“Becky” (** out of four) was an over-the-top horror melodrama about a meek teenager (Lulu Wilson) whose weekend vacation with her father (Joel McHale) turns ugly when a group of convicts (Kevin James, Robert Maillet, and others) descend on their home and she escapes into the woods and has to psychologically and physically turn the tables on them to stay alive. James is actually pretty good as the head villain but that’s about all there is here for subtlety or originality. Film gets gorier, weirder, and more pretentious as it goes along but if you’ve ever wanted to see someone’s face ripped apart by a boat or bike motor, this is the movie for you.

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