A girls' weekend away turns into a nightmare when, one by one, they are killed by their own vanity.
Review
Whoa. This is an odd one to review. 2014's "horror, comedy, sex romp", Crazy Bitches, is a surprisingly well made film. I went in blind expecting zero budget indie fare, something some friends had made with a cell phone over a weekend away, maybe. What I got was a highly produced, well made, and somewhat confused little film.The film treads little new ground, with a selection of friends away for the weekend in a cabin in the middle of no where, when they start getting bumped off one by one. There is of course a couple of locals who might be the killer - and the group themselves. It's nothing new, but equally, it is pretty well done, too. It just doesn't seem to know what it wants to be.
It is a horror film? Well, there are kills, although mostly off screen. There isn't any chilling tension to mention. No gore, per se. Is it a comedy? It flows like a comedy, sure, but did I laugh? Once? No. Is it a sex romp? There are some very mild scenes of sex, but it is pretty much over-the-clothes or implied, and there isn't any nudity - so it's not really that, either.
Well, is it any good?
Yes. I watched the whole thing and didn't regret doing so. It's engaging - the acting is good across the board, with standout for me being Andy Gala (Criminal Minds) as the gay BFF to the group of girls - and possibly the funniest character. Writer / director Jane Clark (Meth Head) does a good job, too, and there is a TV show just being released based on it.
My biggest gripe is that at the ending point I was still confused over the who-dunnit part of the plot, which I can't go into here without spoilers. So I won't. But maybe I missed something.
It's an engaging, somewhat bizarre watch, that will, at least by this reviewer remain firmly uncategorized.
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