A suspenseful, sometimes frightening movie with just enough cheeky humour thrown in to take off the edge. Although my "fear of clowns" wasn't enough to keep me from seeing this film, it was brought to the surface many times over. A tidy story with decent special effects for an independent film. It plays out smoothly with the aid of some really solid directing. At times I felt the lighting was a bit "dark", but that also added to the suspense, wondering just what the camera was going to reveal next. The performances of Jacky Reres (Lynn), Mark Lassise (Shivers the clown) and Rick Ganz (Tuck) brought much to this film, but I found Frank Lama's (Detective Peters) to be most enjoyable. His character was, by far, my favorite. For Kangas' second film, I would say that it's outstanding. He really has a great eye and who's to say what he can do with more financial backing? Check it out. You won't be disappointed, but you MIGHT just walk away with a...Fear of Clowns.
Review of Fear of Clowns
