{"id":207406,"date":"2021-03-21T08:11:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T05:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/paul-doods-deadly-lunch-break-dances-a-fine-line-between-charm-and-controversy\/"},"modified":"2021-03-21T08:11:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T05:11:30","slug":"paul-doods-deadly-lunch-break-dances-a-fine-line-between-charm-and-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paul-doods-deadly-lunch-break-dances-a-fine-line-between-charm-and-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Paul Dood&#8217;s Deadly Lunch Break&#8217; Dances a Fine Line Between Charm and Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;Paul Dood&#8217;s Deadly Lunch Break&#8217; Dances a Fine Line Between Charm and Controversy<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9-->Who among us doesn\u2019t have a love\/hate relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>? Its benefits are numerous, but the toll the likes of Twitter, Facebook, and others take on knowledge, empathy, awareness, and sometimes our very lives is immense. Everyone comes back for more, though, and that need has proved fresh fodder for genre films from the lows of <em>#Horror<\/em> (2015) to the highs of <em>Tragedy Girls<\/em> (2017). The latest entry into the subgenre takes a more direct <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach as terror unfolds during a livestream video, but <strong><em>Paul Dood\u2019s Deadly Lunch Break<\/em><\/strong> takes the additional step of delivering that commentary and carnage with\u2026 laughs?<\/p>\n<p>Paul Dood (<strong>Tom Meeten<\/strong>) has a dream, and that dream is to take the top spot on the hot online talent competition, Trend Ladder. Like some bastardized version of <em>Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>, people compete through all manner of talents, skills, and awkward displays in order to get voted up by online viewers. It\u2019s Paul\u2019s dream, but the combination of his own incompetence and the selfish behaviors of five others make him late for an audition which instantly knocks him from the running. Angry, frustrated, and crushed that he was unable to showcase his talents for his ailing mother, Paul decides he\u2019s had enough. He retraces his steps with plans to kill each of the five who ruined not just his day but his entire future \u2014 and he plans on doing it all over the course of one lunch break.<\/p>\n<p><em>Paul Dood\u2019s Deadly Lunch Break<\/em> is a bloody, violent comedy that\u2019s walking a very fine line with its premise. This world has already seen actual killers livestream their efforts, and it\u2019s nothing less than horrifying, and while recent films (<em>Spree<\/em>, 2020; <em>Run Hide Fight<\/em>, 2021) have tackled the act with more seriousness this British film is targeting laughs and sweetness alongside the kills. The result is a movie that, while inconsistent at times, delivers an entertaining ride with a warm heart at its center.<\/p>\n<p>Director\/co-writer <strong>Nick Gillespie<\/strong> is perhaps best known for his work with Ben Wheatley (<em>Kill List<\/em>, 2011; <em>In the Earth<\/em>, 2021), but after a far more somber directorial debut <em>Tank 432<\/em> (2015) his sophomore effort takes a far lighter tact. The more serious aspects of a man live-streaming a trail of carnage are either softened or ignored all together in favor of finding the funny and the sweet in an underdog\u2019s tale. You see, Paul\u2019s not technically killing these people despite his intentions as each of them instead falls victim to accidents and misfortune \u2014 bloody, gory accidents and misfortune. Like <em>Tucker &amp; Dale vs Evil<\/em> (2010), it lets both Paul and viewers off the hook and instead allows everyone to simply have a good time.<\/p>\n<p>Well, everyone but the jerks who crossed Paul\u2019s path in the first place. His terrible morning turns him into a wannabe Michael Douglas in 1993\u2019s <em>Falling Down<\/em> \u2014 and who can blame him \u2014 but try as he might he just can\u2019t take a life. Happily, circumstance can, and <em>Paul Dood\u2019s Deadly Lunch Break<\/em> offers a steady stream of supporting players including <strong>Alice Lowe<\/strong>, <strong>Kris Marshall<\/strong>, and <strong>Jarred Christmas<\/strong> delivering performances and characters that demand comeuppance. Their demises are a wonderfully gory and creative display of prosthetic effects work, and while the folks cheering it on via Trend Ladder have some explaining to do the rest of us will be nodding guilt-free with joy.<\/p>\n<p>The script, by <strong>Brook Driver<\/strong>, <strong>Matthew White<\/strong>, and Gillespie, raises questions and offers minor condemnation regarding our incessant drive towards \u2014 and need of \u2014 social media acceptance, but it\u2019s never all that interested taking the subject too seriously. Paul is a good guy who deserves our empathy, something typically lacking online, and while he\u2019d be devoured, chewed up, and spit out immediately in the real world he\u2019s a perfect underdog. We\u2019re meant to take his side from the start despite his inability to take a stand until it becomes homicidal, and we\u2019re happy to do just that given the vile nature of his targets. Is his talent actually one worth celebrating? Who are we to say, but kindness and cruelty are powerful motivators. Meeten\u2019s performance goes a long way in this regard too as his Paul is a genuinely nice guy who\u2019s understandably being kicked while he\u2019s down.<\/p>\n<p><em>Paul Dood\u2019s Deadly Lunch Break<\/em> is a fun, bloody, and ultimately heartfelt look at a goofball unprepared for the harsh realities of life. We share his frustrations, and while we can\u2019t kick off a death spree without serious repercussions there\u2019s a good time to be had watching his own unfold on screen. Would we vote him up the ladder if all of this was real? Probably.\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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