Slaw
USA | 2016 |
D: Matt Green
Plot? Story?
Yes there is something there, about two brothers – one who is very large and
the other who is very short, who have kidnapped 7 people. What did these people
do wrong? They’ve upset/offended the brothers at eating establishments.
He's hitching a ride
Using the
basic premise of most Saw movies, the 7 victims are locked in a room, chains
around their necks, and then called one by one to discover why they’re there, and
what penance they will face.
But this isn’t
a horror movie – no no it’s a “comedy”. And yes, some bits are funny. Like when
the actors deliver their stilted dialogue, or when the clean After Effects
works is shown on the screen. Or that one moment where the actors are out of focus.
Not sure why that bit made the cut.
It's Detectives Turner and Hooch... yep, like the movie
Looking for
these victims are 2 police detectives. Well actually, they’re really only
looking for one of them, they just discover along the way that there are more!
You may have
noticed that the movie is called Slaw – as in shorthand for Coleslaw. One of
the brothers loves it, its his favourite food, so fittingly it’s used a device
to torture the victims. And often with quite hilarious results.
We shouldn’t
begrudge that movies like this are made. On the contrary, this production gave
people jobs and experience – vital in the film industry. We should begrudge when
movies like Skyscraper and Rampage are made. They’re the real embarrassments,
not this film.
Surprisingly, no witty comment
It’s also
clear the crew, or at least the director, has a fascination with wrestling.
Nice to see Kevin “Big Sexy” Nash in the film. What they could have laid off was
all the “racist” talk – when you keep using the r-word in the script and throw
it around all the time, it becomes less funny and more eye rolling.
Oh, and nice
twist at the end, even if it was telegraphed mid-way in the movie, it was still
a nice surprise.
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