I will be posting Christmas-themed horror films over the next 24 days of LosMas; for the sixth night, I am posting the 2020 holiday home invasion movie How to Deter a Robber.
How to Deter a Robber (2020)
Christmas movies often involve traveling to snowy parts to capture the holiday spirit. Yet one of the real-life perils is the risk of home invasion, and it is this premise behind the 2020 black comedy How to Deter a Robber. Madison (Vanessa Marano) is an 18-year-old young lady hoping to get into a good college. Still, she faces challenges from her critical family and idiot boyfriend, who only seems to cause more problems. While they "urban explore" a neighbor's empty home, they stumble upon a pair of amateur burglars who are raiding the homes in their community and threaten to harm them when they are discovered. How to Deter a Robber is a home invasion-style comedy thriller featuring Ms. Marano, best known for her roles in Gilmore Girls and Saving Zoe. While there aren't too many scares, the film dives into real-life fears involving kidnapping and encountering dangerous criminals. Benjamin Papac offers excellent comic relief and great chemistry as the idiot boyfriend, Jimmy. The movie does display a Home Alone-style premise, with the two attempting to thwart the home invaders, but there are fewer sight gags. Still, the best part is the involvement of the Hodag, a mythical creature popular in the Wisconsin area where the film setting occurs.
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