Hacksaw

Few minutes of pointless gore at the start just to get you interested in watching this 'movie'. And then it goes to 'found footage' of talking about nothing and walking around. Then another two minutes of gore in the end of this one hour flick. Thats about it, lazy effort.

Really wanted to like this movie. Some parts worked but allot didn't, maybe that's from a lack of budget? The bouncing around drove me nuts. Some of the acting felt forced. The opening didn't make sense. The likes, I thought the gore was okay, the stalking parts were okay in the dark I guess. But some shots were too dark you can't see anything. I liked the camera work during the road trip scenes. I feel there could have been more kills in this movie. Especially for it being a low low low budget film. 10/10???? Really lol I don't think so. The movie has heart you can see that. Just feels like something is missing. Idk. Give it a shot though if you like zero budget films.

HACKSAW is a found footage film which tells the story of a couple who while on a road trip have the misfortune of encountering a mass killer/urban legend.

I am a hardcore horror fan, but even I must admit this movie is really, really bad:

-a confusing and pointless intro that mixes gore with opening credits

-a generic and razor-thin plot that has been done a million times, with nothing original except the useless filler to achieve a runtime of just over an hour

-characters who are BOTH totally unrealistic AND supremely annoying

-a dialogue that is absolutely atrocious. A fav example:

"It will"

"Not"

"It will"

"Not"

"Will"

"Not"

"Will"

"Not"

"Will"

"Not"

...

"Aaaah, Stop it"

-a hamfisted attempt at exposition by means of insertion shots of some lame ass show that has "try hard" written all over it

-heavies who laugh evilly and pointlessly like sesame street villains

-scenes filmed in darkness so we can't tell what is going on

-practical gore effects in such close ups that you can't tell what is what

-logical gaps like a shirt that is all torn and spilling intestines suddenly being neat and undamaged a few minutes later

-mortally wounded extras that just won't the f die

-a supernatural twist so dumb you would think a six-year old thought of it

-the usual horror tropes, except executed execrably

The only positive aspect is the naturalistic acting by the beautiful Cortney Palm, but her cameo in the beginning of the film has no relevance to the rest of the movie and is essentially wasted.

Avoid.

Absolutely love Hacksaw! Director Anthony Leone shows the appreciation and love for the genre. Hacksaw has the grit and appeal of classic 70's and 80's horror flicks and the gore is top notch practical FX no CGI in this one whatsoever! Star of the film Amy Cay nailed it! She's in the running for one of the next scream queens for sure. Its a low budget, independently made small crew film that isn't trying to be something its not. Check it out right now!

This is a 1 hour film with 6 minutes of opening credits. Remove the pure black scenes, stock footage of the building, and the couple driving around arguing along a highway we are down to 10 minutes of the real plot. I feel it had all the ingredients but mixed in the wrong order the cake came out flat from the oven. The story didn't really make sense at all. Shout out to the paid advertisement by 'duct tape' as it only takes one strip across a woman's body to hold her down. There are these really long scenes with a reporter that take up a third of the film and contribute only one detail to the plot.