Part comedy, part murder mystery, "Hanky Panky" takes viewers on a journey of a sentient napkin and his encounters with an unsuspecting group of friends.
It has a great ensemble cast who work well with each other and ultimately with the napkin puppet in a film that becomes a holiday trip with friends turned murder mystery. It takes place in a cabin around the holiday season as the ensemble of friends grapple with their relationship with each other and their realization that the napkin that their friend keeps has a personality with a murder mystery twist.
I thought that the fight scene at the end between the napkin and the hat was particularly entertaining because of the way that it was filmed. Despite the extended length of the scene, the graphics and the way it was puppeteered added suspense and comedic relief. The editing was really well done for the film and those portions.
I also enjoyed the references to other pieces of media such as "Cheers" through the character's names and through the font used in the title.
Overall, this low budget film is not something that I would typically seek out to watch but it's opened my eyes to films within this genre. It doesn't take itself seriously and that adds to the enjoyment of it. The references to other films and tv and the originality with adding puppets like the napkin and the hat to the ensemble of cast is a smart and unexpected twist. I recommend it to anyone looking for a mystery and comedy.
It has a great ensemble cast who work well with each other and ultimately with the napkin puppet in a film that becomes a holiday trip with friends turned murder mystery. It takes place in a cabin around the holiday season as the ensemble of friends grapple with their relationship with each other and their realization that the napkin that their friend keeps has a personality with a murder mystery twist.
I thought that the fight scene at the end between the napkin and the hat was particularly entertaining because of the way that it was filmed. Despite the extended length of the scene, the graphics and the way it was puppeteered added suspense and comedic relief. The editing was really well done for the film and those portions.
I also enjoyed the references to other pieces of media such as "Cheers" through the character's names and through the font used in the title.
Overall, this low budget film is not something that I would typically seek out to watch but it's opened my eyes to films within this genre. It doesn't take itself seriously and that adds to the enjoyment of it. The references to other films and tv and the originality with adding puppets like the napkin and the hat to the ensemble of cast is a smart and unexpected twist. I recommend it to anyone looking for a mystery and comedy.