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Shannon (Augie Duke) has quit drinking several years ago to be a good mother to her son Albiy (Ayden Lozano), but she still feels the after effects of being an alcoholic, like occasional blackouts and the like. However, of late her life has hit a low, her wife Jamie (Delilah Andre) doesn't only want to divorce her, she also demands sole custody of Alby, and Shannon's lawyer (Tom Malloy) admits there's little they can do to prevent that. So it's not really surprising that the pressure's too much for Shannon and she heads for the next liquor store to buy a bottle of cheap vodka. She doesn't get to drink all that much of it though as while she's been to the score someone has snuck into her car who now drugs her, ties her up and throws her to the back seat. When Shannon comes to, she recognizes her abductor as a serialkiller dubbed the Priest (Vince Lozano), a psycho who claims he only kills sinners, but not before driving fear into his victims, often using bible quotes. However, Shannon's different from his other victims, inasmuch as she's so down on her luck that she doesn't fear anything anymore, plus as having attended a Catholic school for 10 years, she knows the bible inside and out and can turn many of the Priest's arguments against him. Plus, Shannon's tendency to pass out every now and again mid-conversation makes the Priest quite mad. Tables are only turned when the Priest finds out about Alby and threatens to kill him instead of her, as in the only person she actually cares about ...

A pretty tense thriller that might be based on a standard genre situation and might have a rather generic killer, but it works quite as well because it puts a new spin on things, makes this a genre piece as much as a character study of its protagonist, who despite being tied up for most of the movie, undergoes a very detailed, rich character arc, which is of course helped by a strong performance by Augie Duke, while Vince Lozano gives his rather clichéed serialkiller just the right amout of insecurity and vulnerability to make the character work. And add to this a clever and well-structured screenplay that never ceases to surprise and you've got yourself a very enjoyable piece of genre entertainment.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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