I remember back in Vegas when I was at ShoWest, they introduced the cast of IDLE HANDS, and they were all... I don't know... well it seemed sorta like they were astounded to even exist on stage. You should have seen them. Staring and pointing at the Stars as they crowded the Sony stage. It's strange being around for these productions, watching them come and go. Time flies so fast it seems, and well here's a review of the film. Gee... in a few mental blinks it'll be time for the video release. sigh... they come and go... Well here's the review.
I am 23 year old male who goes to tons of movies. Last night I stumbled upon this screening of a new teen comedy that has a horror back drop "Idle Hands". I thought I would let you know how I felt about this film.
As we already know, "Scream" has re-opened the horror genre and not since the early 80's have I seen such a flood of horror/slasher movies being released theatrically. We can only hope that movie studios are taking the time to make good horror movies instead of multiple rip-offs. Soon will be the entry of the movie I saw last night "Idle Hands". Thank God it puts the comedy ahead of the horror.
With a clever opening sequence, the story quickly unfolds about a young boy, "Anton" whose hands get possessed by the devil. Anton, better yet, Anton's hand begins to murder his family and friends while he tries to maintain a relationship with the beatiful girl next door. We later learn that some medieval nun, "Independence Day's & Soul Food" Vivica Fox, has been tracking this evil for centuries and must put an end to it before it opens a gateway to hell.
I think we've seen this plot on numerous videos that litter your local video stores but with a spunky youthful cast, this movie edges it way throught to deliver the thrills and laughs it seemingly intended to set out tot do. Especially when the lead actor playing Anton does some incredible, original, physical comedy.
The actor who plays Anton pushes past your typical "final survivor" character, because he in turn is the killer, well at least his hand is doing the killing. The actor gives a great comical performance along with a brilliant physical performance as his hand actually has a mind of its own. Not to mention that he kills his parents & friends yet we are still forced to like him and hope he can rid himself of this evil. his physical performance carries the movie ala Jim Carrey "Ace Ventura".
Anton's two best friends, Seth Green and another actor I don't know, serve as hysterical side kicks who constantly smoke pot and live the MTV esque generation to the max. These major slackers are killed by their best friend's hand and return from the dead to provide some of the films funniest moments. They seemingly decide not to cross over to Heaven just yet because it was too long of a wait and come back to help our hero rid himself of his hands.
Unfortunately Vivica Fox looks lost as some druid woman priest tracing this evil and trying to put a stop to it. her character takes the movie away from the hysterics which Anton and his friends create. It is at these moments that the audience is jumping out of their seats. If they could only cut her out and keep the movie in the hands of the boys and Antone's girlfriend, who is a 12 on a scale from 1-10, I'M NOT KIDDING!!! The movie could be at total sleeper hit.
The special effects are cleverly believable, especially when Anton succeeds in chopping off the possessed hand, and it runs amuck ala "Adams Family". The special effects in the end need some work but some studio man pointed out before the movie began. Hopefully he is not full of shit.
Would I run out to see this film? Yes and boy could they put together a killer trailer. I just hope kids can control their hand after leaving the theatre.
