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Gathering together for a bachelorette party, a group of women awake to find that a chemical spill has been accidentally unleashed nearby and is slowly affecting the group forcing them to try to fight off the deadly virus before they kill each other.

For the most part this here wasn't all that great of an effort.What really ends up hurting this one immensely is the fact that so much of the film's running time is simply spent on the girls turning on each other and offering little in the way of making them appealing which is crucial and important in such a situation. Considering the initial reason why they're getting together in the first place and what's the entire purpose of their meeting, it tends to just waste so much time here going for the type of useless subplots that do anything but make us believe that they're friends. While the snapping at each other in the beginning when they're still unsure about the entire situation does make some sense as the slowly- dawning threat is gradually unveiled which affects the group differently is certainly understandable, there's little need to carry this out as much as it does into the later half by showing them continually snipping at each other for completely unneeded and useless natures, from their backstory about the dead friend, the meeting with the friends and all the other rather unneeded parts here that makes the group quite unlikely to be enjoyable to be around. Even more puzzling here is the fact of what the purpose of bringing the local hunter into the group was supposed to serve as there's little point in him being there. He's so late into the film that regardless of how much he got exposed to he should still be far more infected than he really is, the addition to the body count isn't all that needed and in reality shows off another in a long line of continuous bad decision-making by the group which is the last big flaw here. Avoiding common sense by ignoring the strange toxic gas-cloud surrounding them and going outside, failing to even seal up the house until just about the hour mark and finally tuning out the emergency broadcasts by staying around each other when they have the infection instead of staying in isolation is a major series of missteps that furthers the situation more than normal and really holds this one back all-together. About all this one has going for it is the fact that the graphic representations of the infection against them are quite fun, from the various bloody sores to the opening blood-vomiting and finally the graphic meltdown that still comes hidden away so as not to get the full-effect of the situation but gets just enough to matter. As well, it does score well in their panic and confusion when the entire reveal is found out and it remains watchable enough throughout, but on the whole the flaws more than outweigh the positives here.

Rated R: Graphic Violence and Extreme Graphic Language.

I'll be honest, I thought it started a bit slow, but once the chemicals hit the fan, it gets sorta...hypnotic. The setup puts these girls in an isolated spot (no cell phone service, so you know it's trouble), and then traps them there with a deadly poison outside the ranch. Things slowly start to fall apart (literally and figuratively), but enough happened that it remained interesting.

I thought it was a pretty effective thriller, and when I say horrible in a good way, I mean precisely that. What transpires in this film is quite horrible, though I can promise there's at least one character who kind of deserves it.

Went in to this film not expecting much as I checked out some positive reviews and decided to give it a watch. For the most part I enjoyed the plot it was simple yet almost Cabin Feverish.

The things that went downhill for this film were two main things for me and those are... #1 the acting from Arielle Brachfeld (Angela) was pretty cringe worthy itself. The scenes with her and Rae are almost impossible to watch without turning your head in disbelief. Her alone made me nearly turn off the film but I kept watching hoping for a gruesome death.

#2 was how ridiculously long of a build up this film had... I literally sat through 45-50 minutes of nothing but story telling of Rae & Angela's characters pretty much. IMO when you have a 90 minute or less window for the film do not spend 50 minutes messing around and if you do you better have good reason for it.

However, with those two negatives out of the way the film was pretty decent in the rest of the departments. Effects were good for the low budget. The acting from the rest of the crew wasn't bad either... It's good for low budget horror film goers.

No there's no ghosts, zombies, or insane serial killers, but something worse than all of that combined; a chemical spill going airborne! Burning your skin, making you gasp for air, driving you mad and insane with panic, fear, terror.

Through the whole movie I wondered: why I am torturing myself, but I couldn't walk away, now I am seriously considering a gas mask and protective gear! The acting is not the best, but who cares, the story and unfolding drama is so compelling, that it makes this movie more than a horror film, a fair warning for all.

As a young man, not far from where I used to live, a terrible explosion burned people, houses, cars,and no movie before made me feel back to that horrible event. and I shiver thinking what if instead of gas, it had been a mix of lethal chemicals traveling fast for miles and miles?

And that is the reason "Chemical Peel" is a movie to watch if you want to scare yourself, this upcoming Halloween,after that you won't need a ghost story!

This could have been good if they put intelligent characters in the movie. Had my doubts when I saw the main cast was millennial coeds, but the reviews made me curious. Nope. Its exactly what I figured it would be. Bunch of half wits and a super mean and evil girl that makes you want to put her head through the cabin window and watch her skin boil. Give it a shot if you want, but you were warned.

Usually even bad movies have some redeeming parts, this unfortunately does not. If you're thinking about watching it, you'll be better off doing literally anything for 90 mins

I found this tiring to watch, but worth seeing through. In short, this compares to Cabin Fever, and similar films like it. It does not have the sharper script, supporting ecosystem, and acting skill like others in its genre, but still worth a view if you like watching those that are down with the sickness. In fact, the general sickness ambient makeup looks pretty convincing, and the actresses play the dread look well. However, the panicky bickering and yelling at each other more often than not seemed a bit extra. Not bad though, for genre fans..

I stumbled upon the 2014 movie "Chemical Peel" in 2019 and I hadn't even heard about it. But I read the synopsis and it sounded like this might actually be an interesting movie, so of course I sat down to watch it.

