-- Without the comic relief of Seth Green this movie would be a complete bomb. --

Reviewer: Jon Hall
Date Reviewed: May 1st, 1999

Film Rating:

Film Review:

Since Scream came out there seems to be a little too many of wanna-be-films. Idle Hands is no exception. This film is definitely trying to grab the same audience that made Scream a blockbuster hit with the younger crowds. This is no Scream by any means, but does have a few laughs here and there.

The story does have some originality, although I'm not sure that it works all that well. Our main character Anton (Devon Sawa) finds that his parents are dead and as he shows his friends Mick (Seth Green) and Pnub (Elden Ratliff), his hand starts going out of control and kills both of them. After he buries his parents and friends in his backyard he finds that his friends didn't feel like following the light at the end of the tunnel and return as the undead. They bring the needed comic relief to the film as Anton tries to figure out how to get control of his possessed hand. On the trail of the demon hand is Debi, played by Vivica Fox. She teams up with Anton's neighbor Randy (Jack Noseworthy) in hopes of finding and killing the demon hand.

The gore effects are on par with the typical horror movies of today and is the primary reason for the R rating. The gore isn't constant, but enough to make fans happy.

Without the comic relief of Seth Green this movie would be a complete bomb. Not that he really helps all that much but better than nothing. The only real reason to see this film is for the slight humor it offers.

Bottomline:

If your really desperate for a movie or you really like Scream films you might like Idle Hands. Just make sure you see a discount matinee.