source: Why?

Moviecut—Why?

I love indie horror movies and i have seen alot of them over the years. I always expect less than subpar audio and video, so when that is done well that its always a huge plus. This movie however has the distinction to have the most annoying and irritating score and sound design i have heard in a movie. All supense is killed with dreadful bass tone and overbearing music. Pushing the volume to 11 to try to fix the obvious flaws of the movie(script, acting, direction) just made everything even more awful. With less is more approach the movie might have been more entertaining but unfortunately that did not happen. I have not seen other movies by this director, but if he has the same sound team i will avoid them.

I have to say that overall the acting wasn't bad, but the writers made the characters seem kinda dumb and totally naive. I mean yeah, I get it, it's an independent horror film; some blood and gore...but c'mon ya gotta give the viewers a little more to chew on then this. Even films like Friday the 13th and Halloween did a decent job giving a storyline! The main character does one stupid thing after another after she realizes that there's someone out there stalking her. From throwing her handbag away (with phone in it) to casually watching the killer roam the cabin from afar; instead of running towards the main road to try and intercept her boyfriend who she knows is on his way there...I mean geeeezzz Louise!! It really goes south from there, especially when the sheriff (Lance Hendrickson) sends one deputy out to check on the strange goings on in the area regarding missing persons, ugh! Oh well...you get the picture? And the ending made no sense to me. Why is she smiling and so happy about her published book after so many people including her fiancee got slaughtered by the "maniac"? Why????? Is absolutely right on with this flick and it's title!

This is yet another of a long list of slasher movies that give the killer absolutely no backstory, or any kind of explanation of who he is or why he kills. The purpose is of course, because they think it increases the suspense and drama of the movie, but this movie lacks both. The killer in one scene stands above over his victim and slams his axe down on what looks to be her head, but somehow decapates her. That is just poor directing, editing, and acting all around. This movie isn't even good enough to be slasher considered slasher *. You know those movies right? Where it is just someone killing simply for the sake of killing. To me this movie is predictable, and the main character has several scenes where she looks more like she is trying not to bust out laughing rather than screams of terror, and fear. The blood in one scene looks more like cherry kool-aid than blood. This movie is a great example of why Hollywood remakes so many of the older films. It is a waste of time, effort, for those poor sobs that paid to see it, money. If you value what little time you have in your life, and you happen to love horror movies then you should do yourself a favor and skip this movie. I am now asking myself, "Why?" "Why did I watch such a boring movie instead of watching something with even a little bit of substance?"

For a film with at least some of the cast you might actually of heard of this is a very forgettable flick writing this review 10 minutes after watching it and can't remember a single characters name! Nowhere near a 10 rating but watchable on a free stream!

Disclaimer: I watch anything with Lance Henriksen, knowing most movies he is in will be lousy. Favorite show ever: Millennium. This was so bad, that I didn't stay around to watch him. When the main (idiot) character starts saying "who's there", you know the script is trash. What do they expect? "It's me the serial killer". Any horror movie, regardless of lousy, I give the benefit of the doubt IF IT DOES not have anyone that stupid.

While murder scenes in this film are very violent, it's all professionally done. If you are a horror fan, you should be pleased with the solid acting and believable plot. I was seriously scared. Terrified me as much as the Halloween movies.

Before I watch any flick (or movie, using the latter term for what is worth watching) I check IMDB scores, looking carefully at the lowest scores as they are usually the most honest. Here we have a lot of 10's and high praises associated with those, all given in one month...these are clearly an the result of a pity party attempting to pump up the score for this atrocity. Go with the lowest scores; those are the honest ones. If it weren't for the fake 10's I might have given this a generous "3" but the pathetic attempt to deceive the audience made me drop the score to a "1".

If you are a independent film fan, check it out. A real film worth your attention. Don't worry about the 'Trolls' in the basement leaving negative remarks on every Indie Film. This film is a fantastic find for any true movie fan. Fine acting all around by a well rounded cast. Great filmmaking designed around this original and thought provoking story.