Two FBI agents arrive in town investigating a serial killer case. They interview 3 witnesses, a drugged out skank, a cop and a little girl to see what happened. This is the story of the lead up, the accident and the follow up.
It’s billed as a horror but it’s actually more of a black comedy. A very black comedy for the most part. Also a fair bit of a character piece. It isn’t all that scary though, maybe tense at a few moments.
And it works for a lot of the time. The skank and her druggy boyfriends story is a bit edgy, just a bit, and has its funny moments.
Hugh “Ed from Flashpoint” Dillon and his families typical ish family vacation story line is pretty good. It’s nice to see him in some movie stuff, even if it is basically small indy fair that few will see. Unfortunately it’s a bit of miss casting though as when they are being bullied by the cops it’s a bit unbelievable. He’s a big guy, bit of a Willis type or maybe a young Michael Ironside, so he should have been able to take the guy.
The two cops are raging arseholes. Obviously bored as hell they shoot out someone’s tyre, then pull them over and torment them in horrible horrible ways. Psychologically. And its all for shits and giggles. This is where the black part of the comedy comes in. Imagine the meow scene from Super Troopers, but the cops are making you suck a gun while they do it. That’s funny to these guys.
It’s all intercut so you see bits of the story with interview pieces in between. Judging by the way that the cops from the station act the two that shoot out tires aren’t exact stand out weird for this station.
What could have been quite a decent, if predictable, film is let down a bit by the fact that it never really manages to find a steady tone. The last 25 minutes are dragged out as well and the performances fall apart a bit there. It also woefully under uses Michael Ironside who’s probably the main reason I stuck this on my “want to watch” list as I’ll watch any piece of shit with that guy in it.
The one stand out of the picture is Ryan Simpkins, the cute little blonde girl. Everyone is fine in this, she’s a bit better than fine and could have a meaty career ahead of her. For a few years anyway.
Not great, not terrible. There’s worse ways to spend 90 minutes
Next up: Bedtime Stories
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