Review of Father's Day (2011) by Ian C — 28 Apr 2013

This twisted flick pays homage to the Grindhouse cinema genre. Taking a leaf out of Tarantino/Rodriquez 2007 Grindhouse double feature, the Astron 6 collective move the idea from the theatre to late night television. A fake cable channel is broadcasting this flick, complete with mock tv schedule and fake trailer.

In my opinion if this form of film making is to work it is essential that you cast well known actors. The whole point of the film is that you are capturing the very essence of the bad acting and over the top violence portrayed in these movies. This can not be achieved with shit actors, as all you get is shit acting, instead of quality actors sending themselves up.

That aside, this is a really fucked up flick with some genuinely disturbing, hillarious and grotesque moments. The plot is completely mental and this results in Brooks and Gillespie getting away with it.

If it had of had a different director and cast we could have had another Machete, Hobo with a Shotgun, Deathproof or Planet Terror on our hands.