Axed to Pieces

I genuinely WANT to like the work of Dustin Ferguson. The man (who for some reason insists on going by Dark Infinity now) cranks out an alarming number of titles every year and seems to have a solid knowledge of the stuff he's trying so desperately to emulate. Which is why I signed up for a month of his streaming service SoCal Cinema Studios on Demand. The hope is to catch up on some of his newer titles and hopefully come across some growth as an artist.

I chose Axed to Pieces as the first one simply because it had an appealingly short runtime and for the first 15-20 minutes, I was rather pleased. It's goofy as hell, but silly enough to be entertaining. Sadly, after those first few scenes, it falls back into Fergusonian padding and tedium that reminds me why I once dubbed him the new Nick Millard.

It is worth noting that he had a co-director on this one, so I suspect the good parts may not have been his doing. Still, it's his best to date, for whatever that's worth.