Rating: ***1/2
Starring: Nicholas Hope, Kelly Paterniti, Sam Reid
Opening with a sassy new executive walking down the aisle in her prada shoes and her designer coat, she gets the unfortunate fate of being killed off early in typical slasher fare. The culprit? Regional Manager Thomas Reddman, axe at hand and grinning madly at the screaming bystanders.
Six months passed since Reddman's initial arrest and presumed death after the transport vehicle he's riding crashed, Annabelle Hale, previously a witness taking a stand against the murderous manager in his trial, finds herself kidnapped along with five others who're involved in the persecution, by none other than Reddman himself, revealed to be still kicking and killing. He has taken them hostage in a mock workplace, forcing his captives to do a loads of paper work while threatening them with a literal termination should they cross him five times.
As mentioned above, Redd Inc. starts off as a one-room thriller in which people are forced to do tasks to survive, at the threat of gory deaths waiting for them should they don't abide. It definitely sounds Saw-like, but unlike the Gorno classic or any other imitators out there, Redd Inc.'s villain and direction are somewhat modeled after a typical slasher film, in which anyone can die and in a grisly yet inventive fashion at the hands of the killer.
This horror sub-genre element eventually escalates by the movie's climax, wherein one of them finally escapes and the killer begins to prowl around dispatching those they catch. It's at this point where we get treated with a neat twist that shifts a few character directions and lead us to a rather exciting conclusion taking place yet some time later.
Kudos to Nicholas Hope as the main killer Reddman, whose overall presence deserves him a good shiver down a spine as both literally and figuratively a boss from hell. Kelly Paterniti is also great as the film's final girl, breaking up the old-fashioned virginal, innocent yet street smart girl with a hard working, troubled yet resourceful fighter facing all sorts of threat. The rest of the cast were fair on their roles; could have done a little better, but otherwise not too wooden, so its more than acceptable!
The idea of a slasher loose in an office isn't entirely new to horror, not with the likes of the cheese-sleaze, pseudo-horrors that is Hard to Die or Psycho Cop Returns, but what makes Redd Inc. a lot better is that it took the time to build an even direction towards both horror and thrills, through a modest budget that didn't dip in overcooked cheddar. It fits perfectly as a weekend party movie, or a midnight movie to share with your friends.
Six months passed since Reddman's initial arrest and presumed death after the transport vehicle he's riding crashed, Annabelle Hale, previously a witness taking a stand against the murderous manager in his trial, finds herself kidnapped along with five others who're involved in the persecution, by none other than Reddman himself, revealed to be still kicking and killing. He has taken them hostage in a mock workplace, forcing his captives to do a loads of paper work while threatening them with a literal termination should they cross him five times.However, Mr. Reddman has something special for Ms. Hale to do, entrusting her to figure out which one of her fellow colleagues may have been the killer responsible for ending the executive lady at the beginning. As days pass by, escape attempts are made, suspicions are discussed, implicating that there may indeed be something that have happened during the axe murder which sealed the captives' fate at the now-deranged boss' hands (well, one hand and a blade replacing his missing left) who's more than willing to make them pay in blood.
As mentioned above, Redd Inc. starts off as a one-room thriller in which people are forced to do tasks to survive, at the threat of gory deaths waiting for them should they don't abide. It definitely sounds Saw-like, but unlike the Gorno classic or any other imitators out there, Redd Inc.'s villain and direction are somewhat modeled after a typical slasher film, in which anyone can die and in a grisly yet inventive fashion at the hands of the killer.
This horror sub-genre element eventually escalates by the movie's climax, wherein one of them finally escapes and the killer begins to prowl around dispatching those they catch. It's at this point where we get treated with a neat twist that shifts a few character directions and lead us to a rather exciting conclusion taking place yet some time later.
There's some great camera work and cinematography on this title, as the single location where most of the movie takes place derives a good claustrophobic and hopeless feel to it. And with Tom Savini taking charge of the special effects department (and showing up here in a fun cameo), the gore and kill scenes are just awesome despite thelittle CG enhancements done. You can tell there's some bit of love, creative-wise, to these murders. Keep an eye on the gruesome death of a so-called medium, quite a cathartic demise for us who probably wanted see these fakers get what's coming to them.
Kudos to Nicholas Hope as the main killer Reddman, whose overall presence deserves him a good shiver down a spine as both literally and figuratively a boss from hell. Kelly Paterniti is also great as the film's final girl, breaking up the old-fashioned virginal, innocent yet street smart girl with a hard working, troubled yet resourceful fighter facing all sorts of threat. The rest of the cast were fair on their roles; could have done a little better, but otherwise not too wooden, so its more than acceptable!
The idea of a slasher loose in an office isn't entirely new to horror, not with the likes of the cheese-sleaze, pseudo-horrors that is Hard to Die or Psycho Cop Returns, but what makes Redd Inc. a lot better is that it took the time to build an even direction towards both horror and thrills, through a modest budget that didn't dip in overcooked cheddar. It fits perfectly as a weekend party movie, or a midnight movie to share with your friends. Redd Inc. (2012) delivers what it should, from blood and guts, to tight thrills and horrible baddies, thus I can highly recommend this title for those looking for a descent slasher/thriller flick. A tried and tested decent merging of ideas, and while far from perfect, it's a definitely fun run!
Bodycount:
1 female decapitated with axe
1 male had his neck sliced open with blade
1 female had her eyes gouged out, asphyxiated with plastic bag
1 male had his legs sawed off with bone saw
1 male stabbed on the gut with blade
1 male gets a blade through the back, pushed into an elevator shaft
1 male got his neck stabbed with kitchen knife
1 male decapitated with blade
Total: 8
1 female decapitated with axe
1 male had his neck sliced open with blade
1 female had her eyes gouged out, asphyxiated with plastic bag
1 male had his legs sawed off with bone saw
1 male stabbed on the gut with blade
1 male gets a blade through the back, pushed into an elevator shaft
1 male got his neck stabbed with kitchen knife
1 male decapitated with blade
Total: 8
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