Review of Laid to Rest (2009) by Xou X — 10 Aug 2009

Do you know where you are?

Robert Hall has brought us great creatures as a makeup artist. In his possible first feature film, he created an odd character but certiantly someone special. Not a huge fan in the slasher genre but since I enjoyed "Friday The 13th", I might as try to enjoy this film.

A young girl(Bobbi Sue Luther) wakes up in a coffin in the middle of a cemetary. She soon realizes that she was abducted by a serial killer. She must find a way out before he finishes what he started.

Bobbi Sue wakes up in a coffin, how original. Later on, some old man calls it a dead box and complains about death. Bobbi is actually a dumb girl who cant seem to find her balance or memory. The killer is actually a tall old men who uses a camera as his vision. Or so it seems. Sounds like a old pedophile to me. Instead of having sex, he rips them apart with a knife. Its rather a odd adaption into the slasher genre but with the coolest mask, I guess we can almost say its even.

Exept the fact that the movie is so hell bent in trying to make its victims stupid that it forgets to become a great story about some troubled man or whatever he is. Rather clumsy work that requires the best soundwork and slow serial killers. In the end you feal cheated like some expensive romantic dinner.

With so so acting and so so special effects, this seems to be a tolerable slasher flick. But I cant help but to dislike the film. Filled with cliches and stupid moments, this becomes your average slasher flick that likes to text on cellphones. Characters are once agian dumb and horny who tend to hesitate to kill a crazy man wearing a mask.

Laid to Rest to some may become tolerable but to me it was pure cheese.

1.5/4.