...and, yet, so stunningly bad that I was riveted. I simply HAD to watch the whole movie, to see how bad it could get. As time went on, the pacing improved a bit, a few of the actors managed to deliver their lines without sounding like robots, and some of the special effects impressed me, given the apparent micro-budget that they were dealing with. A few times I caught myself thinking, "Hey, this isn't so bad, actually...", and then someone would go back to using his/her robot voice, devoid of all inflection or emotion, or the dialogue would devolve into insipid clichés. Even so, I could tell that they were acting their little hearts out, and I guess their enthusiasm eventually won me over, because, at the start, I was dead-set on giving this movie a single star. Now, three stars may not be much, but for something this bad, it's actually quite generous. The music, while being rather derivative, was still derivative of bands that I like, so there was also that going for it. Finally, I'd like to say that the music video played during the credits was actually kind of catchy. If nothing else, it's worth it to watch this ridiculously bad movie, so you can listen to that dopey song and laugh at how cheesy it is.
If you're looking for a serious movie about a serious topic, starring serious actors... hahaha. I pity you. But if you're into Troma movies, you might find some aspects of this atrocious movie to be unintentionally funny enough to enjoy. In fact, I could totally see some of the people eventually having an illustrious career at Troma some day, once they graduate from film school. Now there's a scary thought...