{"id":22230,"date":"2016-09-07T23:07:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T03:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=22230"},"modified":"2016-09-07T23:08:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T03:08:22","slug":"knucklebones-2016-frightfest-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/07\/knucklebones-2016-frightfest-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Knucklebones (2016) [FrightFest 2016]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"knucklebones\"<\/a>Years after a group of people is murdered in a clothing factory, a group of students goes to the warehouse to hunt for ghosts, finding only a box full of knucklebones with which they summon the titular character who proceeds to dispatch them and other visitors to the factory in violently gruesome ways. Writer\/director Mitch Wilson creates an interesting, low-budget supernatural slasher with Knucklebones.<\/p>\n

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The story and characters are not the most original, but some of the touches added to classic tropes work well with the characters and the being chasing them.\u00a0 Only one of the students gets a proper back story and more complete personality, which may give away a few of the upcoming things.\u00a0 Her friends with whom she goes to the factory are more one note and definitely there to be carnage fodder which is not always a bad thing.\u00a0 Wilson knew very well what kind of film he was making and went full steam ahead with a few clich\u00e9s, some characters to kill, and a killer that this reviewer had not seen before.<\/p>\n

The cast here is highly uneven.\u00a0 Lead Neesa Avery as Julin does well, she makes for an interesting girl to watch go through the ordeals put in from of her.\u00a0 She\u2019s the clear lead and gets the best arc.\u00a0 On the other end of the spectrum, actress Katie Bosacki as Samantha, Julin\u2019s best friend, gives possibly the worse performance this reviewer has seen in while.\u00a0 She alternates between wooden and just plain off key.\u00a0 Her part is not particularly well developed but it\u2019s also not very hard to figure the bestie part and make the most of it.\u00a0 The part of the boogeyman, of the supernatural killer, here is played by Tom Zembrod who has a good onscreen presence and does menacing well.\u00a0 His walk is a bit odd, but given that he\u2019s not seen walking too much, it\u2019s not a big issue.<\/p>\n

The character of Knucklebones depends a lot on his design and effects.\u00a0 The design for his mask or face is not something this reviewer has seen before and originality of the design is interesting.\u00a0 The effects team did really good on this design and its execution as well as on the kills.\u00a0 These, without spoiling the surprise of the first, are bloody and cringe inducing in a good way.\u00a0 They come quickly and are fairly ruthless.\u00a0 Most of the other effects are also good with a few hiccups that are easily forgivable.<\/p>\n

Knucklebones has an interesting killer, effective and satisfying kills, plenty of blood, and some good performances.\u00a0 Not all is great but in the end, it\u2019s all good as the film is fun and the killer has that slasher-y je-ne-sais-quoi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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