Absolutely Fantastic

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

This isn't the first film I'm reviewing from Dustin Mills and I doubt it will be my last. I finally got to check this out recently and felt the need to share my thoughts.It's not as high quality as Easter Casket, being more grounded and intimate by comparison. A down on his luck loser has major heart troubles and can't afford treatment. Instead of exploring better medical options based on insurance, Medicaid, or even Canada, he instead makes a deal with the devil. He gets himself a brand new, awful, Lovecraftian, monster heart! The only downside is that the heart needs to feel on humans for him to survive.It sounds like b-schlock and it is in the best way. Performances are interesting and usually hit home runs, the effects are fine, the monster is a bit cheap but works for the film. The story seems straight forward but really does everything that it wants to, and does it well. I felt for the lead character at several points and I really felt his struggle to cope with his choice. There's some absolutely fantastic character moments that seems to be a great example of Dustin's writing. Shots were also pretty solid, especially given that almost the entire movie is in one apartment.The biggest downside in the film is a lot of low-brow humor from the devil's "assistant" or whatever he was. This sort of stuff is hit or miss and to me, it was a big miss. I was glad whenever he left the screen.I'd definitely recommend this film to fans of indie movies. Dustin is definitely one of those directors that continues to impress.

Sadsack loser artist Dave (a solid and likable performance by Brandon Salkil) sells his soul to the devil in order to obtain the new healthy heart he desperately needs to remain alive. However, said heart turns out to be a grotesque tentacled monster in a box with a taste for human flesh. Writer/director Dustin Mills relates the offbeat and imaginative story at a steady pace, milks the wickedly funny sense of inspired black humor for maximum belly laughs (the arguments between David and the monster are simply priceless, plus one annoying female victim gets yanked down a toilet!), takes time to develop main characters that are genuinely engaging, and delivers a pleasing amount of juicy gore and tasty female nudity. Moreover, this picture further benefits from the sheer loopiness of the Lovecraftian premise; Mills fortunately doesn't take said premise seriously and instead wisely plays the whole thing for amusingly absurd dark comedy. It's also acted with zest by a game no-name cast: Salkil makes for a sympathetic protagonist, Nicole Gerity contributes a charming turn as sweet pregnant neighbor Esther, and Jackie McKown bitches it up nicely as the supremely irritating Delilah. The raw sexuality on display provides an extra sizzling kinky edge. Mills' cinematography boasts lots of askew camera angles and funky freeze frames. The tacky CGI effects possess a certain cheesy appeal. Recommended viewing for fans of outré fright fare.

I put this on with very little expectations, the story sounded potentially entertaining but I've seen these sort of films go horribly wrong and I did almost switch it off after 5 mins. But then I was glad I left it on because I rather enjoyed it, I also recommended it to a like minded friend who also enjoyed it. Yeah it looks like it cost £50 to make and the monster a little rubbish, and yeah no Oscar winning performances (tho I felt the acting suited the film) or groundbreaking originality but I felt it worked for me and did make me laugh. The camera work wasn't the worst I've seen either for a low budget film. If you like your indie horror films like me I'd give this a go. I'd score it 6.5 but gave it a 9 to deservedly bump it up a little.

I gave this "movie" a 1 ,because there was no -0 !. I have sat thru some turds,but this cheese-ball no-pus was RANCID !. So bad in fact,that i graded papers while it ran.Now,don't get me wrong,i do like some bad films,but this one was bad on too many levels.Bad story,bad acting ,REAL bad looking people,and even worse "fx" . The "monster" looked like a toaster/breadbox thing,covered in that sand foam stuff you see on t.v. ads for kids.It looked like maybe some 2 nd graders whipped it up for a class project,while at recess ! I waited for something cool,or some action , to happen.The most horrifying thing to happen was when they showed the lead "actor"s dog taking a dump,and i would imagine it came out better than this turd.Should have been called "Night of the Testicles" ,cause it took some balls to release this fart-blower!.