Film Review – Reunion (2024)

With murder mysteries becoming somewhat popular with moviegoers again, director Chris Nelson (“Ass Backwards,” “Date and Switch”) tries his luck with “Reunion,” which offers a slack comedic approach to a detective story. Scripted by Jake Emanuel and Willie Block, the feature arranges the usual in this kind of entertainment, placing a handful of characters in a remote location, and the murder of one of them sets up a scramble for accusations, commencing the hunt for clues concerning the true assailant. “Reunion” (which was shot nearly three years ago) has the idea to manufacture a funny whodunit, but Nelson falls short of his goal. Instead of a tightly directed tale of suspicion, the picture is more improvisational in nature, setting the actors loose to play with the weirdness and rising concerns of these personalities. The laughs just don’t arrive. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com