Review of Tusk (2014) by Filipeneto — 01 Oct 2018

When I decided to watch this movie I was very curious. I thought it was a horror movie or a thriller, but I was very disappointed in what I saw. The film is original, even bizarre, but it cannot in fact be considered a horror movie, and anyone who does it must be deeply easy to scare. It doesn't scare anyone, although its provocative and has strong scenes. The script is based on a podcaster's trip to Canada, where he meets an old sailor who is actually a psychopath obsessed with walruses. But the biggest problem is that the film seems only interested in provoking, not in accomplishing something. It's not a comedy, it's not a horror movie, it could never be a thriller because we can predict everything that will happen with great ease... I just don't know how to rate this movie.

Kevin Smith is far from a good director and this film only served to solidify the certainty that he doesn't deserve to be taken seriously. The construction of the script fails in many ways, none of the characters goes beyond the caricature, the performance of the actors is also a caricature of themselves. The only exception is Michael Parks who, with a generally good and somewhat serious interpretation, prevented the film from completely sinking in the mud and didn't allowed me to give up watching it. About Johnny Depp ... I'm just not surprised to see him here because he's gotten used to expecting anything from him.