![]() ![]() It's good enough for what it is, but not much more. It has a couple of enjoyable moments, too. It's never boring and its practical effects are surprisingly excellent. It's actually oddly endearing, even though it's undeniably subpar. Despite all this, it's never offensively bad. Every time it almost convinces you that it's a 'real' movie and you start to feel yourself getting lost in its B-movie pastiche, an unintentionally hokey or otherwise uncanny element will rear its head and set things right back to square one. Pat Smear's almost permanent grin sort of encapsulates the picture's primary problem: it's always just one small step away from feeling fully credible. It isn't particularly funny and it isn't particularly scary, either. Studio 666 is a 2022 American musical horror comedy film directed by BJ McDonnell and written by Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes, based on a story from Dave. It's goofy, gory and suitably self-aware, but it's also tonally inconsistent and far too long (it has about three different endings and ultimately settles on what's easily the worst one). In the moment, though, the movie isn't anywhere near as fun as it ought to be. In fact, their energy is actually rather infectious and it makes for a rather sweet retrospective experience. If there's any joy to be found here, it's purely because of the focal band and how much fun each member seems to be having. ![]() The greatest strength of 'Studio 666 (2022)' is arguably also its greatest weakness: the Foo Fighters and their wonderfully wonky acting. ![]() I'm not sure how to segue from that, so I suppose I'll just start a new paragraph. I found out this morning that Taylor Hawkins passed away yesterday, the same day that I watched this film, so I wanted to open this review with a quick "rest in peace". ![]()
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