While wandering through the new release section of my local video-store I saw this movie on the shelf and thought it might be interesting...all I can say is that I was reminded again of the old adage "never judge a book by its cover". There are several quotes on the box-cover from people making cryptic compliments such as "The best movie that director Max Cerchi has ever shot" which I sincerely hope reads in its entirety "This is a terrible film, but sadly it is the best movie that director Max Cerchi has ever shot". Also, several of the quotes are from web-sites, and I have yet to establish if they actually exist. If by some miracle these web-sites do somehow exist, I find it amazing that someone in their right mind would endorse this joke.
I understand that the budget for this miniscule, but come on, budget constraints don't need to limit all originality. Every single "Legendary murder" by Quiltface is done either off-camera or is simply a fake machete held against someone and wiggled for effect. It was hilarious the first time, but when they used the same trick 5 more times it became clear that the makers weren't even going to try and do something interesting. The camera-work was a joke, low-budget or not...I mean at least try framing a few shots here and there. The acting was pretty bad, but I wasn't expecting much here...though I must say hearing the lead male character's high-pitched screams for the last 10-15 minutes had me close to shutting off the movie. It was so unbelievably annoying, it just fit perfectly with the rest of this sorry excuse for a film.
But perhaps this film is of some importance, as it should inspire anyone with a video camera to run to the desert to make a slasher flick, because they cannot possibly do worse than this. Please do not think that I am saying this film is "so bad it is good", but rather trying to emphasize that this film is "so bad it is just plain bad."
