Val directed by Aaron Fradkin and written by Victoria Fratz and Aaron Fradkin is the perfect combination of Under the Skin and Psycho Goramen that brings an absolute insane level of comedy, horror, and twists that solidify Val as one hell of an adventure. With the action, twists that continuously keep popping up, and complete insanity that packs the film to the brim, there will be plenty of fun to be had by audiences.
The film focuses on Fin played by Zachary Mooren who is running from Officer Myers played by Kyle Howard and Officer Daughtry played by Sufe Bradshaw for an undisclosed home, breaks into this mansion owned by Val played by Misha Reeves. At first, Fin just wants to hide out in Val’s house and lay low, however his plan quickly changes when he realizes she is a high-class escort who has a client, Freddy played by Erik Griffin, coming by shortly. To make sure that he doesn’t get caught and get arrested, he hides while Freddy and Val do their thing, however one thing leads to another and now things take a turn for the worst. With the police circling the nieghbourhood, Freddy lingering in the house, and Fin making sure he can get out alive things take a turn for the paranormal and unusual.
What truly shines throughout Val are the performances from both Zachary Mooren and Misha Reeves. They both deliver the absolute most over the top performances that bring a certain level of anxiety and fear that ties into their character stories and bring a much-needed dimension to the deliveries. However, once the film becomes more than expected from the beginning and dives into the world of unworldliness, the performances become unhinged and bring forth the crazy insane fun that the premise promised to deliver on.
Aaron Fradkin and Victoria Fratz crafted a story that is so over the top and masterly crafted to bring forward a story that brings such pleasure and insanity to its audience. The story will resonate with the audience that love the classic shlock B films that this film is hitting the nail on the head perfectly. The enduring entertainment that is packed into this tightly wound 83-minute feature is the perfect Halloween watch that would make fans very pleased. As well, go in as blind as possible to this film as to not reveal the secrets that lay beneath Val.