I got a chance to see a screening of the unrated version of this film, and was mildly impressed. The story is centered around a young woman who is traveling to California with her wanna be actor boyfriend. Along the way they encounter a psycho killer who stalks the area around a nearly abandoned rest stop.
The film is being released in both a R rated version and an unrated version. I can only speculate as to what is going to be cut to get the R rating. I don't see cutting the gore or violence taking much away from the film. Cutting the nudity could lessen the effectiveness of the set up.
Unfortunately, what won't be cut is Joey Lawrences performance. I don't think I'm giving away too much say that his death scene is too long, since the director seems to freely mention that it is a ten page death scene. Mr Lawrence's performance is less than believable, and quite frankly his time on screen does not justify having to sit through his life story told from his deathbed.
I wouldn't recommend purchasing the DVD, but it might not be a bad rental.
The film is being released in both a R rated version and an unrated version. I can only speculate as to what is going to be cut to get the R rating. I don't see cutting the gore or violence taking much away from the film. Cutting the nudity could lessen the effectiveness of the set up.
Unfortunately, what won't be cut is Joey Lawrences performance. I don't think I'm giving away too much say that his death scene is too long, since the director seems to freely mention that it is a ten page death scene. Mr Lawrence's performance is less than believable, and quite frankly his time on screen does not justify having to sit through his life story told from his deathbed.
I wouldn't recommend purchasing the DVD, but it might not be a bad rental.