My quick rating - 5.6/10. Yep, love. It makes us do crazy things. Like escaping from a mental institution, breaking into a pop star’s home, and waging a battle of wits and knives against anyone who gets in the way. Borderline gives us exactly what the title suggests: a movie that teeters on the edge of greatness but never quite commits.
Ray Nicholson plays Quinn, a lovestruck psycho who is equal parts charming and utterly unhinged. Think Ted Bundy with a Spotify playlist of '90s bangers. He’s got the look, the obsession, and, unfortunately, the screen time of a supporting character. Seriously, why are we not getting more of this guy? Instead, we’re treated to an ensemble of equally murderous misfits who turn what should have been an intimate stalker-thriller into a horror-comedy team-building exercise.
Straight to streaming video darling Samara Weaving plays Sofia, the pop superstar who quickly realizes her biggest hit isn't going to be her escape plan. She spends most of the movie dodging knives, stalkers, and nostalgia-driven musical cues while delivering a solid final-girl performance. But let's be honest—the real scene-stealer here is Alba Baptista as Penny, a pint-sized villainess who could probably get her own spin-off, a prequel, or at the very least, a Youtube series on “creative ways to murder your enemies.”
The kills? Satisfying. Plenty of blood, plenty of stabbing, plenty of “oh, that’s gotta hurt” moments. The humor? Dark. The kind of humor that makes you chuckle, then immediately check if anyone else in the room is judging you. The third act? Well... it exists. Instead of an explosive climax, we get a wrap-up—the cinematic equivalent of an “Okay, we’re done now.” It’s like the movie just got tired and decided to end.
So, should you check out Borderline? If you like your horror with a side of humor, your stalkers with a hint of charm, and your finales with, well, low expectations—sure. It’s entertaining, but you’ll probably walk away thinking, it could have been so much more. It's a love story that just won’t take no for an answer.
Amazon along with a few other streamers have this one for you.
https://jackmeat.com/borderline-2025/
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