A slapstick, melodramatic, over the top, theatrical, comedy thriller bloodbath - knifing, shooting, strangling, drowning and mowing its way through so much flesh it would make Takeshi Miike proud.

The movie begins quite slow. For anyone who has seen the trailer - I kind of can imagine they might have issues with the pacing. You do expect this to be a bit over the top ... which it is, but much later on. And when it finally pulls out all the stops, it is quite the experience. Having said that, all the rewinding the movie does ... well it works the first time like a charm (even for most who have seen the trailer) ... but the second time it feels more like a cheat.

Now you can not be easily offended or faint of heart ... or having issues with blood and depictions of violence. Or quite the nasty humor if one likes to call it that. Nasty in an action kind of way. In a cut of something of someone else kind of way to be more exact. If you dig that ... go ahead and by all means cherish this ... especially the second half ... maybe rewrite the story yourself too ... no pun intended.

Up til then, you have to endure a bit of "build up" that could have been told a lot quicker and a lot shorter run time wise ... my 5 cents.

THE TRIP is the latest film from the director of the DEAD SNOW films and it's far superior to those movies; Wirkola feels like he's really grown and progressed as a director and as such there's a lot more depth and 'meat' here. It starts off as a battle between the sexes before moving into home invasion territory; overall I'd describe it as a black comedy going into some very dark places. Aksel Hennie and Noomi Rapace both give excellent, grounded portrayals of the married couple who take bickering to the next level, and later the director ramps up the action and bloodshed to outrageous levels. It also happens to be very funny - I was crying with laughter at certain points - which helps it out a great deal!