A Thousand Cuts

Any film can be a slasher film. Any film can be a psychological thriller. Not every film can take the context of a slasher film creator and build into a psychological thriller about truth, love, life and death. We knew Michael O'Keefe was good. What we discover is the new Michael, Michael A. Newcomer, isn't only just as good but in some ways even better. Michael makes us love to hate him from the first frame. Then we hate to love him at the end. This is a film worth checking out. You should also check out Michael A. Newcomer's reel. It's one you will love to love.

If you are a fan of movies that are concentrated on performances and script (12 angry men) and not on big names and violent actions, this movie is for you. Here is a well written movie that was shot in 10 days and by no means does it feel like that. Supporting Actor Michael A Newcomer is a stage actor and his art works well on his first attempt on screen.

This movie will make you think, it'll make you laugh, it'll make you surprised. A nice twist of events and it leaves you wondering...who is the protagonist? Check it out and you wont be disappointed. Plus, you can say you saw a real independent film.

A Thousand Cuts introduces us to the world of Lance, a successful horror director throwing a typical over-the-top Hollywood "celebrate me/love me" party. Once Michael O'Keefe shows up as the creepy stalker-type villain Frank, the lights go out, and you feel like you know exactly where this movie is going. But you probably couldn't be further off-base. Once the guests disperse, Michael A. Newcomer masterfully reveals Lance not to be the shallow, one-dimensional Hollywood stereotype he appeared to be, but an intelligent man who fully recognizes what a farce of a world he's living in ... what a fake world ... yet one he's taking advantage of while he can. Unfortunately for Lance, while it is a farce of a world, it's far from fake, and his movies have reached very real points and affected more lives than he ever intended. In seeking eye-for-eye retribution for copycat harm that befell his daughter, Frank terrorizes Lance, ultimately taking both of them on an evening's journey toward recognizing responsibility and realizing what's truly important in life.

I don't know what the other people reviewing this are thinking; this movie is comically bad. Horrendous over acting from the main character, horrible sub par acting from the antagonist. I especially love the part where Frank puts Lance on a rug and says "This is Lances rug, no matter who comes through that door, you don't get off of the rug." When he steps off, Frank says "Back on your RUG!" As if the rug was a useful plot device. Used it as code for a drinking game to this movie. Every time something stupid happened, we said "the rug" and took a shot. Good movie to play a drinking game with, but not to be taken seriously. The plot is horrible, motive is horrible, ending is complete crap, premise sucks. I liked Bullet to the Head better than this.

From the start of this movie you see clips of a party. What caught me the most was the clown. What would the clown be doing in an accomplished directors' house?

OK so we move on, the party started. he is a not so swagger Casanova. He is walking around in different scene clips where he just doesn't make sense. Then the signing of the posters next to the pool. His manager/publicist has the worst British accent; but better yet is he coming out of the kids play house in the back after smoking pot and the girl wants his signature and the clown pops out again!!! CLASSIC

I'm not going too much into the story line cause its not that great.

It's official he needs rehab. But I digress. How do you invite someone in that wasn't at your party I don't give a sh_t who he says he is (WATCH THE NEWS). After that He finally finds out who the guy is FRANK and he's like :::Stupid::: let me check the internet, and Frank lets him. NOW YOU KNOW. So Jennifer Love Hewitt!

Horror movie bad I had seen is Frank getting tied to a kitchen chair that doesn't move. But frank pleads to cut him out if not bad things are going to happen. Blah Blah movie goes on...... Bad story line continues.

Alan gets double handcuffed to a coffee table which also does not move cause it seems to be bolted into the ground. But wait! Frank when saying he's going to do bad things brings his goodies bag and places it right next to Alan's feet so he can get to it. What the F!!!!

OK I can't speak any more of the bad editing that this movie had. But the best line to end was Frank getting stabbed and Alan says "What do you want," so he replies, "To really kill somebody."

The plot of this movie is actually interesting as it pulls on the tragedies that actual life goes through due to viewing movies. This is a big thing when letting your kids watch these kinds of genres of movies and becoming more aware of signs.

I watch horror movies have had since i was about 9 since the Krueger series started but I know things are becoming more realistic, hence doable. Please watch what your kids kids watch and not only that, make note to your other ones that don't know about them.

Be Safe, and happy watching.