Lulu Wilson's teenage psychopath Becky is back for a third outing, and the grisly action franchise has evolved from a brutal Home Alone riff into a James Bond-esque espionage yarn. Becky Cooper is now a fully-fledged CIA agent, though her temperament hasn't improved with age. Rebellious Becky risks being ousted after going rogue on her latest mission, but she's given one last chance at redemption when a fresh threat arises from cinema's favourite villains – the Nazis – who are threatening to kick off the Fourth Reich from an isolated Polish bunker.
A personal vendetta
It all comes full circle for Becky, who learns that the mastermind responsible – General Wilhelm Reuss, played by Neil Patrick Harris – was also culpable for the death of her father. Indie horror darling Jenn Wexler (The Sacrifice Game, The Ranger) takes the reins this time, making her the fifth filmmaker to direct a Becky movie in the space of three adventures.
The series has always been carried by its canny villain casting – Kevin James in the original Becky, and Seann William Scott in its 2023 sequel – and this one goes just as hard. Doing away with the white trash neo-Nazis and Proud Boy types, Wexler goes full Nazi with her Nazis: goosestepping, bizarre science experiments, underground bunkers and all. NPH is clearly having a ball as General Reuss, slapping on the full regalia (in a nod to his Doctor Horrible and Starship Troopers days) to give the franchise its smarmiest villain yet.
An older, not wiser, Becky
With Becky now of college age, the film leans into Wilson's physicality in a way its predecessors couldn't, turning her into a cross between John Wick and Aatami Korpi from the Sisu films. She may be older, employed and more accomplished, but Becky hasn't exactly matured in the years since her first adventure. 'What happened to you happened,' says mentor Kate Montana (an underutilised Kate Siegel, reprising her role from the previous film). 'And it's the least interesting thing about you.'
Based on Becky's behaviour here, we'd tend to concur. The film makes no concessions for likeability where its lead character is concerned, and the teenage pouting soon wears out its welcome. Wilson gets to show a little range in the undercover persona she briefly adopts, but it's an otherwise one-note performance, with little growth since we saw her last. The anger is understandable, based on everything she's been through, but the film quickly sidelines the potential of seeing Becky finally grow up in favour of another gruesome killing spree.
Nazi-killing mayhem
What The Last Temptation of Becky is largely about is Nazi killin', and this it does well enough. What the individual action lacks in technical accomplishment, it recoups in enthusiasm, humiliating the film's Nazi contingent in a variety of imaginative ways – including, but not limited to, decapitation, bludgeoning and all manner of head explosions. Those expecting scenes of Nazi-killing mayhem shouldn't come away too disappointed, even if the action choreography leaves something to be desired… and the CGI blood is particularly egregious.
It's the most bonkers Becky yet, featuring a late-film twist that makes the first two films seem grounded by comparison. If only that sense of ambition extended to Becky herself – a character who's fun in short bursts, but remains in a state of arrested development. The Last Temptation of Becky is an enjoyable third outing for its unlikely killing machine – but the teenage kicks are rapidly wearing thin.
Verdict
The Last Temptation of Becky is the most wild in the series – but, in the weak action and underbaked character work, it's also the weakest yet. The Last Temptation of Becky premiered at Tubi FrightFest on August 30, 2026. Its UK release date has not yet been announced.
