How I hate this film, let me count the ways. When
faced with absolute evil, what do you do? What is your first response?
Call an exorcist, the Catholic Church, Keanu Reeves? Where to start? And
do I have to? I’ve seen many films in my time. Manos, Eegah, the works
of Ed Wood, Battlefield Earth, Wild Wild West, The Room, none compare to
the hell of this. A Sith Lord, a Panic Room apartment, no budget to
speak of, the makers knew little about filmmaking and it shows.
This
thumbs like a porno. Low angles, dingy setting, laughable dialogue,
incompetence is everywhere. One gathers they couldn’t make up their
mind. Skin, arty, talk, repeat. Then repeat? Where’s the spin cycle?
Food fights, moaning, photoshopped mist? The villain as The Beav? Are
you kidding me? Where’s Dick Smith? I need a 360. Maybe Rob Bottin. This
film is a special effect. And not the good kind.
Whatever soul
was there was lost on Day 1. Yes, yes, the villain is a soul sucker. Yet
when the sucking is an NES effect from Mario Brothers, the sex has no
sex appeal, and The Blair Witch Project has more color, you might want
to rethink it. Just saying. A 7 year old could make something better.
I’ve seen You Tube videos more sophisticated. This is not Night of the
Living Dead. Barbara deserves an Oscar compared to this lot. Did anyone
take basic acting?
The plot stumbles while crawling. No one has
motivation. Lilly (Katherine Browning) and her friends never leave the
set. Little but window dressing fills the scenes. The virgin, the
lesbians, the hoe, around and around they go. Where they stop? No one
knows. The Cabin in the Woods, The Wishmaster, if only this could be
wished away. Boyfriends, math teachers, demonic phone calls, Truth or
Dare without Madonna. I’d rather watch daytime.
It’s co-eds versus
Pac-Man. The Hunger Games, The Truman Show, Jersey Shore, it rests on
the Emperor. One by one, the girls fight to live. Chomping away,
fashioning keepsakes, Delvin Chito (Mile Campbell) rents his pad to
unsuspecting girls. Young, unassuming, easily corrupted, he feasts on
their souls. Peeping, overseeing all, he’s got them right where he wants
them. Too bad, I can’t say the same for this.
The Breaking Glass
disc rates near the bottom of the heap. Substandard video is apparent
from the beginning. The low production value and seeming IPhone quality
to the filming doesn’t hide what’s underneath. The audio specs are
unknown. The disc I received is a sampler. Despite scouring the
internet, I learned nothing more. An average sound field, a poor image,
interviews, deleted scenes, and SFX creation round out the disc. In
short? Don’t bother.
I give this film a 0 out of 5!
-- B.L. Matthews
Directors: Mike Campbell, Todd Johnson
Lead Actor/Actress: Mike Campbell
Genre: Horror
DVD Release Year: 2013
Theatrical Release Year: 2012
Time Length: 95 minutes
Rating: NR
Region Code: A
Release Company: Breaking Glass Pictures
Website: http://bgpics.com/
How I hate this film, let me count the ways. When
faced with absolute evil, what do you do? What is your first response?
Call an exorcist, the Catholic Church, Keanu Reeves? Where to start? And
do I have to? I’ve seen many films in my time. Manos, Eegah, the works
of Ed Wood, Battlefield Earth, Wild Wild West, The Room, none compare to
the hell of this. A Sith Lord, a Panic Room apartment, no budget to
speak of, the makers knew little about filmmaking and it shows.
