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There's something to be said for shooting on film. While video is cheaper and easier, there's a quality that film can bring to a micro budget feature that gives it that special little something extra. Tyler Tharpe uses that to his advantage, crafting a strong thriller the first time out of the gate with his feature Freak. A young woman and her little sister (Paliganoff and Johnson) pack up and drive across the Midwest, unknowingly on a collision course with a hospital intern (Patton) transporting a homicidal maniac. Before long the maniac is loose, and his killing spree leads right to the sisters. It's a pretty typical set up for a horror movie, owing quite a bit to Halloween in its execution (so to speak). The Freak in the title is set up well (he murders his own mother in the opening minutes - as a child), and remains silent for the running time. Tharpe knows that less is more when it comes to scares, and the minimal sets and lack of blood adds quite a bit to the tension that builds as the story moves along. While the micro budget shows its seams at times (especially with the van the Freak is transported in - a bit more Rent-A-Wreck than hospital issue), having been shot on film adds that intangible quality that helps bump it up amongst the latest in the horror genre. If you're looking for extreme gore and lots of blood though, you'll have to look elsewhere. Tension and actual scares are the goal here, and Tharpe accomplishes that more than a few times. While Freak doesn't break any new ground, it is a solid little thriller that shows that with a good script, strong actors, and a good eye, horror doesn't need to break the bank to be good.Read full review
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