Written and Directed by Troy H. King and starring Lisa Baldwin and a terrific comeback performance by Tony Moran, this story follows a homeless veteran, Joe as he is abused by the street and various passers-by as a joke. Joe is rescued by Mark and Janice, a brother and sister who feel sympathy for him as he apparently resembles their beloved late father. After taking him home, cleaning him up and feeding him, they reveal their true motives for taking him in....A plot to continue receiving their late father's pension. It seems a dream come true for Joe, someone forgotten and slipped through cracks in the system, but later on, darker intentions are revealed with a bloody end. Don't even TRY to figure out when the penny drops, kids, you won't have a chance. Normally, I have complaints with sound editing on independent films, but on this one it is flawless. Lisa Baldwin (Janice) seems a bit stilted with her acting, but then you realize, it's meant that way. Her dementia comes out better the way she floats about, dreamlike. Tony Moran gives a flawless performance as husky Mark, the new patriarch of the family and James Wilford Hardin's Joe, you can't help but give your heart to, as he clumsily thanks the family for their seeming good intentions for him. This was a true shocker, that really needs to be seen in some anthology show, or compilation, because rarely can you get the jump on horror fans, but in this film, they do it nice and sneaky. 8/10
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