Danny Trejo is the reason i wanted to see this little straight to dvd Horror but it's a fairly decent little flick. The cover art of the dvd is terrible & has nothing to do with the film.
Reaper is a well made little Horror/ Supernatural/Crime Thriller it's definitely a mix of genres crossing over abit like the 90's Classic From Dusk Till Dawn that also starred Danny Trejo so the idea is a cool one here putting a small group of criminals against each other & a supernatural serial killer that all end up at a big creepy old Hotel but it doesn't truly go anywhere exciting or thrilling.
This is a fun movie with a road thriller feel that turns into a trapped in one place Horror!!!
Danny Trejo, who I'm a huge fan of plays a good role here as a wise Criminal with a heart who is a drug dealer that picks up a young hitchhiker girl & ends up at the big creepy old Hotel.
Trejo also has a cool moment where he gets out a big Machete & as we know that's a little nod to his most famous role.
The atmosphere is creepy with a feel that something is about to happen like it's tense in a way building up to something is coming!!!
The Dark gloomy lit hotel is a great setting for a Moody Horror like this but never goes for full action of blood bath type stuff, it's good for what it is but also abit boring & could've been way better!!!
Could've used more Trejo & Could've used some more action scenes & some more bloody scenes to make the stakes feel higher but like i said for what it is it's not a bad little flick.
The next best performance after the cool rugged Trejo as Jack the criminal with a heart comes from the beautiful hitchhiker on a personal mission played by Shayla Beesley as Natalie a smart & cunning thief who gets caught up in this complicated criminal underworld.
Natalie is a very good well written character & a smart quick thinking one too it's a very good performance by Beesley.
Jake Busey turns up as a weird travelling salesmen who seems to have given up on life.
We also have tough British actor Vinnie Jones as a violent crime lord who also gets mixed up in the supernatural mess & basically plays the same character he always plays.
James Jurdi is another class actor here as a petty criminal who gets on the wrong side of just about everyone in this movie.
Mike Michaels plays the Supernatural serial killer The Reaper who is roaming the deserted country back roads killing anyone in his path of death who ends up the hotel with the group of criminals.
Gotta say again i love Danny Trejo & have since the 90's & i think he's one of the greatest B-movie character actors of all time!!! Trejo is a class act with a great screen presence & he is basically the new Charles Bronson in some ways!!!
I'm so glad Trejo finally made it as a big star & got the big cult following he deserves as he is a proper vintage rugged tough guy like a real grindhouse hero who has actually lived it & seen it all.
He has become legendary...finally.
I always look forward to seeing his rugged mustached face on the front of straight to dvd B-movie covers.
Trejo has become so popular after the success of Machete that any low rent cheap film he even had a small cameo in has released the movie with Danny Trejo billed as the main lead star on the cover with a cool picture of him but I've been tricked too many times by buying these films because I'm a huge Trejo fan & find out that the film is crap & Trejo has a tiny bit part for a few mins!!! Very annoying but that's the impact of our cult hero Trejo,we just love seeing him in anything.
This is a fun & interesting story & damaged characters that happen to cross paths & come accross a supernatural killer & it's the characters that really save the film from being a "bad film" because you are interested in these people & as said Trejo gives a nice thoughtful performance.
Reaper is a well made little Horror/ Supernatural/Crime Thriller it's definitely a mix of genres crossing over abit like the 90's Classic From Dusk Till Dawn that also starred Danny Trejo so the idea is a cool one here putting a small group of criminals against each other & a supernatural serial killer that all end up at a big creepy old Hotel but it doesn't truly go anywhere exciting or thrilling.
This is a fun movie with a road thriller feel that turns into a trapped in one place Horror!!!
Danny Trejo, who I'm a huge fan of plays a good role here as a wise Criminal with a heart who is a drug dealer that picks up a young hitchhiker girl & ends up at the big creepy old Hotel.
Trejo also has a cool moment where he gets out a big Machete & as we know that's a little nod to his most famous role.
The atmosphere is creepy with a feel that something is about to happen like it's tense in a way building up to something is coming!!!
The Dark gloomy lit hotel is a great setting for a Moody Horror like this but never goes for full action of blood bath type stuff, it's good for what it is but also abit boring & could've been way better!!!
Could've used more Trejo & Could've used some more action scenes & some more bloody scenes to make the stakes feel higher but like i said for what it is it's not a bad little flick.
The next best performance after the cool rugged Trejo as Jack the criminal with a heart comes from the beautiful hitchhiker on a personal mission played by Shayla Beesley as Natalie a smart & cunning thief who gets caught up in this complicated criminal underworld.
Natalie is a very good well written character & a smart quick thinking one too it's a very good performance by Beesley.
Jake Busey turns up as a weird travelling salesmen who seems to have given up on life.
We also have tough British actor Vinnie Jones as a violent crime lord who also gets mixed up in the supernatural mess & basically plays the same character he always plays.
James Jurdi is another class actor here as a petty criminal who gets on the wrong side of just about everyone in this movie.
Mike Michaels plays the Supernatural serial killer The Reaper who is roaming the deserted country back roads killing anyone in his path of death who ends up the hotel with the group of criminals.
Gotta say again i love Danny Trejo & have since the 90's & i think he's one of the greatest B-movie character actors of all time!!! Trejo is a class act with a great screen presence & he is basically the new Charles Bronson in some ways!!!
I'm so glad Trejo finally made it as a big star & got the big cult following he deserves as he is a proper vintage rugged tough guy like a real grindhouse hero who has actually lived it & seen it all.
He has become legendary...finally.
I always look forward to seeing his rugged mustached face on the front of straight to dvd B-movie covers.
Trejo has become so popular after the success of Machete that any low rent cheap film he even had a small cameo in has released the movie with Danny Trejo billed as the main lead star on the cover with a cool picture of him but I've been tricked too many times by buying these films because I'm a huge Trejo fan & find out that the film is crap & Trejo has a tiny bit part for a few mins!!! Very annoying but that's the impact of our cult hero Trejo,we just love seeing him in anything.
This is a fun & interesting story & damaged characters that happen to cross paths & come accross a supernatural killer & it's the characters that really save the film from being a "bad film" because you are interested in these people & as said Trejo gives a nice thoughtful performance.