With the majority of excellent films at the Cine-Excess festival leaning towards the serious, this kooky looking flick stood out like a sore thumb, leading to me going to the big top.
View on the film:
Clowning around in a Green Bay Wisconsin with accents so thick you could spread them on unsold Space Cop Blu-Ray's, co-writer/(with John Pata,who is also editor) director Adam Krause & cinematographer D.J. Kast juggle a macabre jaunty atmosphere with a smooth mix of traditional filming style,and Found Footage snapped from grainy CCTV cameras and shaky web cams catching a glimpse of Gags.
Wisely keeping the title character dialogue-free, Krause holds Gags at mid-range shots for a majority of the movie, which ignites a creepy mood from Gags sudden appearance in the background of shots carrying black death balloons to his next victim.
Cutting exposition that could demystify the monster down to the bone, the screenplay by Pata and Krause bounce social commentary on the frenzy surrounding Gags to the comedic edge, as TV news channels and pod-cast gun-nuts fuel the fear of the clown, as a method to boost their ratings.
Neatly setting up his playthings with a funny scene of a man ranting on TV about finding a Gags photo from the 70's, the writers wrap Gags with a mischievous element of surprise, rolling up those who in disturbing clown music and a self-inflicting zombie state,as Gags gathers all those after him under a murderous big top.
View on the film:
Clowning around in a Green Bay Wisconsin with accents so thick you could spread them on unsold Space Cop Blu-Ray's, co-writer/(with John Pata,who is also editor) director Adam Krause & cinematographer D.J. Kast juggle a macabre jaunty atmosphere with a smooth mix of traditional filming style,and Found Footage snapped from grainy CCTV cameras and shaky web cams catching a glimpse of Gags.
Wisely keeping the title character dialogue-free, Krause holds Gags at mid-range shots for a majority of the movie, which ignites a creepy mood from Gags sudden appearance in the background of shots carrying black death balloons to his next victim.
Cutting exposition that could demystify the monster down to the bone, the screenplay by Pata and Krause bounce social commentary on the frenzy surrounding Gags to the comedic edge, as TV news channels and pod-cast gun-nuts fuel the fear of the clown, as a method to boost their ratings.
Neatly setting up his playthings with a funny scene of a man ranting on TV about finding a Gags photo from the 70's, the writers wrap Gags with a mischievous element of surprise, rolling up those who in disturbing clown music and a self-inflicting zombie state,as Gags gathers all those after him under a murderous big top.