Jenna
(Jessica Kinney) watches in horror as her boyfriend is chainsawed up by a
psycho in a gas mask. She eventually
moves on and five years later gets engaged to her boyfriend Alex (Ross Kelly). On their wedding day, her long-lost killer “family”
show up at the church to hunt her down and murder the wedding guests. It’s then up to Alex to protect his bride
to-be from her insane incestual clan.
Most
low budget filmmakers come up with a great title and forget to make a movie
that lives up to it. I can’t quite say
director Carlos Smith accomplishes that with Wedding Slashers but be thankful it’s
as good as it is. Overall, it rates just
above your average Troma flick in terms of acting and gore. It also earns points for getting the show on
the road in an expedient manner. It kind
of spin its wheels a bit too much in the third act, but the abundance of gore
keeps you watching.
I’ve
always been of the mind that if you don’t have the budget to spring for good
cameras or decent lightning equipment, at least put the money towards the
special effects. The makers of Wedding
Slashers share my sentiment. There’s a
ton of bloody kills in this thing, including a pretty cool decapitated head gag,
a gnarly hacked-up face, chopped-off fingers, eyeball plucking, gut ripping, a knife
to the head, and so much more. The killers
each have their own bizarre mask and get-up, which looks cool, although none of
them really develop much of a personality.
Iconic
Skinamax Siren Maria Ford has a small part as a doomed bride to-be. Too bad she doesn’t get naked. Heck, she doesn’t even last past the opening
scene. Genre favorite Richard (Invasion
U.S.A.) Lynch also shows up briefly as Kinney’s lecherous “Daddy”. If only they were utilized more because the
amateurish cast can’t quite carry the picture all the way through to the finish
line. Still, there’s enough plucky
spirit and gallons of gore to make you want to R.S.V.P.
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