Directed By: Nick Gillespie
Written By: Nick Gillespie, Matthew White and Brook Driver
Cinematography: Billy J. Jackson
Editor: Tom Longmore
Cast: Tom Meeten, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop, Johnny Vegas, Mandeep Dhillon, Steve Oram, Alice Lowe, Pippa Haywood
A weedy charity shop worker is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of 5 selfish people cause him to miss his audition, he sets out to seek deathly revenge. It’s 1 lunch break and 5 spectacular murders.
This film comes across more of a comedy of errors with macabre violence.
The film is a crowd-pleaser that gets you to root for the character right from the beginning. He tries to murder the characters but they are usually done by themselves or some mistake they make In fleeing.
The characters are over the top cruel and mean. So you really feel no sympathy for them and the nastier they are the gorier their deaths. That is where the film offers its surprises, in how the deaths happen.
The film ends up strangely heartwarming. That seems to want to comment on the predatory nature of social media. Though the films feel good premise of social media justice feels a bit like bad timing. As more and more mentally ill people commit mass murder. Using it to show their handiwork and try to be immortalized in infamy.
The film comes across as the lead character Simple and sweet. Though with a dark side. The character is pure yet the film is cynical.
The film offers impressive practical special effects. Which is where it looks like most of the film’s budget comes from.
What seems like it will be a vigilante tale of revenge. As each character seems a bit off, It’s more a tale of karma and justice.
Grade: C+
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