Review of Excision (2012) by Chad O — 19 Oct 2012

"A disturbed and delusional high school student with aspirations of a career in medicine goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother.".

Really hope this one finds a following. Funny, well-acted and engaging with well formed characters and dollops of filth. Balances shifting tones throughout very well and has a pitch black finale that's perfect. Loved the "etiquette school" scene since it shows just how out of touch and off balance the main character is. Anna Lynne McCord is awesome in the lead and seems to revel playing one of the more off putting starring roles I've seen in a long time. Traci Lords is also great as the religious mother who desperately wants to have a more "put together" daughter. Nice cameos from Malcolm McDowell, Marlee Matlin, John Waters and Ray Wise round out a really good movie. Horror and coming of age film fans should seek this one out if they have a more eclectic taste.