All Hell Breaks Loose, the aptly titled feature film written by our main Movie Cynic The Vocabulariast, is a low budget indie film that will surely connect with fans of the Grindhouse or Exploitation genre of films; meaning that it is a low budget film that is so low budget that it shouldn't work, but ends up working, and gaining a following for that matter, because everyone involved actually gives a damn about making the movie they want to make.
The film's synopsis is simple: Nick (Nick Forrest) and Bobby Sue (Sarah Kobel Marquette) are enjoying their honeymoon in a park, drinking booze out of plastic cups when out of nowhere a group of hellacious bikers, known as Satan's Sinners, show up. The gang proceeds to kill the wimpy Nick and kidnap Bobby Sue because they believe she is the one to save them from damnation. However, after the gang exits stage left, a cowboy-esque God shows up to revive Nick and give him a chance (it ends up being multiple because Nick isn't a major bad-ass) at saving the love of his life. As I said, the synopsis is simple, but it works.
There are flaws throughout the film (i.e. the acting is a mixed bag with high and low spots and some of the special effects are beyond cheesy), but many of those flaws actually bring about a delightful ambiance to the film; assuming you are twisted in the head and like watching people on film get taken out in a brutal manner, like me. Now, however, this film has one major flaw: one that would probably just be a minor inconvenience; the audio quality. There are times in the film where the audio, mostly the dialogue, sounds like it was done in post production and an annoyance as the film progresses.
Again, the film has many flaws, but many of those flaws help make the film a fun experience. The thing is when you are working with a low budget on a film, you have to embrace your flaws and try to have fun with them; and as a result, when it comes to a brutal low budget film, All Hell Breaks Loose takes the cake and ends up being one hell of a time.
Final Synopsis: All Hell Breaks Loose hasn't its fair share of flaws, but god damn is this movie fun. If you like exploitation films, you'll like this
and, also, you're awesome. Points Lost: -1 for audio problems, -1 for the low spots in acting Lesson Learned: Never kill the virgin. Burning Question: Doesn't seeing a motor scooter make you want to ride it down the street and saying "Ciao" to people? All Hell Breaks Loose 8/10
