From a first-time director who has obviously seen Dead Alive, Evil Dead 1-3, and far too many Cheech & Chong movies comes Idle Hands, a movie that wears these and various other influences on its blood-soaked sleeve.
The lack of originality shouldn't stop a true horror fan, though. You could do a lot worse than this silly story about a boy and his demon-possessed right hand. There's a good deal of backhanded irony that make this a lot of fun to watch -- the main character, Anton, uses his asthma inhaler as a marijuana pipe, for example, and in one scene he meets the girl of his dreams, who fawns all over him even though he's covered in blood and twitching maniacally.
The hero of the movie, however, is the always-great Seth Green as a stoner-turned-zombie with a bottle stuck through his head. Stoner comedy can sometimes be hard to sit through, but the laughs come fast and furious here.
Don't expect this movie to make much sense in retrospect. Don't expect it to have a serious commentary on the fleeting aspect of modern life. Don't expect it to make you a better person.
DO expect a certain amount of visual style, some very bloody killings (comical in their excess, like Dead Alive), a cameo by The Offspring covering "I Wanna Be Sedated," and to laugh until you fall off the couch (especially if you've been smoking what everyone in this movie smokes). If that's your idea of a good time -- and why shouldn't it be? Enjoy. You can rent Citizen Kane some other time.
The lack of originality shouldn't stop a true horror fan, though. You could do a lot worse than this silly story about a boy and his demon-possessed right hand. There's a good deal of backhanded irony that make this a lot of fun to watch -- the main character, Anton, uses his asthma inhaler as a marijuana pipe, for example, and in one scene he meets the girl of his dreams, who fawns all over him even though he's covered in blood and twitching maniacally.
The hero of the movie, however, is the always-great Seth Green as a stoner-turned-zombie with a bottle stuck through his head. Stoner comedy can sometimes be hard to sit through, but the laughs come fast and furious here.
Don't expect this movie to make much sense in retrospect. Don't expect it to have a serious commentary on the fleeting aspect of modern life. Don't expect it to make you a better person.
DO expect a certain amount of visual style, some very bloody killings (comical in their excess, like Dead Alive), a cameo by The Offspring covering "I Wanna Be Sedated," and to laugh until you fall off the couch (especially if you've been smoking what everyone in this movie smokes). If that's your idea of a good time -- and why shouldn't it be? Enjoy. You can rent Citizen Kane some other time.