The Last Temptation of Becky (2026) Review!!

Synopsis – Now a CIA field agent, Becky goes undercover in Poland to infiltrate a family running an inn at The Wolf’s Lair, one of Hitler’s WWII bunkers. When she learns the father, Wilhelm Reuss, plans to spark the Fourth Reich, Becky must stop him.

My Take – If Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), Annabelle: Creation (2017), and Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House (2018) proved anything, it’s that Lulu Wilson is one of horror’s most compelling young talents. Possessing a ferocious screen presence well beyond her years, she consistently brings an intensity and charisma that make her a standout in the genre. That reputation was only reinforced with Becky (2020), a surprisingly entertaining pandemic-era hit that put a twisted spin on the home-invasion thriller.

Wilson played a deeply troubled 13-year-old with a violent streak, unleashing brutal revenge on a gang of neo-Nazis, led by an unexpectedly effective Kevin James, after they terrorize her family. While I wasn’t particularly fond of the original film, its gleefully dark sense of humor clearly struck a chord, earning it a sequel. And though The Wrath of Becky (2023) largely follows the same formula, it benefited from a leaner structure and a more refined understanding of its title character, resulting in a noticeably stronger film and delivering exactly the kind of blood-soaked entertainment fans of the original would expect.

Now, with the third installment, director Jenn Wexler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Matt Angel, takes the franchise in its most ambitious direction yet. As the film attempts to both push Becky’s story forward and bring her original arc to a close, doing so with an increasingly outrageous narrative. Where the first film was essentially a vicious Home Alone riff and the second leaned further into revenge-thriller territory, this third entry swings for the fences, blending influences from James Bond, Wolfenstein, and classic grindhouse cinema.

The result is exactly what that combination suggests: Nazis, larger-scale action, and a protagonist who remains as ruthlessly efficient as ever. Not only casting Neil Patrick Harris as the central antagonist is undeniably inspired, the action is bigger, the pace is faster, and the film never takes itself too seriously, focusing instead on delivering pure crowd-pleasing fun.

While a few fight sequences feel somewhat sluggish, they do little to diminish the overall experience. The expected bloodshed and carnage keep the momentum high, resulting in the kind of unapologetically silly, action-packed popcorn film that feels increasingly rare today, one where outrageously evil villains receive exactly the fate they deserve.

Picking up right after the events of the previous film, the story once again finds Becky (Lulu Wilson) trading vigilante justice for government-sanctioned violence as a covert CIA field agent operating under Agent Montana (Kate Siegel). However, her career is hanging by a thread.

Following the disastrous outcome of two important missions, both compromised by her excessively brutal methods, Becky faces expulsion from the agency at the hands of Director Baker (Fiona Marr). Granted one final opportunity to prove herself, she is assigned her first solo mission without longtime ally Jordan Rigby (Brandon Flynn), a make-or-break operation that will determine her future with the CIA.

Her assignment takes her undercover to Poland, where she infiltrates a family-owned inn located at the Wolf’s Lair, the infamous World War II bunker complex once used by Adolf Hitler. It doesn’t take long for Becky to uncover the truth behind the seemingly ordinary family. At its center is General Wilhelm Reuss (Neil Patrick Harris), a charismatic extremist secretly orchestrating an elaborate scheme to usher in a Fourth Reich.

The grandson of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Reuss has embraced his family’s dark legacy with alarming enthusiasm. Donning his grandfather’s old uniform, surrounding himself with a devoted band of followers, and fueled by delusions of historical grandeur, he is determined to continue the work his ideological ancestors left unfinished. Naturally, he has vastly underestimated the teenager sent to stop him.

Here, director Jenn Wexler understands exactly what makes the Becky films work, embracing the franchise’s formula while cranking up the absurdity. While the film loses some of the grounded thriller elements of its predecessors, it retains the series’ trademark fury and dark sense of humor. She smoothly adopts the tone established by its predecessors, striking a balance between outrageous violence and genuine stakes. The humor is more effective this time around, with much of it coming from the self-important Nazi villains, particularly Neil Patrick Harris‘ delightfully pompous General Wilhelm Reuss.

The film never aims for depth with its antagonists, instead finding entertainment in watching Becky dismantle their grand plans in increasingly ridiculous fashion. Despite all the chaos, the film still makes room for small moments that remind us of Becky’s humanity, grounding the character beneath the bloodshed. Unfortunately, not everything works. The action is functional rather than memorable, with some uninspired fight choreography, rough effects, and plot leaps occasionally getting in the way.

Still, whenever the film stumbles, it usually recovers with a creative kill, a ridiculous twist, or another splash of over-the-top carnage. Like the rest of the series, this one isn’t a film that holds up to close scrutiny. But if you’re looking for an unapologetically violent, darkly funny popcorn thriller about a teenager wreaking havoc on a bunch of Nazis, it’s hard not to have a good time. The ending, in particular, is so gloriously ridiculous that it perfectly sums up the film as a whole: messy, silly, and undeniably entertaining.

Performance wise, Lulu Wilson remains the franchise’s biggest asset, effortlessly carrying the film with her mix of deadpan humor, simmering rage, and ruthless efficiency. The opening sequence and a fun montage of Becky’s increasingly reckless behavior get the film off to an energetic start.

Neil Patrick Harris is equally entertaining as General Wilhelm Reuss, fully embracing the character’s theatrical ego and cartoonishly evil nature. While his villainous turn isn’t quite as surprising as Kevin James in the original film, he clearly relishes the role and makes for a memorable antagonist.

The supporting cast, including Kate Siegel, Brandon Flynn, James Urbaniak, Jason O’Mara, Fiona Marr, Catherine Walker, Aoife Hughes, and Noah Leggott, all provide solid support, even if most are given little to do beyond serving the film’s fast-moving, over-the-top story. On the whole, ‘The Last Temptation of Becky’ embraces its most ridiculous instincts yet, escalating from a simple neo-Nazi threat to a wildly entertaining Fourth Reich conspiracy.