Rated: n/a (extreme gore) | Review date: 25-Dec-2009

The team of director Lee Demarbre and writer Ian Driscoll, who brought us titles such as Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter and The Dead Sleep Easy, pair up again for Smash Cut. The film follows independent filmmaker Able Whitman, played by David Hess, who begins to question his faith in his craft after his latest film received negative reviews. Able seeks inspiration from his stripper friend and muse Georgina Carson aka Gigi Spot. After a late night accident, Able thinks he’s found a new formula to create the most believable horror movies in existence.

Sasha Grey stars as local reporter and sister of Gigi, April Carson. When Gigi goes missing, April seeks the help of the famed and flamboyant private detective Isaac Beaumonde (Jesse Buck). As Beaumonde suspects foul play, April gains the attention of Able in order to investigate and stars in his next film. While all this is happening, Able’s madness only worsens as he continues his authentic and bizarre method of filming.

This film is full of hysterical performances, especially from Hess. His performance as Able is so sick and twisted and flat out hilarious. Sasha Grey continues to win my attention and respect as she graces the silver screen after transitioning from adult cinema. As I’ve mentioned in my The Girlfriend Experience review, she definitely shows some potential. The film also features some excellent appearances by cult film legends Michael Berryman and Herschell Gordon Lewis.

Demarbre’s directing gives the film an almost grindhouse like vibe. We get plenty of buckets of blood and piles of body parts that is much reminiscent of cult horror classics. The very unique music selection ads to the humor and weirdness of the picture. While I enjoyed the music, I did feel that it was a bit loud at times and drowned the actors performances. The props and film references are a treat for film fanatics as we see plenty of b-movie posters and references to real film.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.  It’s uniqueness and sick sense of  humor really carries the film and I felt the story to be a breath of fresh air. For me it was a very rare film for this genre; not only was it a funny b-horror comedy, but it was actually a nicely executed b-horror comedy.

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