Cert 15
93 mins
BBFC advice: Strong language, bloody violence horror
I have to accept that watching a movie, downloaded from itunes, in the passenger seat of a car trekking around Europe, is not a cinematic experience.
But I would not be able to review as many films as I do if I did not use my time in this way.
Thus, it struck me that I may not have gleaned the best shock effects from Jesse Thomas Cook's horror movie The Hexecutioners.
If I had seen it on the big screen I reckon I would have jumped at least twice more than I did but its cinema release was so limited I didn't have the opportunity.
Cook's film surrounds the premise that euthanasia has been legalised in the United States and unscrupulous companies could be given licences to carry out the 'closures'.
Malison McCourt (Liv Collins) has signed up for such a firm and soon discovers that all of the official training she has received goes out of the window when it comes to helping finish off her clients.
Actually, there is a bit of a grey area over who the clients are - is it those who are about to fall off the mortal coil or their families?
I digress, Her first experience of applying a lethal injection is not a good one so she is teamed up with a more experienced closure 'expert' in the shape of Olivia Bletcher (Sarah Power), a power-dressed, conscience-less killer.
But even Olivia is shaken by the expectations of the next bumping off which takes place in a scary mansion and involves rituals for which her firm has been paid $1 million.
To be fair, The Hexecutioners has an interesting, if convoluted, premise. But its problem is that its budget is not as big as its ambition.
Therefore, neither actress convinces in the lead roles and it tries to prompt its audience to jump with basic sound effects. Its finale is also in need of finesse.
But I reckon horror fans will approve and, as said, I think my own perspective needed to be better for it to have full effect.
Reasons to watch: it will make audiences jump
Reasons to avoid: obviously low budget
Laughs: none
Jumps: twice
Vomit: none
Nudity: yes
Overall rating: 6/10
Star tweet
John Jennings #TheHexecutioners that is how you make a scary movie Excellent :)
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