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The Butcher
USA 2019
produced by Caroline DeGrave, Michael Moutsatsos, Sam Mason, Samantha Alexx, Frankie King, James Lauver (executive) for Moosetrackproductions, Red Moon Pictures, Sacrificial Pawn Productions, Firefly Productions
directed by Michael Moutsatsos
starring Michael Moutsatsos, Maria Olsen, Sam Mason, Rocco Bovo, Noel Jason Scott, Bud John Phineas, Damien Colletti (voice), Theryn Hittle, Rose Grade, Wes Young, Patrick Jackson O'Neal, Victoria Schneider, Bruno Herrera, David McAbee, Daniel Rathaus, Max Kraus, Rafy Minario, Laura Meadows, Jacob Peacock, Caroline DeGrave, Tanner Kerrins, Alex T. Hwang, Jonas Sklett Lovik, Adam J. Carluccio, Rotem Hacker, Will Fourth, Rebecca Dumham, Michael Furlough, Zack Weir, Katy Wicker, Marcin Drelich, Chelsea Collins, Joey Comes
written by Michael Moutsatsos, songs by Jack London (II), Connie Ryan, special effects makeup by Marisol Almeida
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Thaddeus Hyatt (Michael Moutsatsos) runs a quartet of restaurants in
Hollywood and Beverly Hills which are the talk of the town, mainly because
of their choice meat. What nobody knows of course is that the meat is
actually of the human variety, mostly tourists that Thaddeus and his
helpers pick up on the streets to keep them captives, and to eventually
brutally kill and recycle them whenever needed. However, it's not just
tourists, also dealers who wrong Thaddeus or food critics who give him a
bad review occasionally do the honours. And frankly, Thaddeus couldn't
bother less that through feeding his meat to other humans helps spreading
the mad cow disease ... However, Thaddeus also has a gentle side, like
he has been a father figure to young Lisa (Victoria Schneider) ever since
the death of her parents, and since it's her 25th birthday soon, he has
volunteered to be the girl's party's caterer, and does everything to make
the event memorable. And Lisa's happy to return the favour - in a way she
could have only picked up from her fatherly friend ... Horror fave Maria
Olsen plays Thaddeus' badly burnt mother he tends to hallucinate about. Now
The Butcher sure isn't a movie for everyone, it's cynical, it's
gory, it's driven by very dark humour, and it's rather relentless in
delivering its shocks - and that's exactly why hardcore horror fans are
almost sure to love it: The Butcher is not a film that turns away
from its more violent content, it's not a film that holds any pretensions
or fishes for redeeming excuses for its brutality, and it does find humour
in its dark proceedings, and it does all that in a very entertaining way,
very much like a sick joke that's intended to make you laugh nevertheless
and achieves just that. And Michael Moutsatsos no frills direction really
adds to the overall effect, as does a solid ensemble that balances the
fine line between realism, irony and over-the-top-ness to fit the film's
overall feel. Again, not for everyone, but genre fans are sure to get
their money's worth out of it.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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