I was lucky enough to have received this film as a screener and submission for the Pretty Scary Blood Bath Film Festival this past February and after viewing it, it was promptly selected to play at the festival.
Jen and Sylvia Soska are twin sisters from Canada and they are filmmakers - writers, directors, and actors - who, with their debut feature, demonstrate that they truly understand what goes into a great grindhouse action film. DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK's title alone is the stuff cult classic films are made of, but the story of four friends, a Badass, a Geek, a Goody Two Shoes, and a Junky who find a dead hooker in the trunk of the car and the insanity that ensues backs the title up to provide a film that rivals many of the classic grindhouse films of decades ago. There are fast paced fight scenes, ridiculously off the wall dismemberings, some good ol' butt kicking, and plenty of laughs found within this film. And yes, there really is a Dead Hooker in a Trunk. Plus the film features a cameo by El Mariachi himself, Carlos Gallardo, as God.
The acting works at every level. Each of the cast turn in a believable performance. The special effects are low-budget but they deliver a believable punch where needed. The story is fun, although a bit fantastical and over-the-top (this is fiction after all), leaves you laughing where you should, on the edge of your seat from time to time, and most of all - truly caring what happens to the characters.
Technically, the film is well executed. Cinematography and editing are well done. The score and soundtrack is exactly what you'd want to hear in this type of film.
While not perfect in every way, it is dark comedy done with a low-budget grindhouse mentality and I believe this film is destined to become a cult classic.
Jen and Sylvia Soska are twin sisters from Canada and they are filmmakers - writers, directors, and actors - who, with their debut feature, demonstrate that they truly understand what goes into a great grindhouse action film. DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK's title alone is the stuff cult classic films are made of, but the story of four friends, a Badass, a Geek, a Goody Two Shoes, and a Junky who find a dead hooker in the trunk of the car and the insanity that ensues backs the title up to provide a film that rivals many of the classic grindhouse films of decades ago. There are fast paced fight scenes, ridiculously off the wall dismemberings, some good ol' butt kicking, and plenty of laughs found within this film. And yes, there really is a Dead Hooker in a Trunk. Plus the film features a cameo by El Mariachi himself, Carlos Gallardo, as God.
The acting works at every level. Each of the cast turn in a believable performance. The special effects are low-budget but they deliver a believable punch where needed. The story is fun, although a bit fantastical and over-the-top (this is fiction after all), leaves you laughing where you should, on the edge of your seat from time to time, and most of all - truly caring what happens to the characters.
Technically, the film is well executed. Cinematography and editing are well done. The score and soundtrack is exactly what you'd want to hear in this type of film.
While not perfect in every way, it is dark comedy done with a low-budget grindhouse mentality and I believe this film is destined to become a cult classic.