Knock Knock | 2015

: The women leave with the family dog, Monkey, just as Karen and the children return home to find the house in ruins and Evan buried in the yard.

Their performance is a high-wire act. Because the film lacks the gore of Roth’s previous work, the horror relies entirely on their ability to be unsettling. They giggle while burying a man in the garden; they play dress-up while destroying a marriage. It is a performance that challenges the viewer’s patience, designed to be as irritating as it is scary. knock knock 2015

Enter (Lorenza Izzo) and Bel (Ana de Armas, in a star-making pre- Blade Runner 2049 role). They show up at his door, soaking wet, claiming to have missed their Uber and looking for a phone to call a ride. Evan, the "good guy," lets them in to dry off. He gives them towels, makes coffee, and tries to be a gentleman. But the two young women have other plans. What begins as flirtatious manipulation quickly escalates into a full-blown sexual encounter, spurred on by Evan’s reluctant but ultimately eager participation. : The women leave with the family dog,