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Hatchet II
Adam Green
Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Tom Holland, R.A. Mihailoff, Parry Shen, AJ Bowen, Alexis Peters
Hatchet II
A spry little independent slasher film with slaughter to spare, the first installment in the murderous misadventures of bayou mutant Victor Crowley was a gory little groove. Now, writer/director Adam Green is back to revisit the pug ugly psychopath, and he’s bringing an army along to fight the find. Reminiscent of sequels like Aliens, the story expands the mythology while giving last girl Marybeth (now played by Halloween honey Danielle Harris) a group of hunters capable of taking down the terror. Of course, the beefy brute will have something splattery to say about such revenge. Arterial spray ensues.
Life As We Know It
Greg Berlanti
Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Christina Hendricks, Jean Smart
Life As We Know It
The continuing efforts to make Katherine Heigl the next Meg Ryan continue unabashed, this time with a cloying little effort about unlikely godparents who must come together to care for their suddenly orphaned godchild. Sounds like the makings of a serious drama, until you realize that some of the instant parent stuff is being played for laughs—oversized slapstick laughs. Believing she knows best about where her career should be going, Heigl is an executive producer here. She was also one on the awful The Ugly Truth, which should tell you a little about her decision making process.
My Soul to Take
Wes Craven
Max Thieriot, Nick Lashaway, Zena Grey, Denzel Whitaker, Trevor St. John, Shareeka Epps
My Soul to Take
Wes Craven is back—though not in the sleazoid exploitation mode than actually made his career. Balancing somewhere between Scream and such post-Nightmare on Elm Street fare as Shocker, we just might have a new horror icon in the making. The Reaper is a fabled serial killer hell bent on murdering the seven children born on the night he supposedly died. The kids, now teens, all know of the campfire tale, but few believe it to be true—that is, until a 3D bloodbath begins. Here’s hoping that Craven can recapture that old school scary maestro magic. The genre surely needs it right about now.
