The Cook (2008/I)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Gregg Simon

Writers:

Nicholas Bonomo (writer)
Francisco Rodriguez (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Plot:

Over a long holiday weekend, unable to escape the confines of their sorority house, a handful of unsuspecting...

Plot Keywords:

Cook | Sorority House | Lesbianism | Voyeurism | Bocci Ball

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Mark Hengst	...	The Cook
Makinna Ridgway	...	Amy
Kit Paquin	...	Bunny
Penny Drake	...	Anastasia
Nina Fehren	...	Brooke
Noelle Kenney	...	Autumn
Brooke Lenzi	...	Kristen
Justine Marino	...	Pam
Stefanie Solano	...	Michelle
Allen Yates	...	Lance
Jackson Sowell	...	Jimmy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Bonomo	...	Frat Brother #1
Dan Butler	...	Detective In Charge
Justin B. James	...	Frat Brother #2
Denny Kaltreider	...	Forensic Specialist
Keith Lewis	...	Police Officer #2
Roy Oraschin	...	Doctor GQ
Daniela Romay	...	Sorority Girl #2
Josie Yount	...	Sorority Girl #1

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R (2009)

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company:

Cook Movie, The

Trivia:

Hospital scenes filmed on 3rd Floor of "Scrubs" Sacred Heart hospital set.

Movie Connections:

References Rocky (1976)

Soundtrack:

Red Eye

very inconsistent

I found The Cook to be both enjoyable and boring at various moments through the film. Almost everything was inconsistent. One actor would deliver a memorable performance and the next...would leave something to be desired. Mark Hengst, as the cook, was the highlight of the entire film. He was both humorous and rather frightening at times. He played a cannibal cook pretty well, I thought. Some of the girls were attractive, with some nudity (I know that's one appeal to this film).

The dialogue was mediocre...and with three screenwriters you figure they could come up with something better. Cinematography was one minute bland and uninspiring and the next fairly well done. The gore was decent...however, some of it looked particularly fake and amateur.

The plot was almost non-existent, even for a slasher film. Essentially, the sorority house gets a new cook and he's, well, not very nice.

I would avoid this unless you're particularly bored as you can find better violence, better gore, better nudity, better plot, etc. in many other slasher films. However, I do recognize that The Cook didn't have a large budget, and so the effort is admirable.

Mark Hengst carries this film...with a less interesting cook this film would be dismal.