The Mutilation Man (Video 2010)

An unknown man makes his way into a quiet neighborhood bringing nothing but torture and pain along side him. The police are on the hunt for someone with no identity, the only evidence of ... See full summary »

Directors:

Derek Cole, Shane Cole

Writers:

Derek Cole, Shane Cole

Stars:

Sabrina Carmichael, Derek Cole, Ed Cole

Cast

Credited cast:
Sabrina Carmichael	...	Jessica
Derek Cole	...	Malcolm Hayes
Ed Cole	...	Ted
Shane Cole	...	Malcolm Hayes
Shelly Cole	...	Cop #4
Steven Cole	...	Young Malcolm Hayes
Casey Delich	...	Cop #3
Jon Gale
Denise Gossett	...	Marcy
Sean Hughes	...	John
Russ Kobrin	...	Cop #2
Jessica Lowe	...	Neighborhood Woman #1
Richard Lowe	...	Detective Whites
Megan Lynn	...	Neighborhood Woman #2
Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein	...	Johnny

Storyline

An unknown man makes his way into a quiet neighborhood bringing nothing but torture and pain along side him. The police are on the hunt for someone with no identity, the only evidence of his existence is the mess he leaves behind. When he enters the home of Roy and Jessica, they have no idea what's in store for them. As the story unravels you find that there may be more motive behind the mans actions than either of them could ever imagine.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

CRC Digital Entertainment, Masked Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

This Film Has A Hint Of Friday 13th AND Halloween.

This is because the baddie wears a mask and similar clothes and likes to use a machete. Also, like Jason Vorhees and Michael Myers, he likes to vary the use of his weapons. The music has a John Carpenter type of score too, only less sophisticated.

This is where the similarities pretty much stop. I would think anybody liking those films will find this one appealing, though it's a lot slower, has less victims and is obviously made with a smaller budget.

The merits of the film which gained it a 6 from me is the style in which it was shot. The violence was not gratuitous, it all had a purpose and was not over the top like it could have been. If I had a complaint it would actually be the dynamics of the blood. The recovery speed from pain was too fast and not enough blood flowed from any of the wounds, something I found distracting. So we have restraint from gore but at the same time too much restraint to detract from reality. The acting from one person after being assaulted in a kitchen was terrible.

Real head wounds always look worse than they are while the head wounds in this film look like little cause for concern.

The script is OK, though the lead male character did quite a poor job delivering the bulk of it considering he would be reeling in pain. The using of the leads wife was not lost on me, it served to make the lead male understand his torturer much more than he would have. It is something which brings humanity to the masked man and it says a lot about the masked man's motive. I would have liked the use of flashbacks here but maybe budget constraints prevented it.

It has an old school feel about it. Providing you bear in mind the whole time you are watching a low budget indie film and not looking out for Oscar winning performances, you will see the vote of 6 I awarded it was warranted and that a sequel would be welcoming to you like it is to me. There are some nice touches which place it above lower fare.