Death by Potato

I watched this after seeing it advertised on Imdbtv. I watched this because it looked promising, and thought perhaps it's one of those sleeper films, but alas, it was not. I watched this and I don't feel I lost a precious part of my life in doing so, and there really were some funny parts in it esp. with the blind girl. (Pay attention to her and what she does and says.) I watched this because I like murder mysteries, and I thought I had it all figured out except I didn't.

The real reason I watched this though, is because I love potatoes.

Now that I'm done watching it, I like it more and more.

Cooper (Tim Wagner) plans his own birthday party as a murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." But the focus is on the Irish potato famine and each person comes as an Irish character.

When the light s goes out someone is sure to die. Pay attention to the dialog and you may have a "Clue."

I was surprised to find the potatoes innocent in themselves; unlike tomatoes or donuts, they were used as a prop and were mostly wooden actors.

As each victim is creamed, we wonder if the last person alive is the culprit? And who planned this party anyway?

Before we go too far with this review, we need to nip it in the spud.

Well clearly the other person that wrote a review of this movie is a tight wad with no sense of humor and a set of high hopes. My fiancé and I enjoyed it and laughed a good deal. Don't expect anything "Hollywood" about this movie. But as for it being a low budget film it truly was entertaining.

You could have filmed a better movie WITH a potato! The plot was awful. The acting was even worse. I've been better actors in Zoloft Commericals. Which I felt like I needed after attempting to watch this turd. 7.2? I guess the whole cast had to make up accounts to vote. There is no way 23 people voted this movie so high, heck, there is no way 23 people saw this movie. The only true tragedy would be if the director of this got his hands on another camera.

It's...alright. It's light, it keeps things moving. It's not terribly complicated as a film.

That is also going to be the problem most people have with this film. Even if you just want some light viewing, the characters are a little too basic, goofy, and lacking in real um...character.

The script crams some backstory in there, but it isn't terribly effective.

It wants to be a comedy too much to be a dramatic drama, but there's still drama...-ish. It becomes hard to root for some of the characters when they can't take anything seriously.

I did find the writer/director's character to be the best character. I think that says something sad about me, but thankfully, I don't know what that thing is.

The one hour length is fine - for what this movie is, it would've lost points for stretching to 90 minutes. That bought it a point in my book.

I wouldn't say I felt totally fulfilled with my hour, but I wasn't upset either. I could've done worse. I have done worse.

It's not a great party-riff movie, in my opinion. It's okay if you want something simple and silly on your own. If you do choose to watch it though, I hope it does not prove to be your best decision of the day.

If you reach the dinner scene and are not feeling the least bit charmed, bail out. It will only get worse.