 Thanks for checking out this movie review video So this is for the 2019 film Random acts of violence and it is a shutter exclusive when I'm putting this review out It is a head of it being on shutter. It'll come to shutter on Thursday, August 20th So just know that because of that. This is a no spoilers review. So you can safely watch it I'll you know, I'll reveal a little thematic stuff some topical things from the film But it doesn't ruin the events of the film at all. So Yeah, decide if you want to watch this or not. Hopefully it makes Hopefully it just kind of adds to The experience of the film whether you choose to watch this before or after I'm not telling you that, you know I know exactly what you're gonna like or not like I'm just throwing the information out there And like I've been saying, you know, I feel like every film Deserves to be watched by people once that way you can you know form your own opinion about it But anyway, it's a shutter exclusive Directed by Jay Berichel, which that name may sound familiar He's done a lot of acting in the past mainly comedic stuff But he's all he has directed the film goon last of the enforcers, which I will say it was a pretty solid film I think he's done a good job directing and with this film I think he did a solid job directing. He also I wouldn't say stars in it because he's not the main character But he is in it as a character that's in it a decent amount and I kind of wish he would have cast someone else because I Think maybe he's just better as a comedic actor He does have some comedic moments in the film and that like fits with who he is But I don't know. I just felt like someone could have been better in that actual role I don't think he did the best in that role and I wish he would have just stuck to the actual directing Which like I said was solid. He did a pretty good job with three directing and I feel like that's kind of his That's his future, you know, that's his present. That's his future. That's what you should stick with It was partially written by Bearishel, but also Jesse Shabbat Who also worked on the script goon the last enforcer with him as well last of the enforcers I'm sorry, and it's based on a comic by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti It has a three million dollar budget is what it had took him a while to get the financing together actually because Originally it was starting development in 2011 and then in 2015 they announced that they had finally finished all the casting and got all the financing secured so it took quite a while to really get this thing going unfortunately and Yeah, that always sucks when you when you have to take that long to get a film going because I feel like it Can end up really kind of breaking your spirit with the film, but you know, they put a lot into the film You can tell The shoot was actually just for 20 days and it was done in Hamilton, Ontario So if anyone's watching it you've been to Hamilton, Ontario and you're like, oh that looks familiar But you know the scenery is kind of vague. It's more of like a rural type setting So you probably won't really you know recognize anything anyway since I'm doing no spoilers I'm gonna give you a quick synopsis of the film, especially since it's not out yet on shutter So basically it's about a comic book writer who is going on a trip and ends up in The I mean he's kind of hitting like a bunch of places along the way to going to a convention and while he's doing that He hits a town That's very important for the comic that he does about a serial killer who's based in real life And so once he hits that town people start getting killed again The serial killer was not active at what had become inactive and then all of a sudden becomes active again and Why you know, that's kind of the big question with it And then also who's getting it and how and all this type of stuff and it kind of rolls into Obviously what's going on with the comic book writer? So that's kind of a quick synopsis. It's all I'm gonna say about that cool concept. It is a good concept So the colors in the beginning of this are actually really cool They do you know bear shell does a good job with the use of colors in this especially in the beginning thing But then it kind of goes to this weird Really clunky looking animation that they use in the film and they use it in the beginning of the film And then they use it again in the end. I don't like the animation. It doesn't work for me It looks awkward. It looks weird. It just doesn't work and it doesn't look good I really think what they should have done is just done real-life flashback Filming just yeah, just film real actors with that stuff I understand what they were going through or what they were going for with that animation to tie it You know into the comics like good concept, but I just don't think it worked. It doesn't look good, unfortunately There's a strong fear of kind of like Something that comes up to me. This is just a personal thing There's kind of this play off of like a rural setting as far as you know Getting a serial killer involved with a film and I feel like this gets used a lot Because it's that whole thing of you're away from civilization if something goes down You don't feel that safe because how are you gonna get to someone to get help a lot of time? There's the issue of oh, you know what no cell phone reception out here because it's so rural So those things are here in you know, which I feel like it gets used a lot in these types of films these slashers so Just something I thought They really stick with the violence and gore on this to make it kind of unsettling which is good like it feels Closer to a realistic thing because they stick with the scenes and I think that's important with this especially with kind of The angle they're coming at with some discussions in the film some dialogue in the film It complements it for that reason So I like that they chose to shoot it that way and the you know The violence and gore scenes like they look kind of realistic and like I said they get a little bit unsettling because they Stick with it. So I think that was properly handled They show a fandom that's kind of built on villains which happens in the horror community We all know this has been going on in the horror community for a long time Case in point right here, you know, I have stuff from pinhead, you know Freddie Krueger, you know stuff like that. I'm wearing a tall man from phantasm shirt, you know, that's commonplace but it kind of looks at it from a a Realm of after it's moved out of the horror community of fictional villains and moves into real-life villains i.e serial killers and it kind of gets to an issue that I You know see popping up where people, you know, bring questions to me because I do listen to like true crime podcasts and People will bring a question to me when we start talking about it of who's your favorite serial killer? And I hate that question because I think it's very inappropriate and very Misguiding I Think with a lot of people like they're just not thinking they're not wording it all that well Because saying it that way indicates that you like the serial killer that there is a fandom with the serial killer that you admire them and That's a problem if people are actually admiring them and viewing them as kind of like celebrities That's a problem because obviously they're horrible people and that type of stuff should not be Given real fandom. So there's a little bit of that discussion going on in the film through interactions with the characters So I find that kind of interesting because that's you know Even though it started filming some time ago and actually the script was done quite a while back It's still topical right now. So that works There's a reference point that the killer ends up using in this to kind of send messages that I kind of had