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Clownface
UK 2019
produced by Mark Adams, Nathan Head (executive), Chase Whitton (executive), John Lepper (executive), Adam Whitton (executive), Kev Davies (executive), Jon Vangdal Aamaas (executive), Richard Hobday (executive), Matt Warner (executive), Alex Bourne (executive) for Hellbound Media
directed by Alex Bourne
starring Hannah Douglas, Dani Tonks, Richard Buck, Philip John Bailey, Abigail Wisdom, Leah Solmaz, Thomas Loone, Chloe Rose Fisher, Richard Hobday, Matt Allen, Deborah McEwan, Jack Gunner, Dani Thompson, Nigel Buckley, Kiah Reeves, Alex Bourne, Finley Baker, Theo Cane Garvey, Laura Sian Dixon, Jack Strange, Luke Junior, Jon Vangdal Aamaas, Mark Adams, Lesbian Death Bed (= Dan Peach, Sienna Venom, John Caci, Aaron Samedi), Thomas Keetley, Ryan Berry
written by Alex Bourne, music by Hans Michael Anselmo Hess, songs by Lesbian Death Bed, special makeup effects by Steve Bosworth, Gary Hunt, Clownface mask by Bourne Effective
review by Mike Haberfelner
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It has been a year since Jenna (Hannah Douglas) found the brutally
butchered body of her roommate Zoe's (Dani Tonks) boyfriend Rick (Thomas
Loone) in their apartment, with Zoe gone and presumed dead, and only
gradually has her life gone back to somewhat resembling normalcy, also
thanks to her best friend Amy (Abigail Wisdom), who has got her a job as
barmaid at her parents pub. But Jenna's constantly reminded of the past,
by people like Charlotte (Leah Solmaz), a friend of Zoe's making her
responsible for Zoe's death, and conspiracy theorist Owen (Richard Buck),
who insists Zoe's still alive and held captive somewhere. Obviously, Zoe
could do without all of this. That all said, the killer of Rick, the
grotesquely masked Clownface (Philip John Bailey) is still out there, and
is indeed holding Zoe captive as his plaything - and Zoe hasn't given up
on trying to escape, but to no avail. To get Jenna's mind off things,
Amy takes her to a party, and things go really well, especially when
Charlotte shows up as well to apologize to Jenna for all the things she
has said - and then Clownface shows up, slaughters most of the guests, and
takes Jenna captive - and now Owen is her only hope. Thing is, Owen isn't
exactly a man of action, and Clownface seems to have superhuman strength
... At its heart, Clownface is of course a slasher
movie, and it follows the formula rather closely, down to a grotesquely
masked villain with almost superhuman strength, jump scares aplenty and
gory killings. However, what sets this one apart from the pack is that
it's more character-driven than your usual genre fare, focuses on Jenna's
attempt to overcome grief, giving the film a heart not necessarily
associated with the slasher genre. And thanks to a directorial effort that
finds the right balance between intimacy and violence and a solid cast
that grounds the movie this is one fine genre ride.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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