Title: Chop Chop
This film is a member of our Halloween Horror Series: Movies To Watch This Season series.
Director/Producer: Rony Patel
Star Rating: 3.5 Stars
Starring : Atala Arce, Jake Taylor and David Harper
Written by: Rony Patel and Andrew Ericksen
Directed by: Rony Patel
Fairwolf Productions/Kamikaze Dogfight
Comments: Almost immediately as the film begins, one can tell that some serious cinematic work went into making sure this picture turned out crisp and unbelievably perfect. While the cinematography and the editing certainly get an A, the film at times does get a little boring but then speeds back up. The overall plotline exceeded expectations and makes for a great offering if you’re into films that are what you’d expect to be uniquely different.
If you’ve ever thought that a Lifetime movie could be crossed with a twisted Sofia Coppola movie — then you’ve come to the right movie review.
Liv and Chuck (Atala Arce and Jake Taylor) are like every other couple eager to get on to their usual date night as they had planned but something is awry. (Cue the prank Dominos jokes.)
Date night plans go suddenly awry when a very creepy Lifetime movie like weirdo (David Harper) attempts to randomly deliver what one would assume was not even a pizza to their home. One would particularly assume that at this point you’d find a quick revolver somewhere and end the case of an intruder.
But not quite. Following a quick and fairly simple rebuff from Liv — the intruder in typical intruder fashion manages to find his way into their home only to be eventually killed and chopped up because they have a dark and nasty secret they’d rather keep from police than have to explain to them about the whole intruder situation.
Not giving away too much of the film — the offering is a charming feat and is fairly enjoyable because the storyline mostly makes sense. Liv and her boyfriend go on to make some terrible mistakes eventually encountering a wide variety of villains and evil people whilst attempting to refrain from coming into contact with the police.
Editors comments: The cinematic offering here is spectacular. Showcasing obvious directorial talent behind the camera, Rony Patel serves up a charming (in the darkest wording possible) film about what happens when you try to solve a wrongdoing all by yourself knowing shit can go horribly wrong and fast.
Film Grade: A-
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