Supelice
Dreadfully Boring
Joanna Mccarty
Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Zlatica
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
VinnieRattolle
Holland Price has an idyllic life until one fateful Halloween night when a mysterious stranger arrives to murder his wife and kidnap his daughter. Ten years after Holland's life spiraled out of control, he's finally beginning to pick up the pieces when the nefarious Mr. Hush returns.Okay, I get the hate for this movie. On many levels it's amateurish - the performances are all either stilted or totally over-the-top, the tone is uneven, the sound fluctuations are jarring, the editor lingered too long on shots to pad the running time, and continuity is less than continuous. That said, I've seen a lot worse crap than this (I could easily name 10 off the top of my head... and bit-player Brian O'Halloran appeared in two of 'em).If you can forgive the many shortcomings, there's actually a lot to admire about this offbeat little flick. For starters, there's the story, which is fairly well-crafted despite some unnecessary scenes and redundant dialogue. There's decent misdirection going on which makes the big twist work - even if you think it might be going there (as I did), you don't quite expect it when it does. For fans of the cast (most of whom appeared in popular horror movies), there are dozens of sneaky references to their other films. And though the tone gets a bit too schmaltzy at times, when it's being playful, it's a helluva lot of fun. The film tries to be something unique and certainly succeeds on that level. This is the type of movie which probably plays best with a large audience of 30-to-40-something horror fans who are in on the jokes. If that's not you, then this definitely ain't your movie!
Tombie Stuller
I just watched this movie for the second & third time today back to back with the commentary on for the third viewing. I'm GLAD I watched the commentary. I was only going to give it 7 stars. Having learned more about the film listening to the David Lee Madison & Edward X. Young commentary I decided to bump it up to 8. Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Madisdon at the Wilson College Horror Film Fest in Chambersburg, PA. I attended the festival in support of another locally produced movie which I was involved with called "HogMaul: The Legend of Abrams County". The other movie I was excited for was "Mr. Hush". It didn't disappoint me. What disappoints me is the horrible reviews it got. In my opinion, from start to finish, it is without a doubt, a solid story with pure imagination involved. For Brad Loree's first leading man role, I was impressed. All actors really gave it all they had and then some. David Lee Madison used some very impressive shots in just involving the scenery alone to keep his vision very clean and clear. Mr. Hush has some of the corniest happy family moments I've ever seen to concrete the importance of the tragedies that lie ahead. Also, it is a story I've never seen before. Which is very refreshing. On many levels this film pays true homage to the Horror genre. In just the ending alone, it is easy to see how "tongue-in-cheek" this flick's design is. It is a work of art, people. There is a lot to keep in mind when viewing a film. As, there is a lot to keep in mind when creating one. Hecklers- go make your own damn movie. *prosit* Tombie Stuller p.s. Steve Dash is friggin' hilarious!
mitchell-1829
This is nearly unwatchable, and anyone that gives it over 3 stars is clearly an actor in the film, a family member of one of the actors, the director, or made the mistake of funding the film and is trying to get their money back by bumping the IMDb score.While I fully support independent films, this is film is poorly conceived on many levels. If you can get past the poor acting, cinematography, plot, directing, audio engineering, and vomit invoking lines... your still left with a film where you just don't care what happens, except to see just how ridiculous it gets. My core question, did they bother to take multiple takes or was this a "first take only" kind of film (aka, "dude, that first take might work... NEXT!"). Finally, the monologuing was completely over the top. No offense, but if you killed my wife and my girlfriend, I wouldn't let you blabber on about my grandfather... I'd just bash you with a bat and try to get out of the house.One of the worst parts:The "dream sequence," or whatever the heck that was, between Holland Price (Brad Loree) and his grandmother (~1 hour in) nearly made me want to destroy my TV. Seriously, who thought that was a good idea? Also, the last 10 minutes is just laughable... as it's clear they simply gave up. I'm sure someone will say, "Oh, you just didn't get it." To that, you are wrong. It just didn't make sense. If that mess you call a movie was an attempt at horror, or a horror comedy, or something else, you missed on every mark.The one bright spot was Alexis Lauren, she did a good job and I could see her surviving this film and going on to do other things.Don't forget to watch the final credits as they actually had the guts to leave a sequel open? My vote, don't do it.
Fields201
This a hard one to review for me because I personally know one of the actresses in the movie: Jessica Cameron. She was going to be on a film we were making around the same time she was making this one but I think she pulled out to make this one. I'm not sure. Since then, she was excited to work on a project that I'm about to start in the next year. I know she was promoting Mr. Hush pretty hard, and I only recently got a chance to watch it. Oh man.....It started off with a little promise. The directing was a little awful but I liked the camera they used. The camera man couldn't hold it worth a crud at times, but it was passable. Also the editing sucked too, okay so everything behind the scenes wasn't up to par! But I liked the acting! Jessica did well with her part, even with her awful lines, she was able to deliver it as convincing as she could. The actor who looked like Thomas Hayden Church seemed pretty good.Then Mr. Hush came dressed up as Father Flannigan and everything went to crap. He ends up holding a knife to Jessica's throat as Thomas Hayden Church goes into defensive stance. There's no build up, no suspense, it just happens. Then nothing but hammy acting is displayed and everyone's acting ability and common sense goes out the window. Then for some reason Thomas Hayden Church starts to look like Jeff Bridges and it just felt like a series of events were happening. Nothing in the movie seems like it was connecting to each other and the bad guys seem so hammy, I almost went out for a honey glazed ham at Kroger! It's that bad! Then I don't know what this film was supposed to be: a horror or a comedy? The last fifteen minutes of the film just seemed so out of place, and so laughable, and it was like the film stopped trying to take itself seriously... like it was a parody of itself.I don't know how this got distribution or the appearance of Dante from Clerks into this, but I guess this could be a study film for aspiring filmmakers. It's an independent film and should be looked at as such. It's not the worst film I've ever seen, but I guess it's good to laugh at with your friends. My friends got bored, and they forced me to shut it off after fifteen minutes. I should have shown them the last.
