Review of Hobo with a Shotgun (2007) by Christopher H — 24 Jun 2012
Intentionally trashy, gritty, and ultra-violent, this piece of exploitation homage is as good as anyone could expect from a movie titled 'Hobo With a Shotgun'. This movie was originally a fake trailer in 'Grindhouse' and it is very much a 70's style exploitation film (even down to being filmed in Technicolor).
Rutgar Haur plays the Hobo and his un-ironic serious performance is a nice offset to the film's over-the-top villains. The plot is very simple with the title character taking the law into his own hands and delivering vigilante justice to a crime-ridden city.
However, that's is also the problem. The story is so simple that the characters don't get much depth and end up being forgettably one-dimensional with the exception of the Hobo. Plus the film's abundance of gore and violence can get a little un-settling at times.
Recommended strictly to exploitation fanatics.
This review of Hobo with a Shotgun (2007) was written by Christopher H on 24 Jun 2012.
Hobo with a Shotgun has generally received positive reviews.
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