I know what you’re thinking, not another Israeli slasher
movie? Directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, Rabies has nothing to
do with foaming at the mouth and going insane but it does have a dog. So that’s
ok. It’s not really a slasher movie either but we’ll let that go for now. If
they want to bill it as the first Israeli slasher movie that’s fine, but for me
Rabies is a genre defying comedy with a little murder thrown in for good
measure.
A brother and sister run away from home to find sanctuary in
a deserted nature reserve, complete with psychopathic killers, land mines and
bear traps. Somebody really needs to read up on the word ‘sanctuary’. When the
sister falls into a trap the brother sets out on a race against time to save
her. Their story gets interesting – and all the more comical – when you throw
in the misadventures of four teen tennis players, one man and his dog, and a
pair of corrupt police officers.
Rabies defies convention and is all the better for it. The
writing is smart, the characters are well defined and the plot twists are
expertly handled throughout. It’s a movie that revels in the darker side of
life, where lives can change in an instant and one bad decision echoes for
eternity. Rabies is not only bloody and unpredictably brutal, it’s laugh out
loud funny at times; a film that defies expectation and demands your full
attention. AW
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