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Whether you like watching WWE wrestling or not you cannot deny how popular it has become. Every week thousands of fans travel to arenas all over the country to watch their favorite stars pretend to beat the shit out of each other.
Having this massive fan base it comes as no surprise that the company has ventured into the movie business. See No Evil is WWE films first release and is a good old fashioned psycho on the loose horror flick starring the 7ft tall Kane as the murderous Jacob Goodnight.
I expect that while this movie will attract many wrestling fans to see it, that same connection may well deter others. With that I went along to the theater expecting the worst but at the same time hoping for the best.
The movie starts with two cops arriving at a house, having been called out in to investigate complaints of loud music and screaming. Hell, I’d call the police too if someone was blaring out Jesus loves the little children! But that is besides the point.
Anyhoo, the two cops enter the house and soon discover blood on the walls. Do they call for back-up? Do they bollocks! Wise move.
Upon further investigation they come across a young girl who is quite obviously in a bad way. Before they can help her though one of the officers is struck down by a giant figure wielding an axe.
His partner fairs slightly better, he only loses an arm before he manages to fire a shot into the attacker’s head.
Now he decides calling back-up would be a good idea and we also discover what is troubling little missy in the corner. She has had her eyes ripped out. Very nice.
Four years later and the surviving officer, complete with prosthetic arm, is now working at the County jail with juvenile offenders. He has arranged a work release program in an attempt to help rehabilitate some of them (and reduce their sentences). We then get treated to a whose who of mugshots telling us the offenders names and crimes, which I felt was a little pointless really.
The work placement itself is to be at an old abandoned hotel that closed 30 years ago after a fire wiped out the top two floors.
You already know what is coming. That’s right, Jacob and his trusty axe happens to live there, and all he has on his mind is a little killing and some amateur eye surgery.
To tell the truth I actually enjoyed this. Sure, it won’t float everyone’s boat, as it is very predictable but it wasn’t the shitfest I was half expecting.
Saying that though, I did find myself thinking how are they going to kill the next annoying kid (and they are fucking annoying) rather than worrying too much about why it is all happening.
In case you are interested it all stems back to that old chestnut the troubled childhood.
See No Evil is quite a brutal movie in places. Not in a Wolf Creek/Hostel way, but more along the lines of some of the Friday the 13th sequels. We move from one kill to the next, some more graphic than others.
Kane, as the killer, does strike an imposing figure on the screen and thankfully keeps the dialogue to an absolute minimum. There are no cheap wisecracks before the murders here. Which is probably for the best.
The rest of the cast are basically just fodder. There aren’t any really sympathetic characters, and as a result you won’t care about them. A major flaw in my eyes as this takes away any real potential for generating any fear. This is not a scary movie.
At the end of the day, what we have here is a throwback to the slasher flicks of the 80′s, just with some funky camera tricks and even more gore, and that’s about it really.
Like I said though, I did enjoy it but then again I do like my fair share of cheesy crappy movies!
If you want mindless action you may get a few kicks out of it, but if you are looking for serious horror you may well want to go elsewhere. This is one to watch with a six pack and low expectations.
