What is it with women directing cheap slashers? First I sat through Stacy Davidson's SWEATSHOP, and now comes Kate Glover's SLAUGHTERED, an Aussie variant on a tired theme. Once again, a bunch of characters find themselves trapped in an old rural location (this time, it's a pub, which is somewhat inevitable given the country of production) and are hunted down and killed one by one by a masked villain.
It's predictable stuff indeed, although marginally better than SWEATSHOP, because it doesn't have to rely on extreme gore to get by. The pacing is a lot better, for instance, and there are attempts at suspense sequences. Unfortunately the characters are still very unlikeable and the script is sub-par, leaving this a chore for viewers to sit through. Still, the villain looks pretty good...
It's predictable stuff indeed, although marginally better than SWEATSHOP, because it doesn't have to rely on extreme gore to get by. The pacing is a lot better, for instance, and there are attempts at suspense sequences. Unfortunately the characters are still very unlikeable and the script is sub-par, leaving this a chore for viewers to sit through. Still, the villain looks pretty good...