KILLER
WEEKEND (2018)
Starring
Sean Michael Verey, Danny Kirrane, Timothy Renouf, Perry Fitzpatrick,
David Mumeni, Mark Heap. Directed by Ben Kent. (85 min)
ON DVD FROM DARK SKY FILMS
Review
by Tiger the Terrible😼
Killer
Weekend is a British horror-comedy that aims for a vibe similar to
Shaun of the Dead. Sometimes it succeeds, but a lot of it feels awfully familiar.
A
crew of self-absorbed douchebags go to a zombie survival camp for a
bachelor party weekend, which takes a turn for the worst when one of
them accidentally kills one of the “undead.” This leads to an
unfortunate chain of events where they end up inadvertently killing a
few others. The guys who operate the camp are all ex-soldiers and
understandably pissed, vowing revenge. This leads to a bloody
stand-off in an old nuclear bunker.
Everything’s
played for laughs and it’s often fairly amusing, though seldom
laugh-out-loud funny, mainly because we’ve seen a lot of these
tropes before, mostly regarding the ensemble cast of goofy
characters. Everyone’s painted and performed in broad strokes, much
of the humor mined from their casual – almost cavalier – attitude
toward the death and gory violence they’re causing, then later
subjected to. The soldiers, of course, are even more cartoonish than
the so-called protagonists.
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| Not Simon Pegg, but an incredible simulation. |
But
unlike Shaun of the Dead or Tucker and Dale vs. Evil,
none of the characters are remotely likable. In fact, the
protagonists are the actual bad guys here. Furthermore, some of their
personalities change drastically depending on the scenario. For
example, one family man, Toby (David Mumeni) is supposedly the
group’s moral compass and initially horrified by what they’ve
done. Then without warning, he’s as indifferent to the carnage as
the rest of them...all for the sake of a one-liner or two.
Still,
Killer Weekend has enough moments to make it worth checking
out. The situation itself is sort-of engaging and a few of these
characters – such as Eric (Danny Kirrane), who takes the zombie
weekend a little too seriously – are genuinely funny. Just don’t
expect much beyond that.
KITTY CONSENSUS:
NOT BAD. LIKE CAT CHOW.
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