Breaking Glass Pictures
On Digital and On Demand September 10.
Autumn is right around the corner, and already, movies set during the scariest night of the year are here! And not everyone is ready for A Halloween Feast. For Angela Long (Lynn Lowry), there’s more stress than usual, and when she’s trying to keep her family together, not every day is going to be perfect. Set somewhere in Middle America, this story is a satire on everything that can go wrong! After catching her husband (James Griggs) smoking weed one day, she’s done the worst thing possible: chop off his fingers! That resulted in her getting sent to the psych ward for treatment and monitoring, but even after being released, she’s never been the same again.
This film, written and directed by Guile Branco, has the feel of being more than a sitcom modelled after The Simpsons and a Troma movie. When considering his mentor was none other than, “Coffin Joe” Jose Mojica Marins, there’s some recognisable elements not only from this Brazilian auteur but also in what this actress offered based on her time with Uncle Lloyd. This movie just has that feel of belonging to two worlds.
And I’m sure this film can give the Treehouse of Terror specials a run for its money, and the appeal here is that some conservatives may want to sympathise with this lead. The husband is a deadbeat; the kids are at different stages of their lives. For example, the eldest child, Karen (Julia Coulter) has a boyfriend (Branco), and I’m sure mom did not expect that! I’m sure all these little added stresses becomes troublesome, and Lowry is great at playing up the paranoia.
It’s almost like watching the story of Lizzie Borden unfold. Instead of the daughter doing all the mercy killing, it’s the parent! Although the roles are reversed in this adaptation, I couldn’t help but think about this tragic time in history.
Doctor Roger Park (Lou D’Amato) tries to help, but unfortunately he’s of no help when the patient goes after him too! As for this woman’s kids, they want to move out and do stuff, but it seems mommy dearest doesn’t want them to leave the cuckoo’s nest too soon.
4 Stars out of 5
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