Halloweed

I like to give indie films a lot of credit because its not easy to get a film completed. But wow. I have no idea what I watched. It took me multiple attempts to get through the whole thing. From a technical standpoint this was a big swing and a miss. The acting was so painful that not a single joke landed. This was a plot that could have been a big hit in the early 2000's with a much stronger script and a better team. I wish I wasn't sucked in by the title of the movie, it's the only element that works.

I had not heard about this 2016 horror comedy titled "Halloweed" prior to stumbling upon by sheer luck here in 2025. And with it being a movie that I had never heard about, nor watched obviously, of course I opted to give the movie a fair chance, especially since I am a big horror fan.

Writers Michael Bussan and Dale Zawada sort of failed to piece together a particularly outstanding or enjoyable script. Sure, the movie was semi-watchable, but it was a forgettable movie, and one that was perhaps suitable for a background noise movie. You know, the kind of movie that runs in the background while you do something else, and only keep a single eye and ear on the happening in the movie.

The movie does have a couple of familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Simon Rex, Ray Wise, Jason Mewes, Danny Trejo and Tom Sizemore. The acting performances in the movie were adequate, taking into consideration the rather simplistic script they had to work with.

For a comedy, I have to say that the movie was rather devoid of laughs and funny moments. This is not a movie that I would recommend you to rush out and get to watch. Nor is it a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.

My rating of director LazRael Lison's 2016 movie "Halloweed" lands on a four out of ten stars.

My quick rating - 4,5/10. I cannot believe it took this long for this title to be used for a movie. Anyway, 2 stoners leave town and move so the main lead (name doesn't matter, you will never see him again) can escape living in the shadow of his serial killer father after his execution. The bright notion is after viewing an infomercial about the loneliest place around, they decide to move there. There is a romantic angle, and a mysterious killer on the loose as well to attempt a plot. The movie is much more comedy and never really bothers to focus on the murders. There is much saving to earn any points and this is easily done by the friend in the movie who is completely hilarious in his effort to convince people he is not gay. It is worth watching strictly for that and is the only reason I am keeping it. Oh, did I mention that these two morons have to mainline pot to survive? And the town they move to happens to survive by living on weed as well. The entire town seem to be potheads conveniently. Grab your 5 footer and toke up, I would assume the movie will be damn funny if you are high.

This movie was exactly what I thought it would be and that's a good thing. A perfect mix of humor, suspense and a nice compliment of blood and weed. The movie starts out with a pair of lovable, down on their luck brothers dealing with their infamous father, played by the always wild and entertaining Tom Sizemore. The main lead, Trent Modine(played wonderfully by Shannon Brown), and his half brother, Joey(played by the raunchy yet hilarious Simon Rex) decide to move to the small town of Mooseheart to start a new life. This is when the story takes off and the roller coaster begins. As we follow Trent through the story he encounters some of the wildest characters you'll ever want to meet. The film is great for exactly what it is, a light hearted horror spoof. The cast is the highlight of this film. Tom Sizemore, Danny Trejo, Simon Rex, Ray Wise, Jason Mewes are all brilliantly cast for their respective roles led by Shannon Brown who carries the lead perfectly as the angst ridden, down on his luck ordinary guy that is surrounded by chaos and over the top characters. The chemistry between Trent and Joey and Trent and Madison is genuinely strong. The writing works well and the cinematography is spot on. I had a blast watching this and I'm sure you will too!

If you are one for a raunchy, goofy comedic adventure then this film will sit with you very well. With that being said, this isn't a movie striving to be nominated for an academy award in any sense of the term and therefore it shouldn't be treated that way, rather it's perfect if you are in the mood for many late night laughs with your buddies, toked up or sober. The blend of the personalities behind Trent and Joey drive the movies comedic value considering the fact that they're polar opposites for the most part, but at times are the same person making the audience love their bond that much more. Both Shannon Brown and Simon Rex do a great job of fulfilling their individual roles. I've seen Brown play some pretty intense roles in the past, this role was quite the departure from those, but he was still great carrying the lead role, Trent. The other lead, Simon Rex, played a character that he's probably used to playing, although probably not a stretch for him, he still absolutely delivered a strong performance. Most of the supporting cast is good, a nice balance of witty and sane characters throughout the plot. Lloyd, played by Robert Craighead, really stood out from all the other supporting players, he was a riot. The plot is kind of hard to follow during the first part of the movie, but as the film nears its ending it gradually clears up more and more which is one of my few and minor complaints about this film as a comedy. Overall, the film does a great job of doing what I believe it aimed to accomplish.