Reaper (2014)

Boring

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Ahh we are in B-movie heaven here. An all-star cast of genre film favorites, headed by the always redoubtable Danny Trejo. A reincarnated killer with supernatural powers and a supposedly righteous vendetta. A pretty blonde who isn't as innocent as she seems. A drug deal gone bad. A crazy hotel clerk. And last but not least... one kill after another. Oh yes, these are the ingredients of that we see such films like "Reaper" for, and fortunately, it delivers! The film is what it promises to be, and maybe a bit better thanks to a higher-grade cast than one usually finds in such hotel horror films. One must add that it also has something of an '80's feel to it. A shame that this film didn't come out in that era... it's perfect for a late night Saturday trip to the local drive in theatre. Fun stuff

This movie is no "twisty thriller, with supernatural shades" like one fake review claims, not "clever", "awesome" or "fun"as another one is gonna tell you. this is just the saddest excuse for a movie, as bad as its soundtrack and as "c" as it gets. its also not danny trejos greatest performance, he just holds a machete.. again.feels kinda racist. stupidest, stupidest movie, lacking everything that would make it at least a bearable slasher. bad cg, very braindead writing, trejo and wossisname making their usual faces, some stale slasher story as a backdrop for a wildly uninteresting plot of a stealing chick, who repents her deeds so she can be saved by a dude (whom she stole from. twist). it's as boring as a morning poo, really, you want to read a newspaper. booo, fake reviews, booo!

yawn - that would be the whole review.Beware of movie trailers, in fact, don't watch them anymore. I've learned my lesson. The story, just like the dialogue, is simple and stupid. A runaway gets picked up by a drunk, horny salesman. They end up in a hotel where the dye job blonde whips the salesman with a belt repeatedly (which he oddly enjoys) then ties his ass to a chair. She steals his wallet and his piece of crap car and hightails it outta there. The car, just like the film, runs out of gas. Now comes the B story. Two drug dealers hanging out in a restaurant are popping blue pills that look like Viagra. Where the hell is The Reaper? We are 30 minutes into this and nothing happens except now my eyelids are closing. The blonde backs into the young dealer and somehow they become friends and now she is driving his ass to a liquor store. The dumb ass dealer gets out of the car leaving a bunch of money in her possession so she takes off. Long story short, about 45 minutes into this we are introduced to Danny Trejo's character. The blonde and Danny go back to the hotel. She pulls a gun on Danny and the young drug dude - The Reaper finally shows up again, this time killing everyone in his path and I'm left wondering why? Why didn't anyone kill this dumb broad & why was Danny Trejo's character so damn submissive and forgiving? Come on, Danny Boy. Is it the child support payments?

I must admit that I wasn't expecting much out of this but was pleasantly surprised by how engaging and fun it was. The best thing about the film is that it doesn't take itself too seriously and heavily. Although it is still a fairly dark genre movie, it maintains a certain tone which keeps it suspenseful but not too gratuitous or gory..The performances here were also a treat. The film is full of both veteran icons like trejo and jones but also boasts talented new faces as well. Chemistry between the characters is believable and pushes the action forward. You can't really trust anyone in the story, but you"re still hoping they survive the night."Reaper" is a good time. Take it for what it is and you"l find yourself happily entertained.