Review of The Green Inferno (2013) by Harry W — 10 Nov 2016

As a huge fan of Eli Roth I was so excited to see the Green Inferno, as I knew there would be inspiration from the hugely influential Cannibal Holocaust so I was thrilled to hear he'd be paying homage to it, but I was really disappointed.

The film is a sleaze fest from start to finish and not in an artfully exploitative Rob Zombie way more in a weird "bargain bin" 2nd November Halloween sale kind of way. Roth seems desperate to cram in as much banal depravity as he can in the short time he has to truly freak out his audience and it just doesn't work as there is absolutely no story and no likeable characters who really frame the gore.

I felt no compassion for the characters and whilst what I was seeing did affect me in the intended way, I did feel disgusted, frightened and even amused at times, but was I interested at all? Not really.

.. Other than that, future screem queen Lorenza Izzo gives a capable performance.