STUDIO 666

This Dave Grohl folly doesn't add up to much yet the picture keeps you remarkably entertained up to, but not including, the tepid final act.

The reason that Studio 666 gets aways with its overtly silly blend of over-the-top horror and broad hit-or-miss comedy is that it never hides the fact that the film is merely a folly for Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, who came up with the idea of stranding his band in an abandoned spooky house to record a concept album.

The hokey set-up never gains any real traction and isn't helped by the lack of acting talent among the Foo Fighters, nor by the by-the-numbers directing style or a script that has serious pacing issues. But Studio 666 scores points with a lot more bloody gore than you might expect - a chainsaw death is a particular hoot - and a fun cameo by horror maestro John Carpenter, who also contributed to the opening credits music.

It all doesn't add up to much yet the picture keeps you remarkably entertained throughout the first and second act. Even if the tepid finale deflates the silly fun a bit, I somehow didn't mind spending 100 minutes on this unabashedly unambitious flick.

release: 2022

director: BJ McDonnell

starring: Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel