You know how people will tell you that a film is so bad that it's good? Implying that it is worth watching just to laugh at all the poor film making choices? Rust Belt Driller is not that type of film.
Before I had watched Rust Belt Driller the worst film I had seen was Meatballs 4. I often warn people from watching Meatballs 4, unless they love boobs, waterskiing, and Corey Feldman. Not take a passing interest in these things. You must love them, because that is all you are going to get.
Meatballs 4 has now been usurped on my worst films list by Rust Belt Driller. Do you notice how cleverly Killer has been replaced in the film title by Driller? If you thought that was clever, then you will probably also think the film itself is a masterpiece.
Why Rust Belt? I don't know, and you won't know either, by film's end. There is nothing in the film to explain it. Nothing in the sets, the characters, or the script, such as it is.
Let's discuss the script, because it is the foundation of everything that is wrong, with this film. It is racist, sexist, and jam packed full of clichés. All three are apparent in a late night commercial for the eponymous drill. Or they might be the outtakes of this commercial. It's never made clear. We have the stereotypical Chinese accent, the jiggling boobs of stupid female actors, and the overused "but wait, there's more" tag line.
If you think that all sounds amusing, think again. I watched the film as a favour to someone on Facebook. If not for that, and the fact that I have set a task for myself to complete every film I have started watching, I know exactly where I would have stopped watching. I paused the film at 29 minutes, and 51 minutes, to see how much more of it I would need to endure.
My suggestion is that you avoid watching any of this rubbish.
It seems obvious to me that the makers of this film were very pleased with their drill prop. Hence the advertising segments. Yes, you heard right - you have to endure more than one of the worst parts of this film.
You'd think, given that, they would have taken some time to create decent special effects involving said drill. However, the blood caused by people taking the drill to the face, is the wrong viscosity. It looks like red paint, because it probably is red paint.
The other odd film choice is that all victims just sit and take the force of the drill. They don't try to run, or even stand up. They just sit there. That is probably to assist the special effects team, but it doesn't offer anything from a viewing perspective.
Where is the usual chase tension that horror buffs love? If all you are going to offer me is carnage, it had better be good carnage. I would have liked to have seen some eyeballs being drilled into, or at least hanging out of the drilled faces.
(Not difficult on a budget - just use some green grapes.)
If the immersion in the film wasn't broken for you before the sit-and-take-it in the face drilling, after it all believability will have disappeared.
I don't know why the film makers make films. Not to tell an original story. Not to use or even invert, story telling techniques such as use of various camera angles, effective lighting, camera movement, or acting.
The lighting in this film is no better than you can see when your Mum films Christmas on her tablet. The worst lighting choice was to have a character stand in front of a window, during the day, which just led to what is effectively a white out. No reflectors are used to get rid of shadows on faces.
Most scenes contain a series of jump cuts, and little to no camera movement. We get a bit of shaky cam, but I don't think it was intentional. Wait, was this actually shot on a surface pro?
(You can purchase a gimbal to get camera movement, on a budget. Or use a wheelchair.)
There are no establishing shots. Meaning that we just jump from one location to the next, without understanding where they are in relation to each other.
Where is the artist studio? Is it underneath the clearly middle class house, they were are supposed to think reflects shabby chic?
Oh wait, I've thought about two things dumber than the drill commercial.
One is when we see the "bag lady", who seems to have taken up lodging between two very nice looking houses. All her stuff is so clean!
The second is when we are treated to a long, lingering look at the male protagonist, post coitus. I think we're supposed to find him sexy, which makes me wonder if he financed this project. There is nothing charismatic about him whatsoever. He needs a haircut, and to shave a bit off that beard. Someone should have told him to at least wash his hair.
Robbie Coltrane can pull this look off, but few others can. This actor certainly can't. At least Robbie is allowed to wear makeup, another thing which this film is missing. Everyone just looks washed out.
Hang on, two people are having an argument, because the writer doesn't know how to write any dialogue that isn't heated. Is she the sister of the main actor/producer/drill-purchaser?
(Just looked at the credits and the lead actor, wrote the film. It all becomes clear!)
This all just seems to be about the drill prop, and the film isn't good enough to maintain interest in that alone.
If you watch Meatballs 4, you will have a much better time, than watching this dud. I suggest that you watch Rogue, starring Radha Mitchell, instead.
Before I had watched Rust Belt Driller the worst film I had seen was Meatballs 4. I often warn people from watching Meatballs 4, unless they love boobs, waterskiing, and Corey Feldman. Not take a passing interest in these things. You must love them, because that is all you are going to get.
Meatballs 4 has now been usurped on my worst films list by Rust Belt Driller. Do you notice how cleverly Killer has been replaced in the film title by Driller? If you thought that was clever, then you will probably also think the film itself is a masterpiece.
Why Rust Belt? I don't know, and you won't know either, by film's end. There is nothing in the film to explain it. Nothing in the sets, the characters, or the script, such as it is.
Let's discuss the script, because it is the foundation of everything that is wrong, with this film. It is racist, sexist, and jam packed full of clichés. All three are apparent in a late night commercial for the eponymous drill. Or they might be the outtakes of this commercial. It's never made clear. We have the stereotypical Chinese accent, the jiggling boobs of stupid female actors, and the overused "but wait, there's more" tag line.
If you think that all sounds amusing, think again. I watched the film as a favour to someone on Facebook. If not for that, and the fact that I have set a task for myself to complete every film I have started watching, I know exactly where I would have stopped watching. I paused the film at 29 minutes, and 51 minutes, to see how much more of it I would need to endure.
My suggestion is that you avoid watching any of this rubbish.
It seems obvious to me that the makers of this film were very pleased with their drill prop. Hence the advertising segments. Yes, you heard right - you have to endure more than one of the worst parts of this film.
You'd think, given that, they would have taken some time to create decent special effects involving said drill. However, the blood caused by people taking the drill to the face, is the wrong viscosity. It looks like red paint, because it probably is red paint.
The other odd film choice is that all victims just sit and take the force of the drill. They don't try to run, or even stand up. They just sit there. That is probably to assist the special effects team, but it doesn't offer anything from a viewing perspective.
Where is the usual chase tension that horror buffs love? If all you are going to offer me is carnage, it had better be good carnage. I would have liked to have seen some eyeballs being drilled into, or at least hanging out of the drilled faces.
(Not difficult on a budget - just use some green grapes.)
If the immersion in the film wasn't broken for you before the sit-and-take-it in the face drilling, after it all believability will have disappeared.
I don't know why the film makers make films. Not to tell an original story. Not to use or even invert, story telling techniques such as use of various camera angles, effective lighting, camera movement, or acting.
The lighting in this film is no better than you can see when your Mum films Christmas on her tablet. The worst lighting choice was to have a character stand in front of a window, during the day, which just led to what is effectively a white out. No reflectors are used to get rid of shadows on faces.
Most scenes contain a series of jump cuts, and little to no camera movement. We get a bit of shaky cam, but I don't think it was intentional. Wait, was this actually shot on a surface pro?
(You can purchase a gimbal to get camera movement, on a budget. Or use a wheelchair.)
There are no establishing shots. Meaning that we just jump from one location to the next, without understanding where they are in relation to each other.
Where is the artist studio? Is it underneath the clearly middle class house, they were are supposed to think reflects shabby chic?
Oh wait, I've thought about two things dumber than the drill commercial.
One is when we see the "bag lady", who seems to have taken up lodging between two very nice looking houses. All her stuff is so clean!
The second is when we are treated to a long, lingering look at the male protagonist, post coitus. I think we're supposed to find him sexy, which makes me wonder if he financed this project. There is nothing charismatic about him whatsoever. He needs a haircut, and to shave a bit off that beard. Someone should have told him to at least wash his hair.
Robbie Coltrane can pull this look off, but few others can. This actor certainly can't. At least Robbie is allowed to wear makeup, another thing which this film is missing. Everyone just looks washed out.
Hang on, two people are having an argument, because the writer doesn't know how to write any dialogue that isn't heated. Is she the sister of the main actor/producer/drill-purchaser?
(Just looked at the credits and the lead actor, wrote the film. It all becomes clear!)
This all just seems to be about the drill prop, and the film isn't good enough to maintain interest in that alone.
If you watch Meatballs 4, you will have a much better time, than watching this dud. I suggest that you watch Rogue, starring Radha Mitchell, instead.
