Looks That Kill (film)

Looks That Kill is a 2020 American dark romantic comedy written and directed by Kellen Moore. The film stars Brandon Flynn, Julia Goldani Telles, and Ki Hong Lee.

Looks That Kill
Film poster
Directed byKellen Moore
Produced by
Written byKellen Moore
Starring
Music byDean Hurley
CinematographyDamian Horan
Edited bySpencer Houck
Production
company
LD Entertainment
American High[1]
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
  • June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was released digitally on June 19, 2020.

Plot

The story is of sixteen-year-old Max Richardson, who is forced to live with a lethally attractive face until he meets Alex, a girl with her own bizarre ailment who aids him on his quest of self-discovery, without accidentally killing anyone. Alex suffers from a rare heart disease that causes her heart to grow (cardiomegaly) if she feels any emotion (happiness-anger-sorrow-jealousy), because it can't process them. If it gets too big, it'll stop working. The two meet after he accidentally kills his latest therapist. Max wants to jump off a bridge to kill himself, but Alex talks him out of it by saying "you jump I'll jump". He searches for her after that, and a week long search leads him to her bus stop.

They have an adventure of young love and Alex even takes him to an area she has never showed anyone else; the retirement home she volunteers at. One friend of hers who resides at the home, Esther is writing a novel of her drop into Alzheimer's.

Their romance begins to weaken after they accidentally crash a school dance when some bullies tear Max's mask off and kill his best friend's latest girlfriend.

He gets arrested and is bailed out and spends Alex's last days with her because her heart starts failing due to her refusal to continue taking her medication.

After she dies he becomes an angel of death granting euthanasia to all who request it.

Cast

Production

In March 2018, Brandon Flynn, Julia Goldani Telles and Ki Hong Lee were cast in leads roles in the film, with a directorial debut from Kellen Moore, who also penned the screenplay.[2]

Release

In April 2020, it was announced Gravitas Ventures had acquired distribution rights to the film, setting a June 19 digital release for the film amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It was made available through video on demand platforms, including Amazon and iTunes.[4]

Reception

Critical response

Liz Braun of AWFJ.org wrote "Looks That Kill begins as a dark comedy, evolves into a romantic teen fable, and suddenly veers off into euthanasia territory. Kind of a tone whiplash situation, but a YA audience will probably find lots to like regardless."[5] Lisa Payne of RedCarpetCrash.com said the film had "an interesting premise that didn't really go anywhere".[6] Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club called it "a quirky take on the teen ailment drama".[7]

References
  1. "Films". American High. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. Amanda N'Duka. "Brandon Flynn, Julia Goldani Telles, Ki Hong Lee In ‘Looks That Kill’". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-15.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Gravitas Ventures Acquires 'Looks That Kill'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  4. "When is Looks that Kill starring Brandon Flynn released? What is it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. https://awfj.org/blog/2020/06/20/looks-that-kill-review-by-liz-braun/?doing_wp_cron=1594106451.7738618850708007812500
  6. https://redcarpetcrash.com/movie-review-looks-that-kill/
  7. https://film.avclub.com/looks-that-kill-trailer-offers-quirky-take-on-the-teen-1844041593
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