Redd Inc.

For those who have felt chained to their desks in the Cubicle Farm, this ones for you. A Yuppie Yarn of Corporate Headhunters played against a Plot of a convicted Serial Killer and his "rehabilitation" and revenge.

This is a Gory Story, Fangoria Films and Fans wouldn't have it any other way. The best part of this Saw and Hostel influenced Movie is that it has its decapitated head in the right place. That is, it does not take itself so pretentiously serious like those other over rated Franchises.

It is a lively, colorful Film that is loaded with talent on and off the Screen. The Story gets ever more complex as it moves along and in the end it is rewarding enough to rise above the lesser entries in this Genre. It utilizes its Low-Budget and drains every drop of the lifeblood and gladly and Artistically spreads it across the Screen.

Just saw this movie at a film festival in Seoul and was quite impressed. As is generally the case with film festivals, I didn't quite know what to expect going in other than how it is similar to Saw. While the similarity is there, Redd, Inc. is certainly its own film and one that is worth watching. It involves a recently escaped mental patient/prisoner who believes himself to be innocent and kidnaps the unsuspecting people who were involved one way or another with the conviction.

The movie lacks the sort of pathetic dialog the worst parts of the Saw franchise often include as other films do, whether it's Saw, other horror movies, or other other movies that involve multiple people in a tumultuous situation. The dialog is often funny, usually necessary, and never drab.

The director was kind of enough to show up and say a few things about his film along with taking questions, during which time he brought up his love of the comedy/horror genre. Often times horror movies are funny when they don't want to be and corny when they are trying to be funny, but Redd Inc. does a good job achieving what it is trying to achieve at any given moment. In the end, everyone has a moment or many of feeling chained to their desks.

This film was quite well done and with great special effects by Tom Savini, the movie is really good. The story has some similarities to some of the SAW movies with its kidnap/torture scenes, but thats where the similarities stop as it gets you guessing and thinking that maybe Redd is not the killer. But you can never rule him out after the things he does to his kidnapped victims. Nicholas Hope (who also starred in BAD BOY BUBBY) plays the role of the disgruntled boss very well, you want to hate him but with the underlying fact that he may be innocent, you also want to believe him. So you are torn between what looks like the truth and what could be the a lie. There is a bit of a twist to it but if you look for the clues you can almost work it out before you get to it. But apart from that this is a great little movie. I give it a solid 8 out of 10. Recommended.

I've read the negative reviews and, thankfully, they were nowhere near true. Of the most vociferous are those that say the plot is impossible, or cast aspersions on how it wasn't a comedy when it was billed as a horror comedy. First, what slasher movie doesn't have some sort of impossible aspects to the plot? There's always a level of "faith" we must go on when watching any good fictional movie. Second, while not plausible, the plot certainly doesn't demand a big leap in faith, so this aspect is just moot. Last, if the only thing one can gripe about is that the categorization is incorrect then he/she needs to stop reviewing movies.

I put this film off for a long time, but boy am I glad I finally watched it. Everything about it is smart, fresh, and original. The acting was believable - Nicholas Hope and the ever-cute Kelly Paterniti do phenomenal jobs in their roles- the direction, film, and sound were very good, the script was excellent, and the special fx were very good. AND...no time is wasted getting down to brass tax. Within 10 minutes the film is knee-deep in to the plot and doesn't let up.

Probably the smartest piece of the film is the script. While some categorize the film as a horror comedy, it isn't true comedy. It is a straight up slasher with some dark and very subtle knee slappers, if you will. Most of these examples are not "ha-ha" funny, but deeply ironic in nature, often done by way of subtle nods to the source. I LOVE this type of crafty inclusion in films, when done correctly like this.

Re: parental content

• profanity: plenty, but not gratuitous
• sexual content: one scene of female breasts and content, but no sexual acts or other
• intense situations: by the nature of the film there are several, but none are too disturbing
• violence/gore: plenty! I'm a gorehound, and while I wish there had been more pure gore, there is indeed enough to keep those looking for it interested. Some painful-to-watch scenes, and loads of blood. In all honesty, there was more blood and gore than I expected to see. Well done!

So glad I watched this. I like torture flicks, and I just didn't get the sense this would be as intense or as bloody/gory when reading the synopsis. Thankfully, I finally watched, and it is an all around smart, well done, enjoyable slasher film.

When I was invited to the preview of Redd Inc, I like others was not sure what to expect. Having seen Angst a few years ago on TV I at least knew I'd be getting a witty film, and I wasn't wrong. I'm a fairly picky horror fan, but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It almost feels like a comic book in a lot of places, due to the colourful way it is shot and executed. It was unexpectedly funny, had characters I related to and I found myself rooting for their survival. The female lead is spunky and has character, she's not a cardboard cut-out. I enjoyed Redd Inc from start to finish, I felt it broke free of many of the flaws and traps that horror films seem to fall into. To go into more detail would be giving too much away. I highly recommend that horror fans see this one for themselves. It's not big Hollywood, it's definitely got that indie feel about it but there's fun to be had here.