Heart Eyes
Spoilers ahead for Heart Eyes.
Theres even a noteworthy contrast between Anna Faris career and that of a particular member ofHeart Eyes cast.
The police quickly make an arrest, but he escapes thirteen years later to strike again.
He seeks vengeance on the children of his earlier victims, adding a chilling narrative to the genre.
Part of this is becauseHeart Eyeswas actually shot in New Zealand instead of Washington.
In fact,Heart EyesandLovers Laneboth reveal the same number of killers.
In the case ofHeart Eyes, this reveal makes a certain amount of sense to the story.
David and Detective Shaw are both lovers with the same kink for violence, while Eli is their fanboy.
InLovers Lane, the twist is a bit more complicated.
Lovers Lane is a 1999 horror film featuring a man with a hook for a hand who escapes from a mental institution. He seeks vengeance on the children of his earlier victims, adding a chilling narrative to the genre.
Hes now fueled by a lustful obsession with his first victims teenage daughter.
The fact that later victims were also hooking up at lovers lane is more or less a coincidence.
They quite explicitly establish that killing is merely a sexual kink they share.
Lovers Lane is a 1999 horror film featuring a man with a hook for a hand who escapes from a mental institution. He seeks vengeance on the children of his earlier victims, adding a chilling narrative to the genre.
By contrast,many of the couples targeted inLovers Lanearent even together romantically.
But while the couples arent romantic, the killers are motivated by a twisted obsession theyve confused with love.
Rays motives are the only potential outlier.
But for at least two out of three killers, the theme of twisted love stands strong.
Lovers Lanehas a 27% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Interestingly,Lovers Lanes Anna Faris moved in the opposite direction at the same time.
