After descending into the hypnotic beauty of Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes (2021-also reviewed) I looked for a final movie to view on the opening day of the online FrightFest. Never having seen a film from Kazakhstan, I decided to go for a sweetie.
View on the film:
Going on a fishing trip to get away from his about to give birth partner complaining to him, the screenplay by the actors Alisher Utev, Anuar Turizhigitov, Il'yas Toleu, Daniyar Soltanbayev/ Zhandos Aibassov & co-writer/director Yernar Nurgaliyev take this basic lads on a holiday set-up,and reels in a vicious, mean-spirited Horror Comedy,which rather uniquely, makes none of the lead pals likeable, each of whom are shown in sharp gross-out punchlines to be obnoxious , and whose reckless actions ignites a local backlash that puts them under threat.
Rubbing everyone up the wrong way, the writers, (who give a fittingly slimy ensemble performance) chop the antics of the buddies down by gleefully driving them into backwoods, with a one-eyed shaven-headed maniac who lives in a shack slicing some welcomed Slasher gore from the mates,as one gets abducted by a psychotic father-and-daughter who share a hard bitter comedic bite.
Appearing to at least be partly improvised, director Yernar Nurgaliyev and cinematographer Azamat Dulatov stitch the gags together with hilarious Snorricam shots getting up close to the sharp shock of fear the pals come face to face with,in stylish dolly shots sprayed with red, as the backwoods nutter gives the lads a special sweet.
View on the film:
Going on a fishing trip to get away from his about to give birth partner complaining to him, the screenplay by the actors Alisher Utev, Anuar Turizhigitov, Il'yas Toleu, Daniyar Soltanbayev/ Zhandos Aibassov & co-writer/director Yernar Nurgaliyev take this basic lads on a holiday set-up,and reels in a vicious, mean-spirited Horror Comedy,which rather uniquely, makes none of the lead pals likeable, each of whom are shown in sharp gross-out punchlines to be obnoxious , and whose reckless actions ignites a local backlash that puts them under threat.
Rubbing everyone up the wrong way, the writers, (who give a fittingly slimy ensemble performance) chop the antics of the buddies down by gleefully driving them into backwoods, with a one-eyed shaven-headed maniac who lives in a shack slicing some welcomed Slasher gore from the mates,as one gets abducted by a psychotic father-and-daughter who share a hard bitter comedic bite.
Appearing to at least be partly improvised, director Yernar Nurgaliyev and cinematographer Azamat Dulatov stitch the gags together with hilarious Snorricam shots getting up close to the sharp shock of fear the pals come face to face with,in stylish dolly shots sprayed with red, as the backwoods nutter gives the lads a special sweet.