I will say that the concept idea behind Hank Braxtan's movie was interesting, and the movie definitely had lots of potential, but something was just lost along the way, because the movie never really got out of the mediocre muck that it settled into. It was a shame, because "Chemical Peel" could have been so much more, but it ended up being a mediocre horror movie that came and went without leaving much of a print. Perhaps it was all the things that were never brought to fruition or the seeds that were planted but never given a chance to be used in the movie, or perhaps the fact that the movie was overly predictable.

"Chemical Peel" has some interesting special effects, which unfortunately had a tendency of falling over into the cheap production value side of the box. That was a shame, because with a bit more effort on the special effects and make-up side, then "Chemical Peel" would have been more visually pleasing.

As for the acting, well it was mostly adequate. There weren't really any outstanding performances in the midst here, as the ladies seemed to be about the same level of skills, for better or worse.

The ending of the movie was definitely not satisfying and it most surely helped to drag the movie down with its stupidity. That ending was seriously a slap in the face with a cold, dead fish for us in the audience that had been sitting through the entire movie.

"Chemical Peel" didn't leave any lasting impressions with me, and it is sadly a movie that will fade into the fogs of oblivion and never come out to be watched a second time.

So many "OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! That was so gross!!!!" moments! I really loved how this horror film attempts to explain the 'monster' instead of leaving you asking so many questions.The character development is not lacking as we quickly love our leading lady and loathe the agitator. Lots of solid revenge moments and one epic shower scene (don't worry, its all bloody gore)! I hate when horror films have blood that is fake but it LOOKS FAKE! This looks like the real deal, especially when its all over the floors and our heroes. After seeing this film at the premier, I can't wait to get my copy and watch it this season. I am pretty sure my face will peel off with all the extras on the DVD and I can have a digital copy to take with me where ever. Yay!

"Chemical Peel" (2014) only cost $20,000, but it's so proficiently made it doesn't feel like a micro-budget Indie. It comes in the tradition of "Carriers" from five years earlier with the main difference being that this is a 'confined location' flick. In other words, the bulk of the runtime involves the house-in-the-sticks and the dramatics of the females.

Speaking of which, blonde Natalie Victoria stands out on the beauty front as protagonist Rae. Meanwhile statuesque redhead Arielle Brachfeld is a real biyatch as Angela, but it happens. Leigh Davis is also worth a mention as Kimberly. Too bad the director didn't know how to shoot women.

At about the 18-minute mark the situation takes a life-or-death turn and the story becomes very compelling. It morphs into a body horror flick and is hampered by the one-dimensional location, but it's worth checking out for those interested.

It runs about 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in the Greater Los Angeles area at Glendale, Ojai, Semi Valley and Hollywood.

GRADE: B-

Chemical Peel is a tantamount gripping thriller. This is a movie that immediately engages as a bona fide news story. I was not the only viewer believing "Yes, this is possible." Throughout the movie there is irony and creepiness. The title implies this is a movie concerned with science and possibly fruit. But, the tension is riveted and built one piece at a time. Holding on to Chemical Peel is challenging. The music is somber and piqued allowing plausibility carrying my desire to see it until.... Then the light constricts as though concentrated. And the pacing speeds up. Chemical Peel catches you broadside. Bravo for the writers and actors in Chemical Peel. I highly recommend this experience.

You know you have a good horror movie on your hands when you find yourself talking to the television: "No, no, don't go in there!" "Don't do that, short-hair girl! You'll die!" Haha... Well, that was me at about 1 AM yesterday with the movie "Chemical Peel" (2014). This film gave this horror movie veteran serious heebie-jeebies, which is not an easy feat.

It starts with a group of 20-something women getting together at a cabin-like house out in the woods for a bachelorette party. They're all friends, but there's some friction due to a tragic accident a few years prior where the younger sister of two of the girls got killed. That particular bit of drama fades into the background when the following morning, they find their cabin surrounded by a bad-smelling mist and a lot of dead birds. They soon discover that a deadly chemical spill happened in the area, and the fumes have settled in the valley. The girls are trapped together in a house that is *not* meant to shield them from a disaster of this sort, and a combination of bad luck and tragic character flaws soon make the situation go from bad to cataclysmic.

"Chemical Peel" borrows a LOT from "Cabin Fever" (2002) in terms of both its setting and the source of its horror: being trapped alone with friends who start to turn on you when a contagion or chemical starts to make your very body peel and rot away. It's an incredibly effective and gut-churning brand of body horror, and this movie has plenty of moments to make you wince or squirm. "Peel" has a leg-up as a horror experience on "Fever" in one respect, which is that it avoids the trips into almost comedic bizarro-land that "Fever" explored in its finale. The tension is palpable, the cast is great, and you just feel *bad* for these girls. The film is honestly also a tragedy in the classic sense, in that certain character flaws are crucial to causing the chain of events that unfolds.

There were really only two nitpicks I had about the film. One was that there's a certain character who is a stereotypical "mean girl" to an almost caricatured degree. Anything bad she does, you're honestly expecting after a point. Having her be a bit more nuanced would have made any of her betrayals feel a bit more shocking. I also thought the last 30 seconds of the movie, pre-credits, were a major misstep. Without spoiling anything, the film accomplishes something akin to a jump-scare, but it does so at the cost of likely severely undermining the satisfying personal growth of one of the characters we watched during the movie. You'll get what I mean if you watch it.

Anyway, if you're looking to be genuinely scared or grossed-out, this one gets my seal of approval. "Chemical Peel" is a claustrophobic nightmare that works in large part because it presents a horrific event that *could* actually happen, given the right set of Murphy's Law developments. Not for the squeamish, though.