After watching the Ninth Gate over the weekend, I decided it
was time to get back to some of the flicks that I picked up at Family Video.
While I did not rent anything groundbreaking, I did pick up a couple of
interesting looking titles. The first one I watched in the 2011 slasher, Jack
the Reaper.
Plot/ A group of unsuspecting teens face a railroad reaper
in his desert carnival.
This movie is one of those rare no-budget indie flicks that
is both original and cliché at the same time. While that is the case and there
is really nothing new here, there is a lot of stuff to like about it. The
killer is awesome visually, the effects are solid, and the director actually
succeeds at creating an atmosphere and does not cheapen the flick by using a
ton of CGI. Sure, the acting is so-so, Tony Todd is wasted in his cameo and
some of the dialogue does not work, but that is somewhat acceptable due to the
budgetary restraints. In the end, it is not an overwhelming flick by any means,
but it is also not the worst of its kind. If you like off-beat slashers, you
will likely enjoy this one.
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