Review of Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) by Zachary F — 04 Dec 2011

Hobo: [to a group of newborn babies] I used to be like you. A long time ago. All brand new and perfect. No mistakes, no regrets. People look at you and think of how wonderful your future will be. They want you to be something special, like a doctor, or a lawyer. I hate to tell you this, but if you grow up here, you're more likely to wind up selling your bodies on the streets, or shooting dope from dirty needles in a bus stop. And if you're successful, you'll make money selling junk to crackheads. And don't think twice about killing someone's wife, because you won't even know it's wrong in the first place. Maybe... you'll end up like me. A hobo with a shotgun!

Hobo With a Shotgun is by far the most disturbing movie I have ever seen, but also one of the most entertaining. Using a distinctive, but old Technic, they bring back Technicolor and the experience of eighties bloodbaths. There's great, but unrealistic acting from co-actors, but I think the protagonist takes the stage with his hardcore and vengeful acts that surprise the crowd with bloodshed to last through the whole film.

Rutger Hauer plays one of his greatest roles as a hobo that arrives to the most violent and corrupt town that is basically controlled by "The Drake" and his boys, Slick and Ivan. witnessing these horrifying acts, the hobo has to step up and end it all with a shotgun. He is helped by Abbey, a prostitute who also wants a change to the town, but is afraid of slick getting in the way. So they get a new idea, and try to leave, but the hobo's actions caught The Drake's attention, and sends threatens everyone to kill the hobos, or he'll kill their children.

This movie is so problematic, but has its triumphant ending to it all. If you haven't seen any grindhouse films, this movie will surprise you, and probably disgust you as well. It wouldn't amaze me if there was an extremely gruesome part every three minutes in this movie, that's how bloody it is. Its also mixed with loads of disturbing scenes, like the carnage of innocent people, and parts so disturbing that I don't even think I should be saying it on here. Bloody disgusting, but different, I'll like to see more movies with as much unique filming and the gut-wrenching action as Hobo With a Shotgun.

Hobo: Hallelujah.