Ruptured Rant: Chill

                             
                              CHILL
Country of origin- U.S.A
Year of release- 2007
Director- Serge Rodnunsky    
Cast- Thomas Calabro, Ashley Laurence,

I approached this film with some optimism, hoping it would be fun and something a little different. How wrong can one man be. The plot of this film is extremely convoluted, and at times I struggled to even understand what some of the characters where even supposed to be doing. The film centres around a struggling writer called Sam, and his quest to constantly wear a beany hat, even though its summer! At the start of the film we see him attempting to secure a job at a slightly down at heel deli, that appears to be run by the rudest woman I have ever seen. The rude woman says she will have to check with the actual owner whether or not Sam has got the job. Little does Sam know, the owner of the deli is in fact a totally insane undead doctor, with a Frankenstien's monster like creation at his command. Oh, and did I forgot to mention that this undead doctor of evil, kidnaps people and then steals patches of there skin to replace his own. Well he does. This may sound like its a; low budget, B-quality, enjoyable trash fest. But its not, it is in fact a zero budget, Z-quality, heap of trash, that nobody in their right mind would enjoy. 

Once the film establishes the main plot, (if you can call it a plot) it then sets about trying to rape are brain cells with a bucket full of pointless sub plots, that add about as much to the film, as getting a roll of barbed wire inserted into your anus would add to your ability to sit down. The stupid sub plots include; a detective stalking a woman he had a one night stand with, a pimp looking for a missing prostitute, and a mind numbingly dull romance.

This film won the Worldfest International Festival award for best special make up effects. But this award must have been free with a box of corn flakes, because the effects in this film are dreadful. Alongside some poor practical effects, that are in no way worthy of an award, there is one scene containing possibly the worst digital effect I have ever seen. The effect was so jaw droppingly awful, I actually rewound the film just to make sure I hadn't had some kind of mini aneurysm! 

Serge Rodnunsky, the director of this pitiful sack of mess, is not new to the world of film making. He is in fact an experienced director, with over 40 films under his directorial belt, so why is this film so damn amateurish? I think the answer to that question is clear, just because you have experience, does not mean you have talent, and crucially that's what this film lacked on every front, talent.