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The Caretaker
USA 2008
produced by Brynn McQuade, Jackie Olson, Allison Wilke, Steve Vande Vegte (executive) for Turkey Ranch Productions
directed by Bryce Olson
starring Kira Verrastro, James Immekus, Jennifer Freeman, Andrew St.John, Diego J.Torres, Victoria Vande Vegte, Jennifer Tilly, Judd Nelson, Jonathan Breck, Lola Davidson, Will stiles, René Ashton, Shawn Andrews, Rob MacMullan, Carole Russo
written by Jackie Olson, music by Jim Lang
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Instead of going to their highschool's Halloween dance, three guys
(James Immekus, Andrew St.John, Diego J.Torres) take three girls (Kira
Verrastro, Jennifer Freeman, Victoria Vande Vegte) to a house in the
middle of nowhere where many years ago a serialkiller lived - and that's
of course supposed to be haunted. The guys even hired someone to make some
eerie noises to scare the girls shitless - but when this someone shows up
dead, our young heroes know they are in trouble ... and as these movies
go, of course, the serialkiller from yesteryear is still around, and he
starts killing off the youngsters (using a fruitpicker) one by one, and in the end,
only Ella (Jennifer Freeman) escapes, and she manages to make her way back
to the dance on foot - just when her overprotective father (Judd Nelson)
arrives. It's only when she's already in his car that she realizes that
daddy actually was the killer ... Very unnecessary by-the-numbers
slasher that features a bunch of cardboard characters one couldn't care
less for played by some only remotely talented kids, a directorial effort that
lacks decent pacing and is totally atmosphere- and suspense-free, and to
top it all of, the film doesn't even deliver in the category of
imaginative and gory murders. Only the guest appearance of Jennifer Tilly
as a horny and celebrity-obsessed teacher is good for some (intentional)
laughs at least, but that's hardly enough to save the movie.
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