But the movie–or, presumably, the source material–isn’t smart, subversive, or brave enough to side with her or to give her a proper arc. She’s so blasé about murder and torture that it makes his (totally reasonable) reactions even funnier. “Please don’t be mad at me” she pouts at Chip when he finds out this may not be Liza’s first foray into crime. Mc Cord lights up the screen every single second she’s on and gets all the movie’s best lines. Here, she looks more like the 90210 character that made her famous, but is no less mental.
The star of the show, however, is Mc Cord whose move to horror with the brilliant Excision was incredibly shrewd. Vand, with a Lydia Deetz haircut and GG Allin shirt (because of course a disgusting a-hole would idolise a disgusting a-hole) is worlds away from The Girl, wild-eyed and loopy. Gubler, who couldn’t look intimidating to save his own life, is tasked with doing so while wearing a kiss-covered vest top, sweats and flowery sandals. It’s a shame because the cast are all brilliant. It’s so obviously written and directed by a man (well, two men including the novel) that it’s laughable to even suggest there’s any depth to it, let alone a subversion of gender roles as is heavily implied by the super-cool, eye-catching marketing material. There’s a nastiness to it, a very definitive confirmation of everything women have been fighting against for the past hundred years, particularly in the wake of things like Gamergate. Love Real Life Ghost Hunting Shows? CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
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