Damien Leone's "Humble" beginnings, a short slasher film about Art the Clown that blossomed into a number of films including a feature movie of the same name. But how?
I haven't exactly been a fan of his works, All Hallows Eve (2013) got a 3/10 from me and it's sequel All Hallows Eve 2 (2015) a mere 4/10. I get what he was trying to do, I just don't think it was done very well.
Here we have a 20 minute short film about a young woman who witnesses a clown murder a gas station attendant. Fleeing she realizes that she's his next target.
Short entirely in the grindhouse fashion that immediately didn't sit right with me, I hate grindhouse! The lead actress was dire, Art the Clown seemed to have disappointingly little personality and the whole thing was unoriginal and very generic.
Sure the finale is shocking, but not exactly memorable stuff regardless.
I've seen many instances where a short film has been the stepping stone needed for a creator to get further in their career, but I don't understand how this underwhelming little nugget accomplished that.
The Good:
I do like clowns
The Bad:
Grindhouse style
Poor actress
Generic
