Inhuman Resources

Just saw this movie at a film festival in Seoul and was quite impressed. As is generally the case with film festivals, I didn't quite know what to expect going in other than how it is similar to Saw. While the similarity is there, Redd, Inc. is certainly its own film and one that is worth watching. It involves a recently escaped mental patient/prisoner who believes himself to be innocent and kidnaps the unsuspecting people who were involved one way or another with the conviction.

The movie lacks the sort of pathetic dialog the worst parts of the Saw franchise often include as other films do, whether it's Saw, other horror movies, or other other movies that involve multiple people in a tumultuous situation. The dialog is often funny, usually necessary, and never drab.

The director was kind of enough to show up and say a few things about his film along with taking questions, during which time he brought up his love of the comedy/horror genre. Often times horror movies are funny when they don't want to be and corny when they are trying to be funny, but Redd Inc. does a good job achieving what it is trying to achieve at any given moment. In the end, everyone has a moment or many of feeling chained to their desks.

I've read the negative reviews and, thankfully, they were nowhere near true. Of the most vociferous are those that say the plot is impossible, or cast aspersions on how it wasn't a comedy when it was billed as a horror comedy. First, what slasher movie doesn't have some sort of impossible aspects to the plot? There's always a level of "faith" we must go on when watching any good fictional movie. Second, while not plausible, the plot certainly doesn't demand a big leap in faith, so this aspect is just moot. Last, if the only thing one can gripe about is that the categorization is incorrect then he/she needs to stop reviewing movies.

I put this film off for a long time, but boy am I glad I finally watched it. Everything about it is smart, fresh, and original. The acting was believable - Nicholas Hope and the ever-cute Kelly Paterniti do phenomenal jobs in their roles- the direction, film, and sound were very good, the script was excellent, and the special fx were very good. AND...no time is wasted getting down to brass tax. Within 10 minutes the film is knee-deep in to the plot and doesn't let up.

Probably the smartest piece of the film is the script. While some categorize the film as a horror comedy, it isn't true comedy. It is a straight up slasher with some dark and very subtle knee slappers, if you will. Most of these examples are not "ha-ha" funny, but deeply ironic in nature, often done by way of subtle nods to the source. I LOVE this type of crafty inclusion in films, when done correctly like this.

Re: parental content

• profanity: plenty, but not gratuitous
• sexual content: one scene of female breasts and content, but no sexual acts or other
• intense situations: by the nature of the film there are several, but none are too disturbing
• violence/gore: plenty! I'm a gorehound, and while I wish there had been more pure gore, there is indeed enough to keep those looking for it interested. Some painful-to-watch scenes, and loads of blood. In all honesty, there was more blood and gore than I expected to see. Well done!

So glad I watched this. I like torture flicks, and I just didn't get the sense this would be as intense or as bloody/gory when reading the synopsis. Thankfully, I finally watched, and it is an all around smart, well done, enjoyable slasher film.

It feels saw-Esq at the start, but that changes. I really enjoyed this movie. I thought the acting was good. The camera work was fine. The plot moved along nicely, I never got bored. If you don't mind blood and gore, you will hopefully love this movie as much as I did. I would recommend this movie to anyone age 18 and over. It is certainly no worse than a Jason or Freddy movie. I really loved the very end. I really liked the main girl, the actress did a great job. I hope she does more movies in the future. Thanks for reading! If you liked this, please uprate. I gave it 10/10, just because movies like this tend to disappear, and I really liked this one.

A great story and solid performances with flawless special effects, Inhuman resources stands out in the horror genre. The movie is tense with many edge of your seat moments combined with the fear and isolation of the 6 people held against there will. Nicholas Hope is perfectly cast in his role as their demented former office professional turned captor with his character ranging from a calm and professional boss to outright psychopathic and twisted.

The story takes twists and turns along the way and it's entertainment that keeps you clued to the screen giving the audience satisfaction for their time. With the movie industry churning out endless no star horror garbage, it's great to come across a film such as this where all the right boxes have been ticked

Chosen as the closing night film for the Australian Film Festival, could REDD INC. be the film that relaunches the ozploitation craze of the 70's and early 80's..? If the reaction from the sold out premiere audience is any gauge, the answer is a resounding "yes!"

Redd Inc. starts with news reports and clips informing us that a serial killer Thomas Reddmann (Nicholas Hope) known as the 'head-hunter' has perished in fire during an attempted escape from a local mental institution. Annabelle Hale (Kelly Paterniti) an online stripper who was a key witness at Reddmann's trial is kidnapped and wakes up chained to an office desk with 5 other people who were also involved with Reddmann's trial in various capacities.

The captives are soon introduced to Mr Reddmann who informs them that he is their regional manager and that they have a job to do. He declares that he is innocent and expects them to work to the best of their abilities to find the real head-hunter killer. Assigned to different tasks using the court case documents, the 6 captives get to work, or face a strike against their name, in the form of a cut to the forehead… 5 strikes and you're out.

Redd Inc. is a new low-budget Australian horror film from co-writers Anthony O'Connor and Jonathan Green (who also co-produces with Sandy Stevens), and director Daniel Krige; who have managed to deliver an original take on a familiar theme.

The ensemble cast are all good, with Nicholas Hope turning in a delightfully creepy performance as Redd and a nice cameo from Tom Savini who worked as special make-up effects supervisor. Newcomer Kelly Paterniti's character visibly grows in confidence throughout the film and she's probably one to watch. However, the real star is the script, littered with references to keep most genre fans happy; it's tight, menacing and genuinely funny. Described by scriptwriter Anthony O'Connor as "office giallo", placing the horror in the everyday office makes the setting instantly recognizable to most of us and therefore more unnerving due to that familiarity.

The effects which were done by Sydney based Make-up Effects Group (MEG), and supervised by the legendary Tom Savini, are suitably gory and in a few notable scenes had the cinema audience squirming. Slashes to foreheads, removal of fingernails, limbs and heads are all on display and considering the budget restrictions are all done exceptionally well.

I really enjoyed the movie and would recommend it unreservedly to any horror fan. With the release of last years The Tunnel and 2010's The Loved Ones, Australian horror seems to be back in a good way, original, gory and wickedly funny.