Review of Tusk (2014) by Intuitivejohn — 23 Sep 2014

Odd...disturbing...so so acting...had to force myself to stay.

I saw this movie listed...and gave it second look because 1) Kevin Smith directed and I generally really enjoy his stuff and 2) I saw one of those preview shows on tv and watching the actors talk about...got me more interested.

Overall, I couldn't recommend this movie to anyone. The acting is wooden. Even the lead who played in Kill Bill was dull. Script was flowery...words I could see would be killer if delivered the right way..but was just boring to me. I wouldn't call it a horror movie...because my reaction was not "scared"...but disturbed. And not by the message or story...but the images. I got physically ill at some points.

Still I stuck it out...wanted to see how it ended up. Second half did pick up my interest. And in my seat.

So I"m not panning it...or saying he did a bad job. Any film is a massive undertaking...and the other reviewers saw some things I didn't.

So it 1) Made an impression...but not a good one. And 2) If you like Smith, might be worth seeing.

But overall I wish I never went to it. Only because the final scenes burned images into my brain I hope go away. That part worked.