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This film by Richard Griffin is better by leaps and bounds than his last film, Raving Maniacs. The story in it's simplest is very straight forward and simple, there's a monster and hey guess what.. it's killing people. But the script has enough twists in it so you stay engaged in the story without getting confused by some overly pretentious and convoluted turn of events.
All the acting here is good with appropriate tongue-in-cheek-ness that one would expect in this kind of horror film. We're not talking all start A-list good or anything here, but these people in the film are definitely worlds ahead of some indie horror films where someone calls up his buddies who don't know a thing.
My personal favorite is Adam Brown playing Bubba. Right from the opening of the movie, Bubba breaks the 4th wall and acts as a bit of a narrator for the film. He breaks in doing this at a few different points. Not only is Bubba pretty funny, he also serves to send the audience a message of "Hey, kick back. Don't take this too seriously and have some fun." And that's what you get with Seepage. You get a good pile of fun that pokes fun at the horror genre. It's an indie horror film where you laugh with a "Hey that's pretty funny" rather than a "Wow look how bad they are." There's a lot to enjoy here an no one who goes into this with a good attitude will be disappointed.
All the acting here is good with appropriate tongue-in-cheek-ness that one would expect in this kind of horror film. We're not talking all start A-list good or anything here, but these people in the film are definitely worlds ahead of some indie horror films where someone calls up his buddies who don't know a thing.
My personal favorite is Adam Brown playing Bubba. Right from the opening of the movie, Bubba breaks the 4th wall and acts as a bit of a narrator for the film. He breaks in doing this at a few different points. Not only is Bubba pretty funny, he also serves to send the audience a message of "Hey, kick back. Don't take this too seriously and have some fun." And that's what you get with Seepage. You get a good pile of fun that pokes fun at the horror genre. It's an indie horror film where you laugh with a "Hey that's pretty funny" rather than a "Wow look how bad they are." There's a lot to enjoy here an no one who goes into this with a good attitude will be disappointed.
In today's world of commercial attempts at humor which most often fail or have marginal success at making anyone over the age of 9 laugh (Austin Powers 3), this is a film that hits the ground running and doesn't stop until it fades to black and rolls the credits.
It's been over a year since the last such film, Le Placard (The Closet) has managed to achieve all the humor that writers and directors try to put into it. From the outset, Slap Her makes fun of two things that Americans enjoy mocking, France and Texas. But, as much as it would be mildly amusing to see the average stereotypical backwater hick towns out in Texas trying to deal with the equally stereotypical snooty French person, the writers and directors here don't bite into the lowest common denometer. There are all the aspects of Texasism along side of the Frenchness but this film plays on characters that are a step above it. Starla (Jane MacGregor) is more of a trendy cheerleader out of the rich suburbs in southern California. Her parents (Julie White and Brandon Smith) don't deal in oil and cattle, but rather are an alcoholic mother bored with life and father who spoils his daughter. Starla's brother (Jesse James) might as well not even be from Texas he radiates such an anti-Texas image.
Slap Her She's French plays to many kinds of audiences. There are some less refined jokes involving prison inmates and the author Philip K. Dick. You can see them coming from a mile away but are well done to the point where they still achieve a smile and a snicker. Conversely there are moments of sheer unexpected hilarity which will have the theater thundering with laughter.
The lead actresses (Piper Perabo and Jane MacGregor) play their rolls well. Their charactors are totally beliveable and they both play their accent well. They get good support along the way and are not subject to carrying the entire film themselves. Michael McKean is notably amusing in the supporting role as Starla's French teacher.
This film is worth the cost of admission and then some which is a hard feat to accomplish with the rising costs of admission. Slap Her She's French earns your dollar. It is not something you will be disapointed about.
It's been over a year since the last such film, Le Placard (The Closet) has managed to achieve all the humor that writers and directors try to put into it. From the outset, Slap Her makes fun of two things that Americans enjoy mocking, France and Texas. But, as much as it would be mildly amusing to see the average stereotypical backwater hick towns out in Texas trying to deal with the equally stereotypical snooty French person, the writers and directors here don't bite into the lowest common denometer. There are all the aspects of Texasism along side of the Frenchness but this film plays on characters that are a step above it. Starla (Jane MacGregor) is more of a trendy cheerleader out of the rich suburbs in southern California. Her parents (Julie White and Brandon Smith) don't deal in oil and cattle, but rather are an alcoholic mother bored with life and father who spoils his daughter. Starla's brother (Jesse James) might as well not even be from Texas he radiates such an anti-Texas image.
Slap Her She's French plays to many kinds of audiences. There are some less refined jokes involving prison inmates and the author Philip K. Dick. You can see them coming from a mile away but are well done to the point where they still achieve a smile and a snicker. Conversely there are moments of sheer unexpected hilarity which will have the theater thundering with laughter.
The lead actresses (Piper Perabo and Jane MacGregor) play their rolls well. Their charactors are totally beliveable and they both play their accent well. They get good support along the way and are not subject to carrying the entire film themselves. Michael McKean is notably amusing in the supporting role as Starla's French teacher.
This film is worth the cost of admission and then some which is a hard feat to accomplish with the rising costs of admission. Slap Her She's French earns your dollar. It is not something you will be disapointed about.
This film has its moments but they are simply moments with a lot of failed jokes in between. The first Austin Powers was groundbreaking and excellent, the second played off of that and was unusually good for a sequel although not as good as the first, and this latest third installment just struggles throughout.
The opening sequences lend themselves of the humor from the first, but they quickly fade. Many of the jokes from the first two are simply reused and are no longer funny since we know what is going to happen either from seeing the previous films or the many parodies that stemmed from them.
Mike Myers still has potential in the characters of Austin and Dr. Evil and both do have good scenes but there was a lot more that could have been done but was not. Goldmember is rather 2 dimentional and Fat Bastard who was excellent from the second installment, seemed to be added in as an afterthought. Suprisingly, Scott seems to be the most developed character in this film.
The franchise has been milked for all it is worth and is in evident decline. Unfortunatly there is an opening for a fourth film. Please, leave the franchise with some dignity and do not make a fourth.
The opening sequences lend themselves of the humor from the first, but they quickly fade. Many of the jokes from the first two are simply reused and are no longer funny since we know what is going to happen either from seeing the previous films or the many parodies that stemmed from them.
Mike Myers still has potential in the characters of Austin and Dr. Evil and both do have good scenes but there was a lot more that could have been done but was not. Goldmember is rather 2 dimentional and Fat Bastard who was excellent from the second installment, seemed to be added in as an afterthought. Suprisingly, Scott seems to be the most developed character in this film.
The franchise has been milked for all it is worth and is in evident decline. Unfortunatly there is an opening for a fourth film. Please, leave the franchise with some dignity and do not make a fourth.