Bloody Axe Wound

Save your money and watch In a Violent Nature for a significantly better homage to slasher movies

This movie's failings are numerous but above all it was boring and lame, and just doesn't keep up with the golden age of horror we have going with released such as Terrifier, Oddity, Skinamarink, Late Night with the Devil etc..

• corny plot trying to explore empathy and friendship at the expense of creating a compelling horror movie with excitement. Completely fails to capture the magic of the genre it makes meta commentary on
• no good kills, so tame and afraid to push any boundaries
• humor is completely random and is just thrown in gags (not in the good crazy way like terrifier)
• massive pacing issues. First 10 mins are interesting and then the rest of the movie is a hallmark drama

Please skip, do not encourage shudder to continue making these lame stream milquetoast releases.

This was a very silly movie that parodies slasher flicks that revolves around a slasher dad who has a family business in creates slasher films and owns a film rental store who is trying to groom his adopted daughter to rise up and take over the business and save it before it goes under. It was very campy and corny at times but some parts were entertaining and there was some kind of underlying message about breaking the status quo of being a typical slasher when you start letting your emotions run wild. For what it is, if you're into seeing a mock up flick that pokes fun at slasher flicks while showcasing what it would be like to be the kid of a Jason Voorhees like character then check this one out.

I've never seen a film that so nonchalantly asks you to simply accept the ridiculousness of its premise. It doesn't even try to explain the absurdity and implausibility of it all. There isn't even anyone filming these murders? I thought I was losing my mind. After about 20 minutes though I realised the only way to get any enjoyment out of the film was to simply sit back, accept it, and go along for the ride. Even then, it's touch and go whether you'll enjoy it.

The one thing the movie does well, and really its saving grace, is that it creates some likable characters. It's hard to make a young woman who murders innocents for profit into a pleasant character, but the movie finds a way. Also some of the side characters are quite well created. And so while the horror and story may not always be working for you, at least you can fall back on that.

Some of the gore was quite effective and it's a nice and short film. It knows not to outstay its welcome. It's not all bad, but it certainly does require some effort on the audience's part. A generous 5/10.

I found this to be a mediocre movie that I watched. The story itself is interesting with a teenage girl wanting to be like her dad who is a serial killer, until something happened. Unfortunately, it goes through a generic trope when after meeting someone she starts to feel it is wrong doing what her dad wants her to do and to be someone else. It's definitely an interesting type for a horror movie to do and is somewhat decently executed decent. One major flaw is that the movie doesn't know what type of genre it wants to do. The movie is a comedy, but it tries to do different types of comedy which doesn't work out and the slapstick isn't that funny. Also, it seems like it goes for more seriousness on the subject matter that the main character goes through. And the climax is underwhelming.

While the characters do have a factor into the movie, they're not that interesting to remember about.

Abbie is the main character who first wants to be like her adopted dad, but soon changes after meeting Sam. She plays your typical role as a teenager who first wants to follow her guardian steps, but changes after one event. I didn't found her to be that interesting.

Sam is the girl who she met and grows attraction to her. She is basically the reason why she wants to stop doing what her father does and acts like a generic love interest.

Roger Bladecut is basically the main villain of the movie who is a serial killer who wants Abbie to follow his steps. I want to point out that he doesn't appear that much in the movie and mostly tells her the same thing throughout the movie on how she shouldn't hang out with the Sam girl. Billy Burke does a pretty good job with his performance as the character.

Bloody Axe Wound might have an interesting premise and good kills, but is a mediocre movie that doesn't know what type of genre it's going for.

I watch tons of horrible movies. I'm always open to independent and low-budget movies (although the huge influx from streaming services has made me hesitant). Bloody Axe Wound could have been just another one of those bad low-budget movies that I would rate low and immediately forget about.

The problem is, it has such a cool concept for the premise and an interesting spin on the subgenre. The premise of them actually doing murders so they could make movies about it is pretty awesome. And the idea of a female slasher villain sounds highly intriguing.

That's why I'm so disappointed in this. It could have been great. And I wish they saved this idea until they could get better funding, writers, directors, etc. If done right, this had the potential to be a movie I loved. Instead, I couldn't make it past the 26-minute mark.

(1 viewing, 1/14/2025)