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A Norwegian horror thriller film described as ‘legitimately shocking’ and ‘unsettling’ is coming to Amazon Prime Video.
Good Boy, released in 2022, is directed by Viljar Bøe and had its UK premiere at London’s FrightFest the following year.
The warped and sinister tale follows Sigrid (Katrine Lovise Øpstad Fredriksen), who feels she’s hit the jackpot when she meets charismatic millionnaire Christian (Gard Løkke) on a dating app.
As their relationship goes from strength to strength she soon discovers there is one unusual catch that comes with Christian – he lives with a man, Frank (Nicolai Narvesen Lied), who pretends to be his dog.
Sigrid tries to be open-minded but soon unearths the seemingly sinister undertones of their relationship.
Good Boy went down a storm during its run on the festival circuit, and it will soon be available to watch from the, uh, comfort of your home as it arrived on Shudder via Amazon Prime Video on April 7.
It currently sits at a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with many critics hailing its ‘disturbing’ premise and ‘shocking’ revelations.
‘Genuinely uncomfortable and a fantastic portrayal of abusive relationships, both within kink-focused relationships and more mainstream ones, with a closing scene guaranteed to disturb to the core,’ Moving Pictures Film Club said in their review.
CBR wrote: ‘Norwegian horror flick Good Boy features a shocking storyline and plenty of jaw-dropping twists.’
HorrorBuzz surmised Good Boy is a ‘fiendish flick about relationships and power dynamics that leaves the viewer chilled to the bone.’
‘The first two-thirds of the film built up the potential for an ending that both shocks and satisfies its audience, but we get the easy way out,’ Spectrum Culture began.
‘Still worth a watch if you’re into psychological horror, and it’s sure to become a much-barked-about film.’
Strong Female Antagonist added: ‘Part rom-com, part quirky drama, part torture porn, Good Boy pulls us into a bright and unsettling world of ethical depravity, twisting and turning the knife well past the limits of what we think we can endure.’
Speaking to Screen Rant, director Bøe opened up on the unlikely inspirations behind the film, including Audition, 50 Shades of Grey, and Beauty and the Beast.
‘Those three are definitely huge inspirations especially Audition and 50 Shades of Grey,’ he explained.
‘We’re kind of like a mix between those two. When they call for inspiration for the concept, I’m not really sure how it started. I for several years just thought it was fun imagery, a person in a dog costume.’
He continued: ‘Especially movies like Audition and Gone Girl kind of inspired me to make something that kind of twisted with genres and mixed genres. Because a human in a dog costume can be so many things, it can be scary, it can be funny.
‘I thought it would be fun if it was all those things in one movie. So that was kind of what I was going for.’
Good Boy is available to watch via Shudder on Amazon Prime Video on April 7.
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