Club Dread
Review by Clint Morris
 The
second major film from comedy troupe Broken Lizard, centres
on a self-gratifying resort for Swingers in Costa Rica where
the clientele are speedily being chopped up by a Jason Voorhees-like
killer on the loose.
Who could it be? Who’s next? And who’s the lucky
guy smack bang in the middle of a threesome?
The anticipated follow-up from the witty troupe that bought
us Super Troopers? Or a remake of I Still Know what
you did Last Summer? Hard to tell.
Comedy troupe Broken Lizard would have you believe it’s
the former and perceptibly just as inspired, imaginative and
fun as their Canadian Cop Comedy from a couple of years back.
Unfortunately, there’s not an ounce of giggle to be had
here - questioning whether anyone actually intended it to
be a comedy or a tribute to Gus Van Sant and his penchant
for frame by frame colour remakes of horror films.
If its satire, it’s without reference, if its comedy,
it’s without laughs and if it’s a film, it’s
without thought.
In a recent interview, director and cast member Jay Chandrasekhar
mentioned that he’s never seen any of the Scary Movie
movies. Now how obvious is that? If he had, he’d have
realised that he’s definitely missed the boat on giving
the horror genre a good ribbing.
And if it wasn’t intended to do that – rib the
genre – but simply make something that plays out semi-seriously,
then the question is “Why”? What’s the impetus
for that? It’s not scary, it’s not funny, it’s
not really anything…
In some respects, it looks like an excuse for the comedy
gang and co-stars Bill Paxton and Brittany Daniel to snag
some money off Fox Searchlight and have an Island holiday
for a couple of weeks.
Club Dread is watchable – the lovely Daniel helps
keep peepers on the screen – but then again so is a dire
church choir on the sub-zero opening night of a Christmas
pantomime.
Now how about that Super Troopers prequel?
1.5 out of 5
Club Dread
Australian release: Thursday June 24th
Cast: Bill Paxton, Kevin Heffernan, Brittany Daniel, Paul
Soter, Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar.
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