Review of Taboo (2002) by Jeremy K — 24 Apr 2004

Directed by Max Mackowski.

Written by Chris Fisher.

[b]Genre[/b]: Horror/Mystery/Thriller.

[b]MPAA[/b]: Rated R for language, sexual content and some violence.

[b]Runtime[/b]: 80 minutes.

[b]Plot Summary[/b]: A seemingly inconistent game of "Taboo" brings out the vile secrets and sexual desires from a group of six college graduates at a remote mansion where one of them flips out and proceeds to kill the rest in the manner of their secrets. - IMDB.

I have seen this film twice now. The first time I believed it to be hilarious, in a so-bad-it's-good sort of way. And I felt as if the filmmakers knew that. On second viewing, I am 100% sure that this film is actually trying to be good. And of course it fails miserably. It is poorly written and acted. Its only saving grace is that it is only 80 minutes long. Why *1/2, you ask? Well, if you watch it with friends in MST3K-mode, it is highly enjoyable. Do not watch it alone (do homework instead).

If you like [i]Taboo[/i], you might also like...

- [i]The Skulls [/i](Rob Cohen, 2000) - Luke McNamara, a college senior from a working class background joins a secret elitist college fraternity organization called "The Skulls." - IMDB.

- [i]R.S.V.P. [/i](Mark Anthony Galluzzo, 2002) - A Hitchcockian black comedy in the spirit of 'Rope' and Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians' that begs the question can murder, if done well, be considered art? - IMDB.