It's a Wonderful Knife
Film202387 min

It's a Wonderful Knife

Taste attributes: horrorthrillercomedyholidaysmysterygay/lesbianunsavouryimaginarylinearenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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"This Christmas, your wishes will come true... and your nightmares too."

Boxlist takeA morally murky, stirring horror comedy, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Winnie's life is less than wonderful one year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve. When she wishes she was never born, she finds herself magically transported to a nightmarish parallel universe. With the murderous maniac now back, she must team up with a misfit to identify the culprit and get back to her own reality.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jane WiddopJess McLeodJoel McHaleKatharine IsabelleWilliam B. Davis

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2023
Runtime
87 min
Status
Released
Studio
Divide / Conquer
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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