After his latest film is met with horrible reviews, Able Whitman sets out to prove the critics wrong by finding inspiration in his cast and crew. Sometimes great art requires great sacrifice... Read allAfter his latest film is met with horrible reviews, Able Whitman sets out to prove the critics wrong by finding inspiration in his cast and crew. Sometimes great art requires great sacrifice, and the director always gets final cut.After his latest film is met with horrible reviews, Able Whitman sets out to prove the critics wrong by finding inspiration in his cast and crew. Sometimes great art requires great sacrifice, and the director always gets final cut.
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The gore, or lack of it, is another disappointment. The effects aren't really the problem, I realised that they were obviously fake to mimic some of the questionable gore props used in the 60s and 70s however I distinctly remember most of Lewis' gore being quite revolting and of bad taste. In 'Smash Cut' they are all played for a laugh which was a bit of a shame. In addition to this, and contrary to much of Lewis' ethos, many of the gore scenes are remarkably weak, nothing much is shown. On occasion the gore is there with some guts and plenty of blood, but certainly nothing which sticks in your head like in Lewis' movies.
'Smash Cut' delivers an experience which is occasionally close to the great Lewis movies of old, too often though it forces the formula too far, with the 'bad acting' coming off a little to camp, and many of the jokes coming too close to seeming like a bit of a micky take. There are many aspects of the movie which fall short, but overall, the main problem remains that for a movie attempting to pay homage to the God Father of gore, it's not anyway near gory enough.
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Sasha Gray at least 1 point for you.
This is very bad - but still has some silliness to be classified as funny in some manner.
It's not really a horror and never could be considered one.
It's simply too stupid to be one.
The opening scene in the movie theater is great - along with the sexy psychiatrist and the stuffed doll is really cool.
The over the top acting and effects were just too absurd to be stupid and yet they were not great either.
Just like this review, it keeps you watching for some reason or other and it's not because it's any good really.
Another revelation, but unfortunately of the bad kind, is the actress Sasha Grey. Although famous for her adult roles, she came (no pun intended) to the attention of the mainstream public audience, with her landing the role in the new Soderbergh movie (Girlfriend Experiment). While I haven't watched that movie yet, her performance in "Smash Cut" is really bad! While it isn't a movie to really judge someones acting abilities, she has a major role here and does disappoint. But I'm still curious of the Soderbergh movie, so I'm looking out for that. This movie can only be enjoyed, if you are in a really good/silly mood
Did you know
- TriviaDavid Cronenberg was originally considered for the role of Able Whitman.
- GoofsThe red Alfa that Able was driving was visibly damaged from hitting a tree the night before, yet when he drove it to work the next morning, there was no damage to the front of the car at all
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Fred Sandy: Ladies and gentlemen, the announcement we are about to make has been made only three times before in motion picture history. Each time, it has preseated that the showing of motion pictures that have become reguarded as the most unsual of their type ever filmed. And now... we make this announcement for the fourth time. We are about to show you a new movie which is called Smash Cut. Watch if you must. But remember... you were warned.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the first set of credits, Abel Whitman's name is removed from his parking space. In this same scene, the reel of Terror Toy 2 is burned.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Entourage: Porn Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (2010)
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- CA$350,000 (estimated)