The Badger Game

Not the usual suspects or knives out but they all cant be bug budget bug star movies. This has a excellent cast decent story and a decent ending. Will watch it again!! Dont get the people saying a porn it has a scene of nudity but that's it relax bible thumpers!!!

Just when you think the plot can not become more predictable, it thins.

Making a film is always an experiment.

But it reminded me of the Peenix (very distantly related to the Phoenix, on some quantum-mechanical level) that is born in the night and dies before the sun rises.

But my hat off, to someone brave enough to go through the experiment.

Many people are more than willing to talk politics, but not many are prepared to do anything about it.

Talk is cheap, so is this review.

It is always easy to criticize athletes from a comfortable chair, with snacks in one hand and alcoholic beverages in the other!

I only seem to review indie films on here. This is a solid B thriller. Classic plot, vaguely predictable twists, but well done.

The script doesn't call attention to itself. The cast is unremarkable and unknown. These sound like criticisms but they're not. Usually this kind of low budget "horror" contains moments where the audience cringes in second hand embarrassment for the cast or writer, not here. A big budget version of this with a name cast and a polish to the dialogue is easy to imagine.

But while there are no lows, it also didn't have the occasional and surprising highs I associate with watchable mumblegore. The film quality leaves something to be desired. I know it's digital but some films overcome that. Many scenes were hard to see clearly. Some potentially striking imagery was too muddy to land effectively. The camera work is solid but there was just nothing distinctive about the look, in contrast to You're Next or House of Last Things or (to go old school and even more unfair) Halloween or Blood Simple.

A higher end version would also have a better soundtrack/score to create atmosphere. The sound design that is there is quite good, knowing when to let us hear only something truly unpleasant.

It's not uneven but I found myself occasionally wishing it was. If this director goes on to the big time I won't be surprised but I also won't expect flashes of brilliance based on this outing.

A solid indie horror with some unexpected twists. The acting is really decent, and the film had plenty of tension to wonder how this was going to go. Especially when things start to go wrong for the group.

Some moments were a little bit ridiculous, and I think this film might have even worked as a horror comedy if they would have leaned into that more. I think the film is still pretty enjoyable to watch.

Some characters are likeable, but some are really not in the right way. Like I fully understood the motives of two of the women involved, and I think they way that was shown did make the film stronger.

I would say the biggest part of this film is the character drama.

chronic philanderer falls victim to an extortion scheme when he is abducted by four masked strangers demanding retribution for his sins.

The Badger Game opens with two females in a room bantering back and forth about their "friendship" and a proposal to help each other out with a giant pay day. The scene's backdrop is reminiscent of the crime films with a low consistent base strumming in the background while the plot is revealed.

The film is a refreshing look not at the victims and the result of the caper but the culprits themselves. We get to see the mentality behind what would cause a person to do things that may or may not be in their normal scope of behavior. The movie has a dark comedic tone that was executed by the leads Augie Duke, Jillian Leigh and Patrick Cronen and usually those performance are unexpected at this level. All the characters were quite memorable and relatable to the audience in some way.

The Badger Game has its roots in popular crime thrillers such as Oceans 11, The Italian Job and Blood Simple. The story was definitely well written and the cast was definitely up to snuff with the material. If you can get past some of the low budget technical issues, the story is definitely a fun ride and not something to be missed.