When I read the the title President Evil, I assumed this was going to be a flick about a zombie President…but from the opening credits I think we are in for some sort of Trump based parody of Halloween…because, yes…reasons…of course…okay…
Anyway, our Trump surrogate “David” goes on a kill spree as a youth and gets locked up in a sanitarium. He soon escapes and…look; it’s Halloween with “The Donald”, just like I said…there’s countless “jokes” that reference the current disappointing shit storm our country has become…and all of it is instantly dated which only hurts the film’s re-watchability…I don’t even know how to review this thing…
In the plus column; the cast is game for the satire at hand, and the fact that the filmmakers have a sense of social conscience, as well as an honest appreciation of Carpenter’s slasher classic is never in doubt…plus the film is shot and mixed well.
In the negative column; the humor is soooo forced, and the jokes dated as of yesterday, that it’s hard to get on board with the humor at hand…plus, while this thing was made as a stunt to get views/clicks/whatever is painfully obvious; I can’t help to think that there was some way to make this thing a tad more subtle to increase it’s longevity…
If you are in the mood for something that is relative this week; and this week only as the Halloween re-make is out, and Trump is…well, “Trumping” it up, then boy howdy, is President Evil the flick for you…just don’t watch it next week, as it’ll be as stale as that candy corn you got from the house down the street while trick or treating…
Spoiler-Free Review: MEANWHILE ON EARTH
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