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Headhunter (2005)  link to Headhunter on IMDb

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IMDB Rating: star star star star star star star star star star 4.9/10

Country: USA

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Director: Paul Tarantino

Cast: Mark Aiken, René Ashton, Timothy Thomas Brown, Matt Bushell, Krista Carpenter

Medium: Unknown

Plot Outline: I purchased this movie sight-unseen at a video rental chain that wasgoing out of business, so I can't complain as it probably cost me abouta dollar. It is, of course, a very low-budget independent horror film.I've seen a number of movies that fall under this category, so I'm nostranger to incompetence and utter crap when it comes to movies.First, it should be noted that from a technical perspective, this was areasonably well done movie. I've seen independent horror flicks wherethe creators couldn't even figure out how to get the sound and lightdone right. Even the acting here isn't terrible; the leads do, at veryleast, seem to have some training in the art.Okay, so now I've just written two paragraphs that amount to my tellingany reader that this movie could be much worse. Make of that what youwill.Doug Bennett (Mark Aiken) is trying to move up in the business world,and finds himself an aggressive agent, Sarah Tierney (Kristi Clainos),to place him into a higher salary. He starts a new job on the graveyardshift and, well, that's where it gets weird. The only people he comesacross in the way of coworkers is some guy who just yells and runs athim, then vanishes without a trace. There's also some mysterious voiceon the intercom and the agent (actually a headhunter, or so they say)gets naked and seduces him for some reason. Like I said, it does getweird.Doug later discovers that Sarah is some sort of ghost or other undeadbeast (complete with a little full-frontal nudity) and she's trying touse this late-night office job as a means of coming back to life, orsomething like that.Really, the biggest weakness of this movie is the script. Most of thecriticism that I share with many of the other reviewers is that thiswas not well written. It sort of reminds me of the type of movies thatget played at two in the morning on basic cable stations. It's a goodmovie to make out to, but not as good as Schindler's List.

Location: 1848

Loaned: No

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