Luke Macfarlane ('Brothers & Sisters') is a hunky but utterly insane serial killer who tortures and ultimately butchers young women. Caught in the act by an intense police detective (Michael Madsen of "Reservoir Dogs", for once not phoning it in), he's committed to a mental institution. A decade later, he's supposedly rehabilitated by a psychiatrist (Tatum O'Neal, "Paper Moon"), and he moves back into his childhood home. He cannot rest, for he is soon approached by Angela Grant (Jennifer Titus, "The Row") who claims to be a journalist interested in his situation. She does have another agenda in mind, however.
"Rock, Paper, Scissors" mostly exists to flaunt its genre credentials: co-written and co-produced by original "Friday the 13th" screenwriter Victor Miller, directed by Tom Holland (of "Fright Night" and "Child's Play" fame), and scored by Harry Manfredini, it's basically routine, minor horror fare with a silly script and silly dialogue. It's good for some very mild chuckles throughout, largely due to cheese ball acting from Macfarlane and a fairly decent performance by Titus. The most memorable acting in the thing, however, belongs to John Dugan, who once upon a time was Grandpa in the classic "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre". Here, he plays Macfarlane's ultra-creepy uncle; he'll make your skin crawl, he's so repulsive. Also turning up in quick cameos are Maureen McCormick of 'The Brady Bunch', Kimberly Russell from 'Head of the Class', and Ari Lehman, the youthful Jason from "Friday the 13th" who's cast here as an orderly...named Jason.
If you do want to watch this, you'd better head in with VERY low expectations. "Rock, Paper, Scissors" is mildly amusing in a very tacky way, with oodles of gore, but is forgettable all the way from beginning to end, with a predictable twist and a predictable ending.
Five out of 10.
"Rock, Paper, Scissors" mostly exists to flaunt its genre credentials: co-written and co-produced by original "Friday the 13th" screenwriter Victor Miller, directed by Tom Holland (of "Fright Night" and "Child's Play" fame), and scored by Harry Manfredini, it's basically routine, minor horror fare with a silly script and silly dialogue. It's good for some very mild chuckles throughout, largely due to cheese ball acting from Macfarlane and a fairly decent performance by Titus. The most memorable acting in the thing, however, belongs to John Dugan, who once upon a time was Grandpa in the classic "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre". Here, he plays Macfarlane's ultra-creepy uncle; he'll make your skin crawl, he's so repulsive. Also turning up in quick cameos are Maureen McCormick of 'The Brady Bunch', Kimberly Russell from 'Head of the Class', and Ari Lehman, the youthful Jason from "Friday the 13th" who's cast here as an orderly...named Jason.
If you do want to watch this, you'd better head in with VERY low expectations. "Rock, Paper, Scissors" is mildly amusing in a very tacky way, with oodles of gore, but is forgettable all the way from beginning to end, with a predictable twist and a predictable ending.
Five out of 10.
