Official Synopsis
Best friends Karl and Miles have an opportunity to strike it rich, the only thing that stands in their way is the end of the world.
Review
I am a big fan of horror comedies done well, and I can honestly say that I haven’t laughed out loud at one in recent memory as much as I did with director Gille Klabin’s Weekend at the End of the World. A buddy comedy with plenty of fear-far elements, the film is an absolute blast.
Miles (Cameron Fife) wants to cheer up his best friend, recently dumped by his girlfriend Karl (Clay Elliott) with a visit to the cabin that Miles recently inherited from his grandmother — and some help turning it into a sellable property wouldn’t hurt, either. Without giving too much away, let’s just say that the lads accidentally open up a portal to another realm, turning annoying neighbor Hank (Thomas Lennon) into something menacing and bringing back Miles’ grandmother (Troian Bellisario) in a young, as Karl puts it, “hot” version of herself.
Klabin, Elliott, and Spencer McCurnin have crafted a screenplay rich with rapid-fire dialogue, wisecracks, and observations, as well as plenty of occult shenanigans that could lead to the apocalypse. Fife and Elliott deliver on their ends, showing top-notch comic chemistry together. Bellisario and Lennon provide wonderful support.
The situations the two buddies find themselves in range from the eerie to the surreal and absurd. Klabin keeps the proceedings going at a frenetic pace. What makes Weekend at the End of the World work so well is the big heart behind everything, especially the believability behind the two protagonists’ friendship. Entertaining throughout, I give the feature a strong recommendation, especially to devotees of horror comedies.
Weekend at the End of the World screened as part of Grimmfest’s 2025 edition.
