So apparently this film finally gets a UK release after 9 years under the name Skin Collector, I knew this only after watching when the credits rolled you saw the name, which wasn't a surprise to me as dozens of UK releases to films from the US have different names, but it was the fact it took nearly a decade to get this one out, which I never knew until now, I thought the film was brand new when I bought it, I thought Danielle Harris looked a bit young...
Anyway... the film follows a psychopath who decapitates young women's heads & puts them in jars. That's it. Not much thought to it, other than the women he targets are women he sells jewelry to prior to killing them as his real job by day is working at a jewelers. But aside from that, it's below standard at best & at worst, it's pretty flat.
The story while simple doesn't have enough weight to it, it's better than most films which have similar budgets, but it isn't great in itself. It just lacks beefs & body count, not to mention any interest holding to it. It's great to see Danielle Harris in this, a well known Scream Queen in the 3 Hatchet Films (another point regarding how old this film is as on the back of the DVD cover it only mentions the first 2 Hatchet films beside her name) & of course John Jarrett whose known for his roles in the 2 Wolf Creek films. Those 2 actors done well along with the others, but the film itself felt weak & watery near the end & just didn't cut it for me.
With a runtime of 1hr & 19mins, it's short, sharp & lean. But sadly the film itself fails to hold my interest sadly. While the performances, gore, eye candy & graphics a were good, the story pacing were off.
2/10
Anyway... the film follows a psychopath who decapitates young women's heads & puts them in jars. That's it. Not much thought to it, other than the women he targets are women he sells jewelry to prior to killing them as his real job by day is working at a jewelers. But aside from that, it's below standard at best & at worst, it's pretty flat.
The story while simple doesn't have enough weight to it, it's better than most films which have similar budgets, but it isn't great in itself. It just lacks beefs & body count, not to mention any interest holding to it. It's great to see Danielle Harris in this, a well known Scream Queen in the 3 Hatchet Films (another point regarding how old this film is as on the back of the DVD cover it only mentions the first 2 Hatchet films beside her name) & of course John Jarrett whose known for his roles in the 2 Wolf Creek films. Those 2 actors done well along with the others, but the film itself felt weak & watery near the end & just didn't cut it for me.
With a runtime of 1hr & 19mins, it's short, sharp & lean. But sadly the film itself fails to hold my interest sadly. While the performances, gore, eye candy & graphics a were good, the story pacing were off.
2/10