‘Unhinged’: An Odious Mix Of ‘Falling Down,’ ‘Joker’ & Toxically Violent American White Males [Review]

Like a crude and profane marriage between “Falling Down” and “Joker,” movies about aggrieved and disenfranchised American white men seemingly justified with their rage about a cruel and unfair world, director Derrick Borte’s reminiscent revenge thriller “Unhinged” is deeply misguided.

“Unhinged” wants to map a similar Venn diagram sweet spot where the Worst Day Ever ™, a cruel lack of empathy, and selfish incivility trigger a point-of-no-return path to unholy violence and retribution. Instead, “Unhinged,” which desperately wants you to believe it has something meaningful to say about the toxic state of the world, quickly becomes tortuously overwrought, losing its way in a sweaty, grunting mess of gratuitous violence, nasty malice, and nauseating brutality making for one of the worst movies of summer 2020.

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