to roll My eyes out because it's at roll my eyes at because it's pretty cliche at this point But they do kind of twist it and I was thankful for that because if they were gonna continue going down that road I was just gonna be like so unoriginal and dumb. So I'm glad they kind of saved it with that There's a sequence later on that ties into the beginning of the film that feels way too drawn out For what it's actually trying to reveal and what it reveals is fine. That's good and all But you took way too long to get there I think they need to really shorten that particular scene down and It would have had a lot more impact with with when I was watching and I was kind of like I see that you're trying to go somewhere let's get there a lot faster because Why it takes so long is not important. There's a lot that they could have cut out They could have just shortened it down and that's the thing like this films and like in with credits and everything It's an hour and 25 minutes. So it's not a long film So when you have those little stretches that feel like it's taking a long time That's not a good thing. So they need to cut that down What is revealed does make an earlier conversation have a different angle to it Which was cool because it makes you kind of reflect on what's been talked about in the film and addressed And it also takes a debate in the film and kind of flips it on its head Which is also an interesting concept as well And that's you know that that obviously that's to say if you're willing to Take that context and think backwards and be like oh well This makes me think differently about the beginning of it or this conversation or whatever so if you're willing to do that It's worth it. I wish they would have played the villain differently The villain in this seems very blank seems very blah It's very much they have no personality. It's just like Rando Villain type is is what it plays as they should have Added some personality because it would have made it way more menacing the way they do it. It's very much like Mechanical and it just doesn't play well in my opinion There's a voiceover at the very end of this film that's kind of trying to make a point But I don't think I really get the point and I would be interested to find out if other people who watch it Actually pull something out of that that's profound or interesting. I Kind of saw what they were trying to say, but it seemed very whatever to me. So I don't know put some comments down there Just didn't seem to have any real impact. So for that reason it kind of ends on this kind of like Kind of like dies out putter putters out. I dug the soundtrack in this I thought that was pretty solid and like I said the directing was pretty well done There are some cool camera movements with this to especially early on in the film They start to kind of go away from this a little bit further into the film But there are some really cool camera movements, which I did appreciate keeping things interesting visually They did get into a long standing debate now about the kind of like people who do creative things in this case the guy who's doing a comic book a very violent comic book based in real life and And what what is Is he inspiring people to be violent? Is he is he giving people ideas of things to do? You know this type of thing has come up a lot about books about comics about video games about movies all that stuff So it kind of like reenters Into this debate that seems to just keep coming up at least every other year or so But I don't think it honestly it doesn't really I Guess it adds a little it does add a little bit to it of its own idea This also delves into the discussion of using serial killers crimes as Entertainment and whether that's okay or not to a degree it kind of it doesn't make a Whole lot of a point of that but there is a little bit of a point of that and kind of look at this side Look at this side because there are two characters here kind of on opposite ends of the spectrum when they're talking about it, but There's something in the end that kind of changes that particular type of discussion Like I was saying like there was something that happens that's revealed that changes Your perception of that conversation changes your perception of the discussion of the point So that's good. There's a post credit scene in this But it was 100% silent and I don't think it was supposed to be so I think they had a technical problem I'm hoping it's not like that for when they actually put it up on shutter for everyone to Get their hands on because I I had a screener copy. So hopefully that's just a problem with the screener copy and not for you guys but Hopefully it wasn't intentional that they left it silent because it Didn't work if that's the case. It just seemed weird and like it wasn't on purpose So I don't know really what's going on there and then something occurred to me at the end So the main actor in this the main characters played by Jesse Williams and the whole time I'm like this guy like looks familiar to me But he had facial hair and then I found out looking him up. I was like, oh He only looked kind of familiar to me because of the facial hair because he's clean shaven in the movie I know him from and really love him in the cabin in the woods He was holding in the cabin in the woods and he did an excellent job in that I think he does a good job in random backs of violence. So good on that Jesse Williams I'd be down to see this dude more to be honest And just you know, it made me super excited because I love the cabin in the woods. It's one of my favorite horror films It's actually was one of my favorite films period. So that was cool so goods and bads with this film Overall, how did I personally feel about it? It's kind of a whatever film to me to be honest and I Was just eh about it. But that said, I know there are probably some people out there who will Quite enjoy this film. Another thing about it is I wanted more Kills to it. I wanted more tension build up between The people who are trying to survive and the killer I felt like there wasn't enough of that in my opinion So I just wanted a lot more out of it and it felt like when it was trying to make points And when it was saying things it was kind of like, okay You know, it doesn't feel like it matters that much So that's why I say it's kind of a whatever film for me personally, but hopefully other people really enjoy it. So I've been hymning and hawing about it. I'm like, do I give it two and a half? Do I give it two because there are good things bad things, but I think for me personally, I gave it two stars It just doesn't Just doesn't do a whole lot for me. Although I did point out there are some good things in there and I talked about that so But I do want to circle back to something on the very off chance that Jay bear shell sees this Jay Stick with directing you're doing a good job at that and writing. I mean, well Script could have been a lot better. Never mind stick with directing Plus I liked you in a lot of stuff anyway, but acting wise but stick with the directing man I think that's your future. I think I would really like to see more stuff that you have directed So anyway, I don't know why I just did that like he'll watch it because he won't We all know that but anyway, thanks everyone for checking this out Put your comments down here when you see the film or if you already have Spoilers in the comments are totally good people know that And then yeah, do me a quick favor and hit that subscribe button because it takes you literally a second And if you like any videos this one or any other ones that I put up That's your best way to repay me and show your gratitude because it really does mean a lot to me And I'm very very thankful whenever I see I get a new subscriber So thank you very much. 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