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The latest film from the writer/director/composer team of James Gunn and Mike Hickenbottom, this terrifying, gory tale is a twisted homage to 1970s horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes. Gunn's love for genre cinema shines through in his directorial style (he is quite literally accompanied by Chester A. Riley on the soundtrack) as he lovingly pays homage to classic cinema without getting too caught up in nostalgia or self-referencing humor. The film is better for having Gunn's precise vision of how it should be shot, rather than being at the mercy of some low-budget effects studio. The cinematography is nicely atmospheric, with enticing colors and beautiful images. The opening images are particularly striking. I was especially impressed with the vampire scenes, which are inexplicably creepy and beautifully composed. Unfortunately, without a more capable performance here, the film could have been so much more enjoyable. Playing an unyielding, spiteful villain for much of the story, Breslin needs some aggressive acting to make this character work. He is another example of a great actor seeming to be trapped by a bad script, as Breslin's impressive body of work suggests that he has the ability to play really dark or insane characters with ease. In his defense, there is some material here for him to sink his teeth into. Much of the story revolves around his family moving across America and finding new business opportunities in small towns. This part seems tailor-made for a more imaginative actor like Breslin who could also lend a hand with a few more memorable lines. Without the writing to support the film, it all falls flat. The score is also lacking in some ways, with a few too many clichés and themes that have been used in other films. I would have liked to see Gunn approach this film more like he did Slither, which is probably my favorite of his films so far. The cast in that movie is great, the dialogue is clever, and the story moves along nicely with some genuinely creepy scenes. It's much better than his debut feature Gunn's first feature debut Slither , an ensemble comedy about a small town infestation of parasites who turn their hosts into zombies. In that film, he took a simple idea and ran with it, creating a dark comedy that is among my favorites from the last several years. In Tromeo and Juliet, he stumbles in a few places in the writing with a lot of clunky dialogue and some scenes that don't really lead anywhere, but the movie still succeeds because of Gunn's style. The film is also very violent and plays more like a gory exploitation film than a horror/comedy. In Strange Weather, however, he seems to be borrowing from better films just to add some extra flair. He doesn't add anything new here to the canon of great vampire films for this reason. cfa1e77820
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