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Cancel all your plans – an action thriller dubbed 'playful but brutal' and a 'gut punch' is making its way to Netflix.
Wrath of Becky, released in 2023, follows the events of explosive 2020 crime flick Becky, in which a father-daughter duo must fight for their lives when a group of Neo-nazis invade their vacation home.
The sequel sees Lulu Wilson return to the role of Becky, struggling in the aftermath of the events of the first film, three years after the fact.
While trying to rebuild her life alongside kindred spirit Elena (Denise Burse), a group known as the Noble Men breaks into their home and takes their beloved dog, leading Becky on a path of bloody revenge.
The film stars American Pie and Dude, Where's My Car? icon Seann William Scott as Daryll Jr, a cell leader of the Noble Men.
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Wrath of Becky had its premiere at the 2023 SXSW festival, debuting to positive reviews and an 89% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
It's coming to Netflix in the UK on Friday, and for those who want to watch the first film before diving in, they can do so right now on Prime Video.
It sits higher on the review aggregator than Becky, which holds a 72% score.
In their review, AWFJ dubbed the film 'delightfully violent', adding that it is 'very silly and a whole lot of fun.'
'The Wrath of Becky delivers satisfying action, as this underestimated heroine makes some terrible people look like absolute fools,' the Los Angeles Times said in their review.
RogerEbert.com added: 'There's a charming simplicity to a genre film that can be introduced as 'Let's just kill some fascists!' and Angel & Coote know how to pace and deliver this kind of gut punch of a movie.'
Similarly, Bloody Disgusting wrote: 'Angel and Coote's playful tonal shift becomes instrumental in the sequel's success as an entertaining action-horror-comedy romp, and Wilson is more than game in taking Becky less seriously. It makes for an irreverently delightful time.'
The Austin Chronicle surmised that Wrath of Becky is a 'bloody good time,' while Film Inquiry said it was 'playful but brutal.'
Speaking to Screen Rant, Ouija: Origin of Evil star Wilson recalled the 'extremely exciting' moment she learned a sequel to Becky was happening.
'I remember wrapping the first Becky and people being like, 'Oh, it's time for a sequel,' and it felt just like bulls**t to me at the time. It was like, 'You're just saying that',' she said. More Trending
But when I actually got the call being like, 'Are you down to make the sequel?' it was incredibly exciting.
'Of course, I was so down to do that, Becky's one of my favorite characters I've ever had the pleasure of playing, and I couldn't wait to see where we could take her.
'I knew that everyone involved creatively would really hear me out on my ideas, and they so did, and it was an incredible opportunity. I had a fantastic time on set, and now it's coming out and it's unbelievable.'
Wrath of Becky is streaming from Friday on Netflix.
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