Redd Inc.

It feels saw-Esq at the start, but that changes. I really enjoyed this movie. I thought the acting was good. The camera work was fine. The plot moved along nicely, I never got bored. If you don't mind blood and gore, you will hopefully love this movie as much as I did. I would recommend this movie to anyone age 18 and over. It is certainly no worse than a Jason or Freddy movie. I really loved the very end. I really liked the main girl, the actress did a great job. I hope she does more movies in the future. Thanks for reading! If you liked this, please uprate. I gave it 10/10, just because movies like this tend to disappear, and I really liked this one.

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.

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.

Chosen as the closing night film for the Australian Film Festival, could REDD INC. be the film that relaunches the ozploitation craze of the 70's and early 80's..? If the reaction from the sold out premiere audience is any gauge, the answer is a resounding "yes!"

Redd Inc. starts with news reports and clips informing us that a serial killer Thomas Reddmann (Nicholas Hope) known as the 'head-hunter' has perished in fire during an attempted escape from a local mental institution. Annabelle Hale (Kelly Paterniti) an online stripper who was a key witness at Reddmann's trial is kidnapped and wakes up chained to an office desk with 5 other people who were also involved with Reddmann's trial in various capacities.

The captives are soon introduced to Mr Reddmann who informs them that he is their regional manager and that they have a job to do. He declares that he is innocent and expects them to work to the best of their abilities to find the real head-hunter killer. Assigned to different tasks using the court case documents, the 6 captives get to work, or face a strike against their name, in the form of a cut to the forehead… 5 strikes and you're out.

Redd Inc. is a new low-budget Australian horror film from co-writers Anthony O'Connor and Jonathan Green (who also co-produces with Sandy Stevens), and director Daniel Krige; who have managed to deliver an original take on a familiar theme.

The ensemble cast are all good, with Nicholas Hope turning in a delightfully creepy performance as Redd and a nice cameo from Tom Savini who worked as special make-up effects supervisor. Newcomer Kelly Paterniti's character visibly grows in confidence throughout the film and she's probably one to watch. However, the real star is the script, littered with references to keep most genre fans happy; it's tight, menacing and genuinely funny. Described by scriptwriter Anthony O'Connor as "office giallo", placing the horror in the everyday office makes the setting instantly recognizable to most of us and therefore more unnerving due to that familiarity.

The effects which were done by Sydney based Make-up Effects Group (MEG), and supervised by the legendary Tom Savini, are suitably gory and in a few notable scenes had the cinema audience squirming. Slashes to foreheads, removal of fingernails, limbs and heads are all on display and considering the budget restrictions are all done exceptionally well.

I really enjoyed the movie and would recommend it unreservedly to any horror fan. With the release of last years The Tunnel and 2010's The Loved Ones, Australian horror seems to be back in a good way, original, gory and wickedly funny.

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.