Hazard Jack

All I have to say is, paintball guns? Against a crazy murderer? Come on now, put this movie right in the trash. Sooooo stupid. I couldn't even tolerate the overall low quality of this. The only good part was boobs. I'm sure their parents are proud.

I can appreciate the good intentions and the attempt to raise awareness of a disorder, but still the making of the film remains shoddy, silly dialogue and jumping through hoops that honestly made me laugh, the plot is one of a group of fools going to an abandoned hospital to party where there is a whiny killer.

There are a few characters I found annoying (with the exception of the gay couple, honestly I wanted them to die, and the killer does us the courtesy of having eliminated them) to say there is an aspiring filmmaker who I thought was supposed to document the hospital but instead he gets to shoot gonzo porn, then there are two primate couples who do nothing but undress and have sex at inappropriate times as if they were bonobos, however the only characters I liked were the ones who survived and also the gay couple.

I also found funny the realization of the scene where the killer throws an axe, which was ridiculous to say the least.

Director David Worth has succeeded beautifully in bringing to the screen the most effective and sensitively observed studies of a Iraq veteran's struggle with PTSD and his inability to adjust to civilian life after all he has endured. Fired from a job for violent outbursts after returning from war, the protagonist finally moves into an abandoned VA hospital and becomes an isolated, broken individual who ends up acting out bloody fantasies that are out of his control. This a stunning film that works on several levels, especially as a significant cautionary tale regarding how veterans must receive much needed mental treatments after combat. As the film so eloquently depicts, such care is crucial for the sake of the soldier as well as society. Another aspect that is extremely well done is the horror story that serves as the framework for the drama. The terror is at time unendurable and the thrills are incredible intense. The unrelenting sense of dread and fear inside the hospital is amplified by the haunting imagery that director Worth uses to communicate a sense of hopelessness. A superb film that highlights one of the most important issues of our time.

A group of friends choose an abandoned hospital to play a game of paint-ball(at least they didn't go to a cabin in the woods).

Unfortunately there is a deranged, post traumatic soldier walking around killing whoever goes there. There is no new ground being broken here peeps. The violence is all done off screen.

You see blood fly around but generally a PG rated killer. The only reason it would be rated R is because a few breasts are exposed and simulated oral sex.

Lucky for everyone the hospital still has power hooked up and the psycho has access to all construction tools that were left.

Hazard Jack could be a poster boy for safety however as he is equipped with a helmet, work boots and even knee pads.

There is not even one gram of tension in this thing. It's not even cheesy just damn annoying. It's almost like they didn't have a special effect crew just a few props and an empty hospital to shoot at.

Watch Sweatshop:2009 instead.

Hazard Jack is the tale of a hulking combat vet suffering from PTSD who takes up residence in an abandoned hospital and kills unsuspecting visitors with an assortment of power tools and other sharp implements. A group of young people visit the hospital for a weekend of paintball wargames (and partying), and they naturally cross paths with Jack. There's nothing new or surprising to be found here, but Hazard Jack ticked the right boxes: creepy location, backstory, masked killer, murders (including one very fun and gory set piece). Some of the main characters were even likeable, although the script still fell into the "no way would all these people be friends" trap. The only thing that didn't fit was a ham handed closing credits sequence showing homeless vets and other skid row residents while a maudlin tune played but I can overlook that. I've seen hundreds of slasher flicks over the years, and Hazard Jack sits comfortably in the upper middle of the pile.