Noah and Louis weigh in on the latest comics villain to make it to the big screen, Batman’s Clayface.
Noah was disappointed because the film’s marketing did not deliver on the promise of a true horror movie, but enjoyed it as a comic book movie that kept the villain as a villain rather than repainting him as an anti-hero.
Louis enjoyed the design and development of the characters’ dilemmas, and the set design… but could have done without so much body horror involving eyeballs.
Both give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
DC Studios’ “Clayface” is a horror thriller from director James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries in the title role of the cult favorite villain from Gotham’s rogues gallery.
Matt Hagen’s meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.
Stars Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan, as well as Nancy Carroll and Joshua James
Directed by James Watkins
Screenplay by Mike Flanagan, Hossein Amini
Story by Mike Flanagan
Based on characters from DC
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