This is the second film that I've watched from Midnight
Releasing. The first (whose name I won't mention) was so bad that bleach could
not have cleaned the scum it left on my eyes. While this one isn't quite as
bad, it will reach the bottom of the barrel when it comes to horror films.
The problems are visible right from the start when we see an
older, fat man with an eye patch in bed with a younger woman who doesn't seem
the least bit interested in what is going on. So why is this a problem? I have
no difficulty in having an older man and younger woman together. The problem is
that there is no way that a guy who looks like this is going to find himself
with an attractive young woman. To hear that he's married and this is an affair
makes it even more unbelievable.
But that's not the only problem here. The other problem is
that the woman in question is supposed to be a college age student living in
her father's home. While this actress (I'll save to disgrace of naming her
here) may be attractive enough there is no way that she qualifies for college
age. A quick search online found the smallest of bios that didn't include her
age. From the looks of things I'd say late twenties. Before anyone goes off
about misogynistic tendencies and sexism I'm not slamming her for her
appearance. I'm just saying no, she doesn't look 19 years old. Neither does the
actress playing her best friend.
In any event she, her roommate and her sister plan on having
a big party that night where she plans to hook up with her roommate's best
friend, her sister might be having her first encounter with her boyfriend and
her roommate will continue to jump her boyfriend each moment she can. Things
seem to go along fine until the big, bald guy from the start of the movie shows
up naked and kills himself, falling into the backyard pool. This being her
father's house (and the man in question being a staff member of her father's
law firm) they can't let the body remain or call the police.
As the saying goes, the best laid plans... Things go from
bad to worse as the wife of the dead man storms in. The boyfriend disappears,
leaving everyone behind to take care of the problem. The young sister's
boyfriend gets completely wasted prior to the suicide and ends up walking
around with in a perpetual state of excitement (think perfect add for Viagra).
And then something happens that makes it even worse.
So is there anything good here? Well perhaps. Joe Coffy, who
plays the intended hookup for the main character, turns in a decent
performance. I would love to see him in something else other than this movie.
Again, he looks far too old for the part. Between the receding hairline and the
fact that he's 32 years old in real life, he should not be playing someone
involved with a college age girl.
As a fan of horror films I can tell you that this one is not
worth your time. Keep in mind this is from someone who can appreciate horror
films that fall into the category of "so bad they're good". The bad
acting, bad cinematography, bad story and more make this one to avoid.
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