MON AMI is like FARGO
directed by a psychopath. It’s the generous
dollop of lunacy and the rising levels of ridiculousness that power this
horror/humor hybrid. Does this tale of
two idiots who attempt a kidnapping that goes very wrong go too far? Most likely but the relationship between the
two main characters and their moronic patter and Three Stooges-like incompetence
makes for a film that is at times highly entertaining, at other times just insane.
A homage to 80’s slasher
horror films, THE SLEEPER gets more right than wrong – Not so much the look but
the overall feel, the film stock, the pacing, the cheesiness, the fake scares followed
by real scares. The Sleeper himself with
his white eyeballs, bursts of frenzied violence (never imagined so many
different types of possible mutilations with a hammer), and malevolent little child’s
voice is an ultra creepy villain, far scarier than Jason or Michael Myers. A good time with a retro bent and even beautifully
sets up a sequel (in a hospital no less – does that sound familiar?)
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