Co-directors Addison Heath and Jasmine Jakupi know their source material. This film is a fantastic homage to slasher and exploitation cinema of the 70's and 80's that could only be made by people that love and know these genres. Black Forest Films keep upping their game on every subsequent feature they put out. Their previous efforts Mondo Yakuza, The Vipers Hex and Under a Kaleidoscope are all excellent films too. My Cherry Pie is no different amd they continue to make lovingly crafted independent cinema that resonates with genre fans. My Cherry Pie is a mashup of 80's American slasher, Italian Giallo and sleaze with a dash of Aussie crime. Funny as hell, gory and just total fun. The cast are all excellent in their respective roles, the camera work, editing and lighting are a real highlight along mixing perfectly with the score too. Again, this film will be much more appreciated by hardened horror fans amd students of underground cinema with a bunch of references to all our horror and sleaze favourites from tje 70's and 80's. Even knowing all of this the story is fresh and the dialogue original. Did I mention the gore!? There's heaps of practical bloodletting and deaths by chainsaw! The location is an abandoned hospital from the early 1900's which is super creepy and used to great advantage which really elevates the production. Just an all round beautiful looking film and a whole lot of fun. Loved it.
