Knuckleball: Dark family secrets are uncovered in this cross between The Shining, Home Alone and Deliverance. Twelve year old Henry is left with his grandfather on an isolated farm as his parents head off from the weekend. Things are grim from the start, his mother admits to her partner that her mother actually committed suicide. Henry soon finds a dead dog under a tarpaulin and is ambushed by a feral cat. Then grandpa dies. Oh and there's a full scale Canadian snow storm settling in as well. To lighten the mood Henry then comes in contact with a psycho, Dixon, who is intent on harming. A life and death game of cat and mouse ensues. Scenes of extreme violence ensue as the mouse reveals that he isn't easy prey but others fall victim to the psycho. The weather is very much a protagonist in this tale as lack of shelter means a swift death Nothing too original about Knuckleball but it's a good horror thriller with convincing performances by Luca Vilacis as Henry and Munro Chambers as Dixon (a nuanced psycho); Michael Ironside takes the grandpa role beyond the bounds of curmudgeon. Directed/Co-Written by Michael Peterson. On the Horror Channel, 7/10.
Review of Knuckleball
