I caught Slice because of Paul Scheer promoting it on How Did This Get Made, otherwise this movie would have passed me by. I kind of watched this movie scratching my head in confusion, it seems like the tone they were aiming for was schlockey late night horror/comedy and despite there being little scary or funny in Slice, the CGI, the makeup and the animated intro supports that theory. Its alright that we didn't get huge action pieces or expensive makeup jobs but you need a tighter script or something stronger to drive the plot ahead. There's plenty of weird stuff in the script that should be more interesting than it is when it plays out.
I can't say the plot of Slice had me fixated or on the edge of my seat but I wouldn't call it predictable. A movie centred around werewolves, witches, ghosts should command your attention and all I can say was that I was at least a little interested about where we'd finish up.
With the quality of the visual effects on display in Slice, I'm surprised the production was able to afford this calibre of actors and actresses. Zazie Beetz is an up and comer why was this project attractive to her? She's fine in this but other than wearing the punk rock getup and tackling urban fantasy, she's completely wasted here. Chance was better than I expected him to be but he's also used sparsely. Chris Parnell and Paul Scheer were surprising inclusions, both are solid in their supporting parts (or as much as they can be). Marilyn Dodds Frank is laying it on pretty thick as Vera but the movie needed more energy anyway. Rae Gray was fine as Sadie and Will Brill and Tim Decker probably got the most laughs of the movie as bumbling cops Mike and Bradley.
My reviews are usually longer but Slice, like its short run time, can be summarized pretty quickly. I did laugh a few times, the movie is so bizarre that I couldn't help but get some enjoyment out of it. I wanted to like Slice more than I did but there was just enough to enjoy to eke out a passing grade. My rating for Slice would be somewhere between 5-6 out of 10 but I'll round up to a 6. I still wouldn't recommend Slice, it was made for a very niche audience and I doubt you'll fall into it.
I can't say the plot of Slice had me fixated or on the edge of my seat but I wouldn't call it predictable. A movie centred around werewolves, witches, ghosts should command your attention and all I can say was that I was at least a little interested about where we'd finish up.
With the quality of the visual effects on display in Slice, I'm surprised the production was able to afford this calibre of actors and actresses. Zazie Beetz is an up and comer why was this project attractive to her? She's fine in this but other than wearing the punk rock getup and tackling urban fantasy, she's completely wasted here. Chance was better than I expected him to be but he's also used sparsely. Chris Parnell and Paul Scheer were surprising inclusions, both are solid in their supporting parts (or as much as they can be). Marilyn Dodds Frank is laying it on pretty thick as Vera but the movie needed more energy anyway. Rae Gray was fine as Sadie and Will Brill and Tim Decker probably got the most laughs of the movie as bumbling cops Mike and Bradley.
My reviews are usually longer but Slice, like its short run time, can be summarized pretty quickly. I did laugh a few times, the movie is so bizarre that I couldn't help but get some enjoyment out of it. I wanted to like Slice more than I did but there was just enough to enjoy to eke out a passing grade. My rating for Slice would be somewhere between 5-6 out of 10 but I'll round up to a 6. I still wouldn't recommend Slice, it was made for a very niche audience and I doubt you'll fall into it.