“Yeah,” Alex said, and then, without thinking, “Need company?”
Clive Rennie’s Handyman is a study in ambiguity. He has the face of a man who has seen everything and forgotten most of it. Is he a guardian angel or a predator? Rennie plays every line flat, never winking at the camera. The film’s central confrontation—a 12-minute single take in the basement where Alex finally asks, “What do you want from me?” and he simply replies, “To finish the job”—is as chilling as anything in mainstream horror.
Alex uses various tactics to insert himself into Jared’s workday, bringing him snacks and engaging in constant chatter to keep the older man around. Jared, while clearly uncomfortable and wanting to simply finish his job, finds himself increasingly entangled in the young boy's life. The Escalation:
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Young Alex nodded. “Yeah. The landlord said you’d come by.”
“Yeah,” Alex said, and then, without thinking, “Need company?”
Clive Rennie’s Handyman is a study in ambiguity. He has the face of a man who has seen everything and forgotten most of it. Is he a guardian angel or a predator? Rennie plays every line flat, never winking at the camera. The film’s central confrontation—a 12-minute single take in the basement where Alex finally asks, “What do you want from me?” and he simply replies, “To finish the job”—is as chilling as anything in mainstream horror.
Alex uses various tactics to insert himself into Jared’s workday, bringing him snacks and engaging in constant chatter to keep the older man around. Jared, while clearly uncomfortable and wanting to simply finish his job, finds himself increasingly entangled in the young boy's life. The Escalation:
alex_and_the_handyman_2017mkv
Young Alex nodded. “Yeah. The landlord said you’d come by.”