I don't really know what to say about this movie. The movie is either a remake, a homage or loosely based on Tod Browning's 1932 classic Freaks. However, it falls short in nearly every aspect.
Firstly, the music is horrendous. It is of the period I guess but it's just terrible. I'm guessing they just sampled the first royalty free music of the 30's they found and tacked in when they thought they should.
The 'acting' is equally bad. The main character Lon in particular gave frequent monolgues with over the top delivery. In saying that, he almost gave the impression of being trained to act, unlike the rest, that seemed to have zero acting ability. The dialogue was bad though, so they could only do what they could do I suppose.
No one is likeable. Even the 'Freaks' in the original had charm and you had empathy for them. Every character in this film was equally unpleasant. It was hard to differentiate between who were the good guys and bad.
The ending was extreme. I'm guessing the budget was limited, and it looked like they saved the majority for the end retribution. To me, it was excessive, lingering, bordering revolting, unequal in distribution and straight out torture p**n. It failed in that I felt empathy for the villain and dislike the ones I was supposed to support.
I watched it through and wish I hadn't. No redeeming qualities and definitely not one I recommend.
Firstly, the music is horrendous. It is of the period I guess but it's just terrible. I'm guessing they just sampled the first royalty free music of the 30's they found and tacked in when they thought they should.
The 'acting' is equally bad. The main character Lon in particular gave frequent monolgues with over the top delivery. In saying that, he almost gave the impression of being trained to act, unlike the rest, that seemed to have zero acting ability. The dialogue was bad though, so they could only do what they could do I suppose.
No one is likeable. Even the 'Freaks' in the original had charm and you had empathy for them. Every character in this film was equally unpleasant. It was hard to differentiate between who were the good guys and bad.
The ending was extreme. I'm guessing the budget was limited, and it looked like they saved the majority for the end retribution. To me, it was excessive, lingering, bordering revolting, unequal in distribution and straight out torture p**n. It failed in that I felt empathy for the villain and dislike the ones I was supposed to support.
I watched it through and wish I hadn't. No redeeming qualities and definitely not one I recommend.