fact that it’s being released onto many of the same drive-in screens that would have shown it 35 years ago.

David Ehrlich
IndieWire