Title: Storm Warning [Unrated]Director: Jamie Blanks
Starring: Nadia Farès, John Brumpton, Robert Taylor
Runtime: 82 minutes
Year: 2007
I rented this on Tuesday with all intentions of not liking it. I really thought it would recieve a huge fail on all fronts.
Surprisingly, the movie was not nearly as bad as I'd imagined. I'd actually go as far as to say it was good. Unoriginal, yes. But still, damn good.
There is scenes for the gore junkies while showing homage to a few of the classics. We've been front and center and seen these kind of scenarios unfold a hundred times before us. But isn't that kind of what you come to expect occasionally? The whole wrong place, wrong time situation? At least here we get a little twist. Instead of the playing up the damsel-in-distress routine, we get a little role reversal.
The husband was initially The Hero but lost the spotlight to the french speaking, uber hot woman known as his wife.
As they say... hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Clearing she was not cast just for her ass flaunting abilities (although, she does that as well). She nails the part perfectly when it came to slowly becoming the revengeful killer, the lead up is done exceptionally well. Forget running dirt roads screaming half-naked when you are locked up in a barn filled with all sorts of things to use as you please and the time to make the little devices your heart desires. This is the kind of victim I enjoy seeing every once in a while. The victim that not only fights back, but makes a mess of your face in the process.
I can see the aspects to this movie that could make it rank high on the shit list for some [and I'm sure it does] but I enjoyed it. The cast was awesome with the exception of the husband role, that dude could of used an espresso or two prior to setting foot on set. A little slow starting, but once it got going it kept my attention.
Recommended.
Jo
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