Drugs are always poison, like any poison no one ever really know slowly but surely their dying until it's too late. This is an under the radar gem, it's an interesting suspense thriller as it's one that deals with drugs which is something I really don't see much in the genre. Looking at this film now the issue is just as prevalent may 'be even worse that it was years ago.
I really like the plotline which I think is plausible as there are all kinds of illegal substances made and developed over the years, and some of them have made people do some really crazy crap, who's to say a supstance like this can't be made.
Zalman King is solid as the protagonist Jerry, and this was before he created that "Red Shoe Diaries" soft core porn series. He surprisingly is a capable actor, he sort of looked like actor Sean Penn at the time but he's not. His character is sympathetic this guy just seems to have the worst luck as he's not just pegged wrongly for murder which I'll admit is kind of a plot hole in the film. Seriously no one did a through autopsy on the Blue Sunshine corpse or form his look they didn't think there was something amiss about him, heck even a novice detective and medical examiner could spot this. But I really like how determined he is in not just clearing his name but also doing everything in his power to put a stop to the upcoming epidemic.
I like how he just exercises boughts of emotion, anger and intensity which I feel any of us may exercise if we ever were faced with his dilemma. On scene that was interesting was when he was investigating a family's home whom were unfortunately the victims of a Blue Sunshine killer. It was just interesting throughout that scene how he is just upset and is really angry as he goes through the house, and we see certain flashes of blood in places and some sound effects, that scene reminded me of the movie/TV show "The Dead Zone" almost in a way you can say is psychic as he sees those flashes in his mind. But it also just gave you the sad feeling knowing the awful effect the drug has caused, turning a place that was supposed to be a happy home for families has turned into a tomb.
The actress that places Alicia, she does a good job as the significant other, I like that she does what a good girlfriend/significant other should do she actually believes his innocence but also does help him out of both his dilemma and a life or death situation. It was also interesting seeing Mark Goddard whom you probably remember as Don West in "Lost in Space" which was cool as I actually like that show.
And of course, there are the Blue Sunshine killers whom are just a bit comical are really menacing. From the unnatural baldness and just their eyes and behavior you can easily see they are tripping out and becoming maniacs their people you don't want to come across.
The only bad thing about the film is a little of the second half, it's just some of the middle not much really happens. Things don't pick up again until the third final half. Other than that, everything else is fine.
What really powers this is in its suspense and there are some good suspense scenes that just build up and pay off in full. I even like how there is just this atmosphere of doom as each of the Blue Sunshine maniacs are all ticking timebombs ready to explode, and the suspense is hoping Jerry can find out the identity of the Blue Sunshine users and get just in time to save the day. I won't say what they all are so I'll state two, I really like is seeing the Blue Sunshine maniac in the disco dance club and we just see him throwing and beating and throwing some clubbers up, man that guy hates disco. And of course, both Jerry and Alicia are trying to stop him, but Jerry keeps getting thrown around which is almost kind of funny, but it's the one thing Alicia does to help Jerry that I actually found funny.
But my favorite sequence in the film is the final minutes which are one of my favorite suspenseful sequences which is also one of my favorite stealth attack battles as it pretty much a one on one where Jerry has to not just find the Blue Sunshine maniac in the department store but he has to successfully trance him and he has only one shot to do it. So, god forbid he is spotted but also that he even remotely misses.
But I really like the cinematography and just the tense contained atmosphere, almost reminds me of certain sequences in the video game "Resident Evil" where you just not sure where the danger is and it could pop out at any moment away from your sight. I really like the ending which really gave me a cold chill, I won't say what it is, but it shows we could only be seeing the tip of the ice burg.
If the film has a message it's if you're going to do harmful substances, take caution because you never know what any of that stuff will do to you in the future. So, stay away from the harmful substances at all costs, because the next sunrise could be your last.
Rating: 3 stars
I really like the plotline which I think is plausible as there are all kinds of illegal substances made and developed over the years, and some of them have made people do some really crazy crap, who's to say a supstance like this can't be made.
Zalman King is solid as the protagonist Jerry, and this was before he created that "Red Shoe Diaries" soft core porn series. He surprisingly is a capable actor, he sort of looked like actor Sean Penn at the time but he's not. His character is sympathetic this guy just seems to have the worst luck as he's not just pegged wrongly for murder which I'll admit is kind of a plot hole in the film. Seriously no one did a through autopsy on the Blue Sunshine corpse or form his look they didn't think there was something amiss about him, heck even a novice detective and medical examiner could spot this. But I really like how determined he is in not just clearing his name but also doing everything in his power to put a stop to the upcoming epidemic.
I like how he just exercises boughts of emotion, anger and intensity which I feel any of us may exercise if we ever were faced with his dilemma. On scene that was interesting was when he was investigating a family's home whom were unfortunately the victims of a Blue Sunshine killer. It was just interesting throughout that scene how he is just upset and is really angry as he goes through the house, and we see certain flashes of blood in places and some sound effects, that scene reminded me of the movie/TV show "The Dead Zone" almost in a way you can say is psychic as he sees those flashes in his mind. But it also just gave you the sad feeling knowing the awful effect the drug has caused, turning a place that was supposed to be a happy home for families has turned into a tomb.
The actress that places Alicia, she does a good job as the significant other, I like that she does what a good girlfriend/significant other should do she actually believes his innocence but also does help him out of both his dilemma and a life or death situation. It was also interesting seeing Mark Goddard whom you probably remember as Don West in "Lost in Space" which was cool as I actually like that show.
And of course, there are the Blue Sunshine killers whom are just a bit comical are really menacing. From the unnatural baldness and just their eyes and behavior you can easily see they are tripping out and becoming maniacs their people you don't want to come across.
The only bad thing about the film is a little of the second half, it's just some of the middle not much really happens. Things don't pick up again until the third final half. Other than that, everything else is fine.
What really powers this is in its suspense and there are some good suspense scenes that just build up and pay off in full. I even like how there is just this atmosphere of doom as each of the Blue Sunshine maniacs are all ticking timebombs ready to explode, and the suspense is hoping Jerry can find out the identity of the Blue Sunshine users and get just in time to save the day. I won't say what they all are so I'll state two, I really like is seeing the Blue Sunshine maniac in the disco dance club and we just see him throwing and beating and throwing some clubbers up, man that guy hates disco. And of course, both Jerry and Alicia are trying to stop him, but Jerry keeps getting thrown around which is almost kind of funny, but it's the one thing Alicia does to help Jerry that I actually found funny.
But my favorite sequence in the film is the final minutes which are one of my favorite suspenseful sequences which is also one of my favorite stealth attack battles as it pretty much a one on one where Jerry has to not just find the Blue Sunshine maniac in the department store but he has to successfully trance him and he has only one shot to do it. So, god forbid he is spotted but also that he even remotely misses.
But I really like the cinematography and just the tense contained atmosphere, almost reminds me of certain sequences in the video game "Resident Evil" where you just not sure where the danger is and it could pop out at any moment away from your sight. I really like the ending which really gave me a cold chill, I won't say what it is, but it shows we could only be seeing the tip of the ice burg.
If the film has a message it's if you're going to do harmful substances, take caution because you never know what any of that stuff will do to you in the future. So, stay away from the harmful substances at all costs, because the next sunrise could be your last.
Rating: 3 stars