If you told me that I was about to watch a movie about a pair of killer jeans 2 days ago I'd instantly say it was going to be a cheap and soulless spoof along the lines of "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" and would at least be worth a laugh. What I wouldn't expect is what I got from "Slaxx", two different fun and interesting movies struggling for dominance in a killer pants movie. It's true, not only is its two tones fun in their own right, but its also its biggest problem. The first half is a consumer work place comedy, that is funny and purposely cheesy as a pair of jeans come to life to kill, drink blood and clean up a crime scene. It's actually quite funny to watch the CGI jeans drink blood and move after it's killed an over the top stereotype. But then , oddly and I wish this were the entire tone, it becomes a dark look at consumerism in america as we find out the tragic reason the pants are alive and angry. This half almost feels at home in an episode of "Black Mirror" , especially with its technology based fabric that forms to its wearer. It's dark and ends on a bitter note, I really dig the guts on this. It's just a shame that it struggled to waste time to get to that deep and dark stuff. These two tones together will surely not work for many people, it hardly works for me, I do believe that there will be those who still have fun with the overall product as I did.
