Brothers Charlie (Dan Stevens) and Josh (Jeremy Allen White) and their respective wife Michelle (Alison Brie) and girlfriend Mina (Sheila Vand) celebrate a recent successful business deal with a romantic getaway for four at a luxurious oceanside Airbnb. First-time director Dave Franco and co-screenwriter Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas) are at their best when introducing racism to the holiday in the form of Taylor (Toby Huss), a seemingly xenophobic lessor who may or may not have passed on Mina’s application — her name has a Muslim ring to it — to get to the one submitted by white privilege poster boy Charlie. At any given point, we’re not sure if it’s Mina or Taylor who’s looking to pick a fight. Regrettably, instead of sticking to the thrills, we end with the third act arrival of a masked slasher whose identity is never revealed. (Fanboys take note: it’s the filmmaker’s facile way of commenting on the randomness of violence.) Slow to start and even longer to draw to a predictable close, there’s a solid 40 minute chunk at the center that makes its points with subtlety and style. (2020) — Scott Marks
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