If you like Kevin Smith you'll probably know about View Askew. And If you are a dork like me and watch the view askew movies a lot you'll know that steve-dave and walt. Well Steve-Dave is Bryan Johnson. Bryan and Smith were tossing around an idea roughly based on their view askew logo at the time and Bryan asked if he could try writing it and Smith said yes. The writing has its moments. The beginning of the movie seems like that was the last thing written. the story is about a children's clown how has some bad things happen to him and he wants revenge. Once we get past willys, our clown, bad happenings the writing gets much better. It just seems that he wanted to get to the revenge and he rushed his way into the script and just needed a way to get into the story. The movie has a very dark plot, it seems that the dark evil bad guys could have had a little more tought put into them they were dark but not that interesting. There are some very good lines in the movie and a very good tone. By far the worst part of the movie is Bryan Johnson's acting. He really should not have put himself in his own movie. Smith knew better than to utter more than four or five words in a movie if you the actor saying them. As for the lead Brain O'Halloran when he's on he is on, but he is only on for about fifty percent of the movie. This is sad because the movie would be twice as good if O'Halloran was on the ball more. The rest of the actors wern't too bad, well none as bad as Johnson. Just like the story O'Halloran is worst in the beginning and best towards the end. The camera work is nothing special. there were times that i tought the subject should not have been so centered and should have followed the rule of thirds. All in all the movie is worth seeing if you can handle dark and disturbing. 7/10
