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Do Michelle and Josh notice whats clearly going on between their significant others?
For a movie in which not much happens in the first half,The Rentalmanages to be admirably tense.
The real drama emerges from our four protagonists themselves.
At first, their back-and-forth holds our interest because the underlying conflicts between them are teased rather than indulged.
Stevens always brings a sly, hard-to-pinpoint sense of menace to his parts; hes half-softie, half-predator.
Vand, meanwhile, plays the much-put-upon Mina with a fine balance of stridency and vulnerability.
I know Im being vague aboutThe Rentals plot.
Franco isnt what I would call a rigorous director, but he demonstrates admirable control.
There may be some existential meaning toThe Rentals abrupt, too easy ending.
But if you ask me, I think Dave Franco ran out of money, time, and ideas.
