So I stumbled onto this due to a recent podcast I listen to, and boy I wish I could relive the surreal hour and a half it took me to watch this film. When it comes to making some off the wall, bizarro movies, this can easily be added to the lexicon.
I gave this film a 3/10 because deep down, it is kinda ridiculous and thus, entertaining. We get Dalton Match-Stick-yes that is the character's actual name-on the trail of a criminal syndicate that is trying to control Hollywood. If you don't join them, you die. I'm sure they have other side projects but I was just laughing too hard at the premise and the scene where Match-Stick (the bad guy of course) shoots a guy on the toilet. Here is the grand twist....the leader of this criminal organization is Dalton's father, played by Mel Novak!
Wait, what is that you say? You mean that wasn't Mel? Then why was he in the early stages of the movie? Why is he in the trailer? Hopefully Mel didn't get hurt or something, but the guy is pushing 80. So after a few obvious scenes of Mel Novak it morphs into Stan Knight, who's hair should have gotten it's own movie credit. Amidst all this confusion there is an additional side story about Dalton and his partner Jake being connected due to Dalton's dad killing Jake's parents or something.... I don't know this is whole thing got ridiculous. Jake is also strange because he has an American name but he is desperately being played as Russian. Say what?!
I think it is pretty safe to say that Craig Robert Bruss-the auteur Everyman that gifted us this delight-has a real issue with Hollywood. You can also surmise that Bruss has a real affinity for East Asian women, for who in the world, especially in Hollywood, would think Bollywood actresses are just as bankable as Hollywood actresses. It's pretty obvious this was in there to give his girlfriend (or possibly wife) a major role in the film. Kudos to that, for you are definitely a better boyfriend or husband than most...the reviewer included.
Perhaps this was done in good fun, which I can get. Why fight to be like Hollywood when you can rebel and take the piss out of their overblown, boring version of cinema? I say this with no pretension...I would rather watch this train wreck than watch a 200 million dollar snore fest like Red Notice (shots fired Netflix!). At least they put some heart to it, regardless of the silliness.
Anyway, I can't wait for the sequel. Yes, there will be a sequel, and the photos look glorious! Hopefully they can figure out a way to shoehorn Shuny Bee in this, because it is obvious there is some crossover with this and Fight of Fury. By the way, watch Fight of Fury.
I can't believe I wrote this much about a 77-minute film. But then again, the bizarre/wackiness quotient on this movie is pretty darn high. Thank you Tubi!
