37 - Some Guy Who Kills People

Connection To KISS OF DEATH - Kevin Corrigan.

Considering the director's (Jack Perez) previous as included Wild Things 2 and Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus, you'd be forgiven for actually automatically assuming that this film would be a bit shitty, but to be honest I don't really think a lot of people will be looking up the Perez filmography it just sort of surprises me and makes me smile (I've seen both of those films) that this film comes from him, it's far from shitty it's actually really, really good.

Ken (Kevin Corrigan) is released from a mental hospital and is given a chance at working at ice cream parlour, meanwhile several of the males in the town who where responsible for torturing Ken in high school are killed off one by one, during all this Ken's 11 year old daughter shows up (who he never knew about) turns up and is hopeful to be part of his life.

First thing's first - I consider Corrigan, such an unsung talent, he as a great quiet charisma (Grounded For Life was really when I started becoming a fan) in a rare lead movie role he carries it off so well - the film's strongest moments for me are seeing the relationships in the movie Ken makes, firstly with his daughter, Ariel Gade who plays her, hasn't done much other stuff but the relationship that builds up between them is a joy to watch, it was also great seeing Lucy Davis as the love interest (at the pushing initially of his daughter) it seemed very realistic that how she felt about herself would mean why she would pick somebody like Ken. I can't leave out Karen Black (as his mother) and Barry Bostwick (as the police chief and sleeping with his mother), I liked Black's antagonist behavior towards Ken and when it builds (sorry for spoiling  it here) that it was out of love for him to get out of this funk and Bostwick's fatherly instincts towards him even when the evidence starts pointing towards Ken.

I don't think I've seen a film in such a long time where I've really, really wanted a twist to happen, begged even - you should think it would be such a shame if his relationships with his daughter and Davis are destroyed because this is a horror film about some guy who kills people (a horror comedy but still)

Overall, the definition of an hidden gem, maybe not quite horror enough for some tastes but for somebody who wants a horror a little bit different this is a must watch for them.