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House Monster
Housemonster
USA 2020
produced by John Lepper (executive), Adam Whitton (executive), Chase Whitton (executive) for Defiant Productions
directed by David Axe
starring Jennifer Hill, Mike Amason, Bradley J. Petit, Cleveland Langdale, Aaron Blomberg, Morgan Shaley Renew, and as monster: Josh Kern, and as monster: Josh Kern
written by David Axe, Bradley J. Petit, music by Matt Akers, Gauge Santiago, Preach Jacobs, Mario McClean, special effects by Lisa Ashworth, Brandon McIver
review by Mike Haberfelner
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The early days of the pandemic and not even a month into the lockdown,
stage actress Jen (Jennifer Hill) already sees her resolve crumbling, she
drinks too much, calls her friends at all hours of night with no respect
to their sleeping hours, and her perfectly laid out eating regimen slowly
goes to shambles. And all the while, the one-woman show she has planned to
write - even though she knows it's going to be something even she wouldn't
go to the theatre to see - just doesn't write itself. And then she
realizes she's not alone, there's a creature (Josh Kern) in the house with
her who moves her things, steals her sandwiches, and at one point locks
her out of her house, if only temporarily. But while this understandably
freaks her out, nobody seems to take her seriously, not her dad (Mike
Amason), not the cop (Aaron Blomberg) she has called, heck, not even the
pizza guy (Cleveland Langdale). So eventually, Jen has to just come to
terms with having to face the creature, whatever it is really, herself ...
Shot in the very early days of the pandemic, under the very
limiting filmmaking conditions prevalent then, this has fortunately turned
out to be not just another filmed Zoom-meeting, but has a very cinematic
feel to it, replete with proper editing, different camera angles, a
musical score, and even moments of introspection (filmed on an actual
stage). And the result is a quite quirky little film that playfully blends
comedy and horror with character study, and a clever and insightful script
paired with a spirited performance by Jennifer Hill make this one a pretty
cool movie.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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