Murder Party - Movie Review
Happy Sunday, everyone! I am sure some of you are recovering from a wicked night out, and there’s nothing better for a hangover than vegging out on the couch, eating some junk food, and watching a good movie.
And what better than a movie about a man going out for a Hallowe’en party and meeting some unexpected results to help you relive your own late-night memories? Wait – no one else got invited to a murder party? That’s a shame, a damn shame. Guess you’ll just have to watch the 2007 horror-comedy film Murder Party to see what you missed. This film was written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier and stars Chris Sharp, Sandy Barnett, Macon Blair, Paul Goldblatt, William Lacey and Stacy Rock.
The film centers around a lonely man who happens to find an anonymous invitation on the sidewalk for a Hallowe’en party not ominously-at-all labelled a Murder Party. Thinking nothing could be amiss and wanting company other than his taciturn cat, our guy makes a pretty wicked knight costume out of cardboard. He bakes some delicious bread to bring to the party and heads on his way.
One thing to be said about our villains – crazed art students obsessed with unleashing their talents to the most messed up levels – they didn’t falsely advertise. Poor protagonist walked right into his own doom. These maniacal art students tie him up and start brain-storming the best way to artfully kill the guy. Things don’t go according to plan and things get ridiculous fast!
Highlights
Very appealing, adorably well-meaning main character
Hilarious gags and gore
Excellent acting and character arc on behalf of the cat
A completely unpredictable ride from start to finish
8/10
One of the strongest points to the film are its unique and interesting characters. The protagonist is weirdly pathetic but loveable and the miscreant band of artists are all super weird – but in a good way. The gore in this film was done well and not over used. I also felt that the concept of artists wanting to murder someone to make art rather interesting and the movie’s focus on the “snobby artist” tropes and the hilarity of when people mistake something as high-brow art when it’s not, really funny.
Overall, I truly enjoyed this film. You should definitely watch this if you need a light-hearted horror film that isn’t afraid to make fun of artists and the art industry.Three more sleeps til Hallowe’en, folks!
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Til next time!
x P.L. McMillan