Killer Ink

USA 2014
produced by
Christopher C. Romero, Lewis Leslie, Derrick Red Earth (executive), Bret A. Baker (executive) for Red Earth Productions, Under Fire Studios
directed by Lewis Leslie
starring Christopher C. Romero, Peter Mayhew, Valeri Kimbro, Marc Bilker, Digger Mesch, Jennifer Wilde, Christine Dawson, Caleb Grant, Gregg Stone, Carlos D. Romero, Ryan Martin, Kristin Keating, Kaye Taavialma, Amanda Sides, Jarod Norelius, Bret A. Baker, JL Myers, Carrie Steffensen, Ryan Falliaux, Sebastian C. Romero, Jessamyn Hughes, Auna Luckenbach, Michael Bilker, Raquael Torres, Lewis James, Jeremy Martin, Pandora Bellarose, Amy M. Leslie, Maranda Addison, Patrick Searcy, Michael A. Windecker II, Jami N. Windecker, Destinee Arguello, Terran Bryant, Jen Schmidt, Derrick Red Earth, Ed Welch
written by Lewis Leslie, music by Christopher C. Romero, songs by Horse, Drug Under, Sick, Beneath, Rocket Ajax, Bullyrag, Novus Folium, Platte River Killers, Defile the Poor, Love.45, special effects by Thomas Giles/Things Dismembered

review by
Mike Haberfelner

Ever since his father killed his mother and then disappeared, Gage (Christopher C. Romero) has felt slightly off ... and that's an understatement even, as even in his teenage years he killed a friend of his and got away with it scot free.

Now Gage is a successful tattoo artist, he's well liked and regarded as a big "teddy bear" by those who love him. But he also needs lots of alone-time ... and he fills this alone-time with killing people. It's like an addiction for him, and the only excuse he has to himself is that he kills only assholes - well, mostly assholes anyways, there isn't always one around when you need one, now is there?

There are two things though that throw Gage off-guard though: His friend from way back Becky (Valeri Kimbro) falls madly in love with him, and very unexpectedly, he falls in love with her as well - and it seems that relationship-thing is really working out, even if Gage misses his alone time. And then his assistant Abby (Christine Dawson) disappears, and Gage finds out he really cares for Abby - in a purely platonic way. Finally, through a bum, Gage picks up a trail to Abby - but that bum turns out to be his own, mother-killing father ...

Peter Mayhew plays Gage's uncle who brought him up, but not always very wisely so.

Killer Ink is a daring low budget serial killer movie inasmuch as it refuses to just take sides and instead equips its main protagonist, whose killings are shown in all their violence, but who's disturbingly also shown as somneone who one can identify with, someone who cares about the ones he loves ... much more than he even likes to admit - and it works in this movie, too, as Gage's brutal crimes are given as much room as his more tender moments, and while the film doesn't excuse what he does, many a flashback scenes help portray it in a differentiated point of view. Now add to that clever casting of actors who don't automatically fall into certain categories, and a directorial effort, that, while not shying away from the gorier side of things, doesn't put its emphasis on sensationalism, and you've got a movie that ... well, it's definitely not for everyone due to quite a few violent outbursts, but if you like a shocker that dares to think outside the box, this one's for you.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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