Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Quando era soltanto un ragazzino, Jack Brooks, assiste impotente al massacro della sua famiglia per opera di un'orrenda creatura. Da adulto, i segni di quel trauma si manifestano in lui con improvvisi scatti d'ira e di violenza che compromettono la sua vita universitaria; per trovare la serenità, quale rimedio migliore se non vendicare la morte dei genitori uccidendo un terribile mostro che minaccia [...] Vai alla recensione »

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer" is a wild swing at starting a franchise, one built on little more than blood and boredom but both in quantity. The protagonist (somnambulantly played by producer Trevor Matthews) hates himself for surviving a supernatural attack that killed his family when he was a boy. It takes a really long setup involving his professor ( Robert Englund, chewing the scenery, among other [...] Vai alla recensione »

A low-budget, high-value creature feature, “Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer” harks back to the drive-in classics of yesteryear with unapologetic nostalgia and undisguised affection. A morose young plumber with serious rage issues, Jack (Trevor Matthews) attends counseling to process his tragic past and night school to please his high-maintenance girlfriend (Rachel Skarsten).