Two sisters, Lydia (Melissa Claire) and Jade (Stephanie Panozzo) by name, head out into the wicked woods ror a lil’ of that sweet ass R&R.
It takes about one hot second for these ladies to realize they are up to their elbows in the deepest of shit as the forest is fully stocked with human remains and terrible traps a-plenty… not to mention the eponymous Button Man (Don Bridges); a legendary psycho made flesh who marks his potential prey by leaving buttons on their eyes.
Seriously, does anything good ever happen in the fuckin’ woods?
The first thing you’ll notice about ol’ Button Man is that the cinematography is tight n’ outta sight… unless you are blind… wait, how are you reading this shit if you’re blind…
Anyway, this flick looks like a million bucks thanks to cinematographers Jamie ‘Pees’ Lehman (I have no idea how this fella got that nickname, but I’m sure it’s a tale that wouldn’t leave a dry seat in the house… ) and David McKinnar (who also co-wrote this nice slice of horror biz along with director Josh Todaro) provide this sinister short with a plethora of sweeping drone shots, worm’s eye view framing, and other visual chicanery that all swirl and coalesce into a heady concoction that really delivers how isolated our heroines are, no matter how splendid the scenery is! Also, there’s some choice hallucinatory material on display that shows off these lads skill even more!
As pretty as it all is, the glue that holds the piece together is the absolutely top-notch acting of our leads, Claire and Panozzo, who have louds of chemistry together, and plenty of charm and charisma to spare… which is why you’ll feel their ordeal intensely as ol’ Bridges rakes ’em over the creepy coals!
There’s also some truly gnarly (and wonderfully hand crafted) gore on display… and I applaud that shit hardcore as you well and truly know, and the score by composer Wade MacNeil is really somethin’ special to boot!
I can’t sing the putrid praises of this one enough; Todaro and his crew really deliver the ghoulish goods with Button Man, and I urge you lascivious lot to get you eerie eyeballs on this one post-fucking-haste!
