Purely Joyful Movie!

Fresh and Exciting

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

An essential in Danny Trejo's filmography because it gives audiences a chance to enjoy not only his usual badass style but also his rarely heralded acting chops, which he gets to employ here playing a sympathetic and well-rounded character who is still a tough guy! The rest of the cast (Beesley, Jurdi, and the always fun Vinnie Jones) provide ample support, but rest assured, this is Trejo's show.

yawn - that would be the whole review.Beware of movie trailers, in fact, don't watch them anymore. I've learned my lesson. The story, just like the dialogue, is simple and stupid. A runaway gets picked up by a drunk, horny salesman. They end up in a hotel where the dye job blonde whips the salesman with a belt repeatedly (which he oddly enjoys) then ties his ass to a chair. She steals his wallet and his piece of crap car and hightails it outta there. The car, just like the film, runs out of gas. Now comes the B story. Two drug dealers hanging out in a restaurant are popping blue pills that look like Viagra. Where the hell is The Reaper? We are 30 minutes into this and nothing happens except now my eyelids are closing. The blonde backs into the young dealer and somehow they become friends and now she is driving his ass to a liquor store. The dumb ass dealer gets out of the car leaving a bunch of money in her possession so she takes off. Long story short, about 45 minutes into this we are introduced to Danny Trejo's character. The blonde and Danny go back to the hotel. She pulls a gun on Danny and the young drug dude - The Reaper finally shows up again, this time killing everyone in his path and I'm left wondering why? Why didn't anyone kill this dumb broad & why was Danny Trejo's character so damn submissive and forgiving? Come on, Danny Boy. Is it the child support payments?

This falls squarely in the category of guilty pleasure films for me. The naysayers may rip it for its B-movie icon leads or for its supernatural killer haunting a hotel formula, but what they missed is that the film is just good, old-fashioned entertainment.I must admit it took me in a few directions I wasn't quite expecting, especially since (SPOILER ALERT) the titular badass isn't really the bulk of the film. Sure, he gets in a few solid kills but this is much more of a survival of the fittest crime thriller, and on that note I thoroughly enjoyed it.Overall, "Reaper" delivers exactly what it should: engaging escapism.

I'll admit it... I am a sucker for good, low-budget, light B-movie horror thrillers! I don't like them too heavy, complicated, or gruesome. Just some suspense, a few twists here and there, and the required amount of kills minus the grisly bloodshed. If that's a recipe that sounds even remotely appealing, then "Reaper" is definitely for you. The film is actually more of a character thriller than a hard-core horror film, and that is very welcome in my book. In fact, it echoes "From Dusk Til Dawn" in the sense that it starts off as a crime story and then later introduces the survival mode, monster mayhem factor. The top-notch cast add weight to a genre always in need of convincing actors that can carry such material, and a few good, unpredictable developments toward the film's climax make it even more interesting. Overall, this "Reaper" certainly reaps a fun time at the movies.