by Robert Scocchi
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Revenge is a dish best served cold, and Someone kills people is one of those horror comedies that takes that feeling quite literally. Once again, Tubi has knocked it out of the park by making this title available for streaming because it is one of those films that has flown under my radar for a very long time, and is worthy of the attention of any avid horror comedy fan who loves violence with a healthy pile of humor on the side. A simple revenge plot gone wrong, Someone kills people He's smart, passionate, goofy, and you end up in an unexpected place and you root for the villain because he's actually a nice guy.
Well, it's kind of nice until a group of people who messed with him when he was in high school start showing up and he's the prime suspect in their murders.
Ken Boyd's life is sad and pathetic
Someone kills people Centers on Ken Boyd (Kevin Corrigan), a man in his thirties who spent most of his adult life institutionalized after having a series of depressive episodes that led to a nervous breakdown. When Ken was a high school student, he was bound, gagged, beaten, and cut by a group of five students, all of whom now live happy lives, run successful businesses, and generally have a great time. Working at an ice cream shop, Ken doesn't have much going for him, and spends most of his work day dressing up as a cone of chocolate ice cream.
Ken's home life Someone kills people He is equally frustrated because he lives with his mother, Ruth (Karen Black), who always reminds him that he should be doing more with his life. Ken is also an extremely talented artist, but his drawings are disturbing as he often commits his violent fantasies on paper, which are often similar to the murders that take center stage in Someone kills people.
Family dynamics
When the bodies of Kane's torturers begin to appear sliced, stabbed and dismembered, Sheriff Walt Fuller (Barry Bostwick) is put in charge of the case. I wouldn't call Walt an incompetent officer, but he's a small town guy who finds himself asking the department for outside help because he's never dealt with a serial killer before. Walt also dates Ruth, and often visits the Boyd residence for dinner where he has awkward exchanges with Ken, who likes to go on a solo night out that places him near crime scenes that are actively being investigated.
To complicate matters, Kane learns that he has an 11-year-old daughter named Amy (Ariel Gadd), who lives with her adoptive family, the Wheelers. Through a deal with her mother, Janet (Jane Haddad), Amy is given the opportunity to live with Ken, her biological father, for a week to get to know him.
Ken takes some time to warm up to Amy Someone kills peoplebut he tries his best to be the father figure she imagined he would be. He is also romantically involved with a woman named Stephanie (Lucy Davis) when Amy realizes he is lonely and convinces him to ask for her number.
Between traumatic ice cream shop shifts with his best friend, IRV (Leo Fitzpatrick), spending time with his new daughter, and testing his luck on the romantic front, Kane becomes the main point of a murder interest being investigated by Walt Walt, putting him in a tough place because He wants everyone who made him suffer in the past to pay for how they abused him.
Investigation
He suspects that Kane's nocturnal drives have something to do with his terrorizing body count community in Someone kills peopleWalt follows closely behind him. Meanwhile, Amy also wants to know where her father has disappeared, and follows him to a crime scene that confirms her suspicions that her father is a serial killer. Kane, trying to reconcile his desire for revenge with his need to live a normal life outside of Ben-Bun, finds himself in danger but insists he is innocent despite the damning evidence piling up against him.
A horror comedy you can sink your teeth into
Someone kills people Is unimaginable by making you actually care about Ken as he gets closer to having a normal, fulfilling life while everything starts to fall apart around him. Through flashback sequences, you learn how brutally he was abused before institutionalization, and it is clear that his past wounds have never had a chance to fully heal. While I found myself sympathizing with Ken for taking his bad hand in life, I also felt proud of him for finally stepping up.
Watching Ken Amy's basketball coach learn that she benches the gun is just one of many intimate scenes that made me think, “This guy can't be beheading someone with a machete and letters written to the police.” And as Walt continues his investigation (while coming up with puns like “Let me break something down for you”), there are moments that make you wonder if Kane is actually the killer, or just a victim of circumstance.
If you want to cut puzzle Together while rooting for the bad guy, it comes with solid recommendations for streaming Someone kills people On Tubi Once you're craving an ice cream sundae you're too nuts to handle it.
