The Path of Torment is one of those clichéd ugly, fat dude (Craig Beffa) marries a chick way out of his league (Dona Ellis) suburban couples. However, unlike those clichéd scenarios turning into a sitcom about how the ugly, fat guy can't f*ck his hot wife because they keep getting interrupted by some retarded thing (usually kids or in-laws living with them); this story turns into something much different. In this story, the couple, who are trying to get there house set up for a party, are visited by two LDS's (Joe Noelker and Gary C. Warren). They start to converse about Jesus and all that mumbo-jumbo, but then LDS #2 (Gary C. Warren) tells a parable about how two thieves kidnapped a Governor and his wives and made him watch as they tortured, maimed and burnt his prettiest wife until the Governor gave them the information they wanted. The couple starts feeling a little uncomfortable after hearing the parable and attempt to kick them out of the house, but sh!t takes a turn for the worse as the LDS's proceed to torture the couple out of information that they want
. Think of something along the lines of the movie Funny Games; only better and full of dialogue about television shows and making references to other things like comic books, Predator and Transformers.
This movie is just hilarious, which is odd because it's supposed to be a horror as well, but seems to ditch that idea part way through and just sticks with the comical side. Gary C. Warren (the movie's writer, director and star) makes this movie worth it on his own. His portrayal of LDS #2, a crazy f*cker that loves him some television, pizza from Pistol Pete's Party Pizzeria and talks to his imaginary, naked fat chick that feeds him said pizza (amazingly restraining herself from eating the pizza and him for being in close proximity of the pizza and on her t!t), is classic. He does sh!t in this movie that makes you laugh so hard that you end up missing sh!t, forcing you to rewind the movie just to see what you missed. However, The Path of Torment does get tainted by some bad acting and some bad looking special effects, but then again, they actually help make the movie funnier than it already is.
The Path of Torment is a hilarious low-budget indie flick. There are some minor qualms with it, but they are overshadowed by the movie's random awesomeness.
