Willard

(2003)

22/7 ~ 3.14 stars

The title character lives with his mum in a large and beautiful but old mansion. He spends his days at a job he doesn't really care about and comes straight home to his Mum . . . who he doesn't really care about? Well, he kinda does, but ya see – she's a bit of a needy bitch, not entirely unlike Martin's mom in The Human Centipede 2, but still needy and holding in bitterness about her husband's death. I feel sorry for women like that.

cute chick @ work

Aside from the hot chick at work, nobody really stands up for Willard to his overbearing boss and his sense of loneliness drives him to the only available route for companionship: the rats that have occupied his basement. He ends up training them and they, for the most part, will fulfill any duty he desires.

At least they don't chirp and dance like damn Disney forest creatures!

The thing I found awkward about watching this was the fact that I have, and most likely always will, loathe rodents. I just can't stand their little humanish hands walking on me balancing their bulbous furry bodies. Clearly, there is nothing behind their eyes but pure malicious evil!!

Nevertheless Willard succeeds in yanking you over to their side – I cheered for the rats, wept for their losses, and cooed everytime they wiggled their funny ticklish whiskers at Crispin Glover (who, as JSP noted in '06, is superb). 

I start to feel all warm and fuzzy inside just thinking about those lovable creatures crawling and shitting all over the place. 

XD