Review of Creep Van (2012) by Victor A — 05 Aug 2014

The ridiculously titled "Creep Van" is a B-movie that someone put a little effort into (apart from that title), and it's marginally better than hundreds just like it. The budget seems a little higher than most, as the production values are better than we've come to expect, and the script is full of some humor and light touches that make it a little easier to bear as well.

He's probably never going to make it to the big leagues, but Brian Kolodziej is actually quite appealing in the lead role. However, outside of a funny cameo from Troma king Lloyd Kaufman, the rest of the cast is forgettable. The film is basically a weird hybrid of "Christine" and "Saw", a riff on the urban legend you heard as a kid about the spooky van cruising neighborhoods, but unfortunately, it leaves too many unanswered questions to be successful.

It never explains any kind of motivation for this killer and his tricked out vehicle, and there's no rhyme or reason for his crimes. Many of which occur in broad daylight around busy streets and parking lots, I might add. There's an entire subplot dealing with a drug dealer and twenty-five pounds of weed gone missing that goes nowhere and doesn't fit in with the rest of the story.

And frankly, the film (while better than most) isn't good enough to preoccupy your mind and keep it from wondering about such things. There are some decent moments, and some outlandishly brutal murders but the lack of a cohesive story prevents "Creep Van" from rising any further out of the muck than it does.