Expanded from an award winning short film (which happens to be re-created in the first scene) Nether beast Incorporated deals with the repercussions that come about when a CEO gets amnesia and forgets that the entire office is made up of vampires (Him included). From a funny premise we get a slightly funny movie that starts off strong and quickly loses its way when it attempts to take its premise seriously and squeeze a little drama. They accidentally squeeze out the fun instead. The cast is filled with B-list stars (Dave Foley, Jason Mewes, Darrell Hammond) that can be nothing more of a presence because they aren’t given any material to work with. The ending fails miserably, with completely melodramatic plot twists, a piss poor sound design and a coda that goes on way past its welcome. The first scene is the funniest thing and that's a bad sign when it's a shot-for-shot remake of the short film the entire thing is based on.
Who is K.K Downey? (CANADA. 2008)
Straight from Montreal, Quebec, Who is K.K Downey? is about two loser best friends that attempt to make it big by publishing a sordid tale of fiction called ‘Truck stop Hustler’ and pretending that it’s all true. One of them will pose as the author and the other one will be his ‘Manager’. Unexpectedly the book becomes a smash hit, things get out of hand, the good friend goes bad, and they realize that the price of fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It’s not a new tale by any stretch of the imagination but the presentation of it all is fresh enough to keep you interested. The two leads (Darren Curtis and Matt Silver) are funny in small doses but start to wear out their welcome as the film reaches its conclusion. The satirical vein on the art scene is more playful then darkly comic which is a bit of shame. They poke the scene instead of ripping out it's guts like I hoped for. It's such an easy target that a more brutal take on it would have worked a little better. Still, it’s rare to see such a well put together film coming from our home and native land, so give it a watch even though it kind of runs itself dry before the end credits roll.
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