OK - I was so hyped to see this movie after the internet comments that i searched it out and found what i believe is on of maybe four copies in the whole Central Virginia area at the Hollywood Video (I do give them props for their "First Rites" series.) But this movie sucked. I do not expect or even want great acting but this was like cue card stuff. The father and mother are as stiff as cardboard. Mark Moore, the director, ruins any shred of mystique about the killer character by telling the audience that it is he playing it because of the intended actor's 'mishap' that took him off the job. So you know what the guy looks like under the mask - (apparently in order to make him scarier and unrecognizable, they added a Hannibal Lecter mask that is just cheesy).
The opening party scene is played horribly, despite its good ideas. The killings are practically goreless, cutting away at the crucial moments.
But I kept waiting for some revelation that this supposed ESP that we are told the killer has gained while in prison will reveal to us. Or perhaps an elaboration on the hints that he did not commit the murders. There had to be some reason why this movie was being talked about. But no. The ending is anticlimactic and simple. I was horribly disappointed. And believe it or not, I don't expect much in a horror movie. I love s*****y slasher flicks...this one just doesn't cut it.
The opening party scene is played horribly, despite its good ideas. The killings are practically goreless, cutting away at the crucial moments.
But I kept waiting for some revelation that this supposed ESP that we are told the killer has gained while in prison will reveal to us. Or perhaps an elaboration on the hints that he did not commit the murders. There had to be some reason why this movie was being talked about. But no. The ending is anticlimactic and simple. I was horribly disappointed. And believe it or not, I don't expect much in a horror movie. I love s*****y slasher flicks...this one just doesn't cut it.
