I am not sure what the movie Axed was supposed to be. I mean, it starts off as a socially and relevant statement of layoffs and the pain associated with that. Then it shoots in multiple directions in 10 minutes and finally settles down to a fairly simple straight line of a horror film.
OK. I'll concur, since the majority of the film is that straight-lined plot is the horror story, that's what this is meant to convey.
There is a problem, uh, well, many problems, with the feature production. It's probably best to dive into the synopsis first:
Man: Husband and Father, loses job and even though he's enormously abusive – both verbal and physically – toward his son, daughter and wife, he decides it's time to take a holiday to the middle of Nowhere, England. While there, his car breaks down, works and then is dead again, and the family sets up camp in a cottage as part of Daddy's "surprise" vacation.
Well, his plan, as the title suggests, is to axe off his family and then die himself. All thanks to the layoff and maybe one other plot twist.
I mentioned there was a problem, or a few. The kids and spouse might have come accustomed to his outraging and domineering personality, but when they notice a changeover from Angry Dad to Killer Dad, they had more than plenty of chances to escape. Naturally, they would have to save that for the climax (no real spoiler there – watch a horror movie or two before complaining to me) but it was utterly ridiculous that not one of the three "normal" family members don't take advantage of the 1,500 opportunities to flee.
While that's weird, at least you can take in the crisp countryside cinematography. The movie was very nicely shot – the filmmakers knew what they were doing, but sadly didn't coordinate well with the writer.
Luckily, in addition to the rich landscaping, the acting wasn't too bad and I did believe the character existed. It was just hard to believe they didn't react.
But, then again, I've never been in this situation. So what do I know?
Barely recommended – when your Netflix Queue is almost at its end of other horror recommendations.
OK. I'll concur, since the majority of the film is that straight-lined plot is the horror story, that's what this is meant to convey.
There is a problem, uh, well, many problems, with the feature production. It's probably best to dive into the synopsis first:
Man: Husband and Father, loses job and even though he's enormously abusive – both verbal and physically – toward his son, daughter and wife, he decides it's time to take a holiday to the middle of Nowhere, England. While there, his car breaks down, works and then is dead again, and the family sets up camp in a cottage as part of Daddy's "surprise" vacation.
Well, his plan, as the title suggests, is to axe off his family and then die himself. All thanks to the layoff and maybe one other plot twist.
I mentioned there was a problem, or a few. The kids and spouse might have come accustomed to his outraging and domineering personality, but when they notice a changeover from Angry Dad to Killer Dad, they had more than plenty of chances to escape. Naturally, they would have to save that for the climax (no real spoiler there – watch a horror movie or two before complaining to me) but it was utterly ridiculous that not one of the three "normal" family members don't take advantage of the 1,500 opportunities to flee.
While that's weird, at least you can take in the crisp countryside cinematography. The movie was very nicely shot – the filmmakers knew what they were doing, but sadly didn't coordinate well with the writer.
Luckily, in addition to the rich landscaping, the acting wasn't too bad and I did believe the character existed. It was just hard to believe they didn't react.
But, then again, I've never been in this situation. So what do I know?
Barely recommended – when your Netflix Queue is almost at its end of other horror recommendations.