Following RUM DIARY, I took a break to relax and enjoy a couple of beers on Sixth St. before walking over to the Alamo Ritz theater to watch this movie. Writer Ryan Levin and director Jack Perez present the story of troubled Ken Boyd (Kevin Corrigan), a man trying to readjust to life after a stint in a "loony bin". Ken, a shy and anxious guy takes a job working for a local ice cream shop in his small home town while moving back in with his disappointed mother (Karen Black). Shortly after his arrival, Ken seeks bloody revenge against his old high school acquaintances whom he blames for his problems. Things get a bit more complicated when his daughter Amy (Ariel Gade) wishes to reconnect with him; and also when he becomes romantically involved with a woman named Stephanie (Lucy Davis). The town sheriff (Barry Bostwick), who also happens to be seeing Ken's mother, begins a full investigation and begins to tie all of the serial murders to Ken.
I really enjoyed this dark comedy. Ryan Levin does a great job with his script which gives the talented Corrigan and Barry Bostwick lots of great material. Bostwick really steals the show as the sometimes thick headed and somewhat inept sheriff. He has all of the great lines in the film. The young Ariel Gade displays tremendous talent and shows much future potential as an actress. I do highly recommend this for people who love dark comedies which combine a little horror gore with well written comic material.
Mark Saldana
The Movie Doc
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