Filmmakers Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig team up to deliver a shot of dark comedy and mild horror with “I Don’t Understand You.” The pair also claim credit for the screenplay, creating a nightmare scenario of misunderstanding for two men on vacation in Italy (oddly, Amanda Knox is listed as a co-producer), about to experience a seismic change in their lives. Crano and Craig have fondness for the ridiculous in the feature, which takes on some fairly grim turns of bodily harm, but miraculously never succumbs to tonal instability. It’s a weirdly upbeat picture about complete catastrophe, putting the helmers to work reinforcing character and craziness, which gets the endeavor most of the way there. “I Don’t Understand You” is an offering of macabre entertainment, and it’s supported with enthusiasm by actors Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells, who handle the thespian requirements of the effort, which asks them to provide a steady stream of nervous energy as the writing dreams up new ways to ruin a simple vacation for the characters. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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