The Wrath of Becky (2023)

The Wrath of Becky is the kind of lean, mean revenge thriller that knows exactly what it is: a fast, ferocious jolt of adrenaline powered by Lulu Wilson’s fearless, razor-sharp performance. It blends horror-grade inventiveness with action-movie momentum, turning each escalation into a grim little punchline, so the tone lands somewhere between darkly comic and brutally cathartic. The directors keep it brisk and punchy, letting the mayhem feel imaginative rather than exhausting, and Seann William Scott brings a sly, unsettling edge that makes the villains fun to hate. Fair warning: the violence is extremely bloody and the language is relentless, but if you can stomach that, it’s a wickedly entertaining crowd-pleaser with real bite.

The Wrath of Becky is trying to be a lean, nasty little revenge thriller with a scrappy teen anti-hero, bigger villains, and a mean streak that dares you to cheer. When it’s in “Becky hunts” mode, it delivers crunchy, crowd-pleasing payback and Lulu Wilson still sells the feral determination, but the connective tissue between kills can feel like filler and the story beats aren’t as sharp as the premise wants them to be. The shock value and gore are front-and-center, so if you’re looking for a tense, well-developed cat-and-mouse thriller or anything remotely subtle, this will play more like disposable exploitation than a satisfying escalation. If you can treat it as a brutal, turn-your-brain-off midnight sequel with occasional lulls, you’ll get what you came for; if you need novelty, depth, or suspense that builds, you’ll probably just feel your time slipping away.