Movie Information
Overall Rank: 28027
Average Rating: 2.3/4
# of Ratings: 3
Theatrical Release Date: 09/11/2020
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 03/09/2021
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jon Stevenson
Actors: Wil Wheaton, Brian Landis Folkins, Amy Rutledge, Kathleen Brady, Adrian Egolf, Olivia Hendrick
Plot: In the 1990s a lonely bachelor named David, tired of the drudgery of caring for his ailing mother, decides to try a video dating service but is intrigued by a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. He soon finds himself watching the affable video of "Andy" offering his advice and friendship as a service - but David soon finds the price of this friendship is much too steep. -- Chris Kavan
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2/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/23/2021
A film about soul-crushing loneliness and finding a true connection - unfortunately for David (Brian Landis Folkins) he finds this connection via an overly-cheerful VHS tape featuring Wil Wheaton as a creepy combination of Mister Rogers and Ted Bundy. When he finds an actual connection to Lisa (Amy Rutledge), he's gone too far down the rabbit hole and things get dangerous fast. The movie is far more psychological than outright horror but David's transformation from lovable loser to full-on psycho is a bit too sudden and the movie takes a bit to get going but it has that vibe that makes it weird and certainly... interesting.
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