Now when Sammy (Julie Chang) scores an interview with Lisa (Malina Pauli Weissman), she figures she has hit the jackpot - and heck, who can blame her, after all, teenaged Lisa is the only one who has survived the killing spree of the backwoods slasher known as the Hermit (Lou Ferrigno), a mother-fixated mass murderer who has turned the flesh of his victims into beef jerky that has been sold at local businesses, a killer that has killed both Lisa's dad (James Quattrochi) and her boyfriend (Anthony Turpel) among many others. Only when Sammy interviews Lisa, she finds holes in her story, holes that contradict the publicly accepted story of her ordeal - and disturbingly so ...

Now I will say, this movie's third act reveal is pretty ingenious as it takes the film in a totally new direction - and that said, the first two acts seem to play it safe, almost appear like a paint-by-numbers affai ... and this might sound harsh I admit, thing is though the movie's just so good at it, it's surprisingly entertaining while navigating over-familiar territory, as it doesn't take itself too seriously, handles both its suspense and jump scares well, and goes for atmosphere over spectacle, so it's one of these rare cases where the familiar actually feels fresh again. Plus, the casting of Lou Ferrigno's welcomely inventive of course, and he's supported by a very solid cast, all helping to make this one pretty brilliant genre ride.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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