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I'm back with a doozie of a film to review this horror, comedy, fem. fatale film is completely off the charts with how odd it is. Any film that in its standard description mentioned vagina dentata you know is going to be crazy, and this film is crazy, and crazy good.
This film jumps around between so many different genres. It has a brilliantly done strong female lead in the film with Jess Weixler who does a great job showing the range of emotions of her character as she finds about her problem. It also is a terribly dark comedy. I've seen some black comedies before, but nothing comes close to how dark this film ends up. The humor in the horror sections is just brilliant and some of the shots that Mitchell Lichtenstein use have an absurd humor in and of themselves. The horror sequences in this film are probably the most excruciating thing that I've ever sat through. I've seen some gorno types of films before, but nothing has made me cringe like this film. If you are a guy and can sit through this film without cringing, you have some serious issues.
The acting in this film is very good as well. The supporting roles are well done, especially some of the side male characters. The supporting female characters really are missing from this film with the mother being the largest one, and she doesn't get much screen time. However, when looking at the acting you have to look at Jess Weixler, the wide gamet of emotions that her character goes through is impressive, and even more impressive is how brilliantly she pulls them off. You feel for her character as well as fear it by the end of the film. She hits every emotion and facial expression to a tee.
The story is also brilliantly done. The fact that it uses so much dark humor and satire, especially when looking at the chastity group that Jess Wexlier's character is involved with and it doesn't miss on those dark jokes it is a difficult film to do. Add in the absurd story which could become nothing more then a joke, it works extremely well. It does feel a little absurd, but every aspect of the story is blended together so well that you really don't get taken out of the story because of a few absurd things.
Visually it is also extremely good. There are a few shots that are extremely gross and gory without being completely distasteful. They obviously come off as something that you wish weren't in the film, but they don't feel out of place in the film. And as I said before, the humor that Mitchell Lichtenstein uses in some of the shots is brilliant. One scene at the gynecologist office is just done brilliantly well and is very, very humorous to watch, especially when Jess Wexlier's character has to slide down on the chair.
Overall this film blends everything together perfectly and it doesn't jump to quickly to the expected ending, it simply lets the ending end the story without feeling the need to explain anything more about the character. I highly recommend this film for Wexlier's acting performance if nothing else, but the humor and horror and how everything works together makes this film deserve to be watched anyways.
Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Audio/Visual: A
I'm back with a doozie of a film to review this horror, comedy, fem. fatale film is completely off the charts with how odd it is. Any film that in its standard description mentioned vagina dentata you know is going to be crazy, and this film is crazy, and crazy good.
This film jumps around between so many different genres. It has a brilliantly done strong female lead in the film with Jess Weixler who does a great job showing the range of emotions of her character as she finds about her problem. It also is a terribly dark comedy. I've seen some black comedies before, but nothing comes close to how dark this film ends up. The humor in the horror sections is just brilliant and some of the shots that Mitchell Lichtenstein use have an absurd humor in and of themselves. The horror sequences in this film are probably the most excruciating thing that I've ever sat through. I've seen some gorno types of films before, but nothing has made me cringe like this film. If you are a guy and can sit through this film without cringing, you have some serious issues.
The acting in this film is very good as well. The supporting roles are well done, especially some of the side male characters. The supporting female characters really are missing from this film with the mother being the largest one, and she doesn't get much screen time. However, when looking at the acting you have to look at Jess Weixler, the wide gamet of emotions that her character goes through is impressive, and even more impressive is how brilliantly she pulls them off. You feel for her character as well as fear it by the end of the film. She hits every emotion and facial expression to a tee.
The story is also brilliantly done. The fact that it uses so much dark humor and satire, especially when looking at the chastity group that Jess Wexlier's character is involved with and it doesn't miss on those dark jokes it is a difficult film to do. Add in the absurd story which could become nothing more then a joke, it works extremely well. It does feel a little absurd, but every aspect of the story is blended together so well that you really don't get taken out of the story because of a few absurd things.
Visually it is also extremely good. There are a few shots that are extremely gross and gory without being completely distasteful. They obviously come off as something that you wish weren't in the film, but they don't feel out of place in the film. And as I said before, the humor that Mitchell Lichtenstein uses in some of the shots is brilliant. One scene at the gynecologist office is just done brilliantly well and is very, very humorous to watch, especially when Jess Wexlier's character has to slide down on the chair.
Overall this film blends everything together perfectly and it doesn't jump to quickly to the expected ending, it simply lets the ending end the story without feeling the need to explain anything more about the character. I highly recommend this film for Wexlier's acting performance if nothing else, but the humor and horror and how everything works together makes this film deserve to be watched anyways.
Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Audio/Visual: